L3 - Network Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Location: Quebec City, QC - Hybrid (3-Days WFO)

Language: Bilingual (French and English)

Skill Set Required

- Prisma
- Palo Alto
- SD-WAN
- Cisco switches, Routers & Wireless devices
- Palo Alto firewalls
- VMware Velocloud SD-WAN
- Cisco Certified (L3 - CCNP, CCIE)

Responsibilities

- Provide support on Cisco switches, routers and Wireless devices.
- Provide support on Palo Alto firewall.
- Implement firewall changes to support required access while adhering to security policies.
- Maintaining computer networks routers, switches, APs, firewalls, SD-WAN devices and other physical hardware.
- Installing, Troubleshooting and configuring network equipment, Firewall and Wireless devices.
- Troubleshooting, resolving, and communicating networking issues to other employees and management.
- Implementing disaster recovery procedures.
- Maintaining current knowledge and understanding of security and networking best practices to offer the best solutions and protection to company systems.
- Governance and reporting.
- Overall responsible for Network Infrastructure availability and Performance.

Qualification





- Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, and 12+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10+ years of prior relevant experience.
- 10+ years of experience leading and guiding the network team.
- Possess a network engineering technical certification equivalent to a Cisco Certified Network Skilled (CCNP).
- Hold a CompTIA Security+ certification.
- Experience with Network Administration, Network Security, Networking Standards, Network Protocols, NIST/FISMA standards and controls, SIEM platforms and other networking tools, Network Hardware Configurations.
- Ability to write and verbally communicate information security and risk-related concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Must have strong problem-solving, analytical, communication and people management skills.

Tools Experience

- AWS, Azure, GCP cloud.
- Palo Alto Firewall
- Solarwinds
- Cisco
- DNAC
- Dynatrace
- ServiceNow

Skills

- Network Security
- Palo Alto
- Network Operations

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