Position: Network Engineering - Team LeadLocation: Toronto (Hybrid) - 3 days onsite per weekDuration: Six Months (Potential for extension)Position SummaryThe Senior Network Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, operational support, and continuous improvement of enterprise network infrastructure across on-premises, colocation, and cloud environments. This role provides senior-level technical leadership across routing, switching, wireless, firewall, SD-WAN, segmentation, and cloud networking platforms.The engineer ensures high availability, security, performance optimization, and operational compliance within a 24/7 production environment. This position serves as a technical escalation point and contributes to lifecycle management, capacity planning, operational governance, and hybrid cloud network strategy.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign, implement, and support enterprise network infrastructure across on-premises, Equinix colocation, and AWS/Azure cloud environments.Provide 24/7 Incident and Problem Management support, including on-site response when required.Monitor and respond to alerts across routing, switching, firewall, wireless, SD-WAN, and cloud networking platforms.Perform proactive health checks, performance optimization, and capacity management.Execute failover procedures and participate in Disaster Recovery (DR) testing.Provision and manage carrier circuits and Equinix cross-connects.Provide on-site rack/stack, hardware support, and structured cabling.Administer hardware, software, OS, and firmware upgrades, patching,



and vulnerability remediation.Manage firewall, VPN, SD-WAN, and Illumio segmentation policies with proper governance and compliance controls.Manage certificate and key rotation/renewal across network and security platforms.Follow disciplined ITSM processes for Incident, Problem, and Change Management.Act as a senior technical escalation point for complex network incidents.Support Cisco routing and switching, Cisco Wireless, Palo Alto firewalls and Prisma Access, SD-WAN (Palo Alto or VeloCloud), Cisco ISE, Cisco DNAC, and SolarWinds Orion platforms.QualificationsMinimum 5+ years of enterprise network engineering experience.Proven experience operating in high-availability, mission-critical production environments.Solid hands-on experience with:Cisco routing and switchingCisco Wireless infrastructurePalo Alto firewalls and Prisma AccessSD-WAN technologies (Palo Alto or VeloCloud)Cisco ISE and Cisco DNACSolarWinds Orion or comparable monitoring platformsStrong experience with hybrid cloud networking (AWS and Azure).Deep knowledge of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, QoS, IPsec, SSL VPN, and network security architecture.Strong understanding of carrier connectivity, colocation deployments, and cross-connect provisioning.Familiarity with infrastructure automation and configuration management practices is an asset.Industry certifications such as CCNP/CCIE, Cisco Wireless, PCNSE, or AWS certifications are preferred.#IndKynPlease note this is for a contract position with one of our clients and not a fulltime employment role with Kyndryl Canada**#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Senior Network Engineer (Toronto)
🏢 Kyndryl
📍 Toronto