The Opportunity The Network Systems Administrator is responsible for the design, implementation, support, and continuous improvement of Canopy Growth''s global network and infrastructure environment.

This role provides technical leadership for networking technologies including firewalls, switching, wireless, VPN, and WAN connectivity, while also acting as a senior infrastructure resource supporting server, virtualization, cloud, identity, and operational platforms.

The successful candidate will own day-to-day network operations while serving as a backup resource for on-premises infrastructure, datacenter systems, and critical enterprise services.

This position works closely with Cyber Security, Contemporary Workplace, Cloud Engineering, Service Desk, and third-party vendors to ensure secure, reliable, and scalable technology services globally.

Responsibilities Network Architecture & Operations Serve as the primary technical owner for the corporate networking environment.

Perform capacity planning and lifecycle management of networking equipment.

Lead network upgrades, migrations, and modernization projects.

Develop and maintain network standards and documentation.

Design, implement, and support: Layer 2 & Layer 3 switching Enterprise wireless networks Site-to-site VPNs SD-WAN and WAN connectivity Internet edge and perimeter infrastructure Maintain and optimize: Watch

Guard firewalls Switch infrastructure Wireless access points Network monitoring systems Infrastructure & Systems Administration Act as a secondary resource for: Windows Server Linux Server platforms Hyper-V VMware environments Storage and backup systems Support datacenter and branch infrastructure deployments.

Assist with hardware lifecycle replacements and infrastructure refresh projects.





Participate in disaster recovery planning and testing.

Provide escalation support for complex infrastructure incidents.

Support network connectivity to cloud platforms.

Security & Compliance Implement and maintain secure network configurations.

Support vulnerability remediation and infrastructure hardening efforts.

Participate in incident response and infrastructure security investigations.

Maintain network segmentation and firewall policies.

Monitoring & Operational Excellence Assist/Maintain infrastructure monitoring and alerting platforms.

Investigate and resolve network and infrastructure performance issues.

Develop automation and operational efficiencies where appropriate.

Participate in an on-call rotation for critical infrastructure services.

Experience 3+ years supporting enterprise network environments. 3+ years of systems administration experience.

Experience supporting multi-site organizations.

Experience managing firewall, switching, wireless, and VPN technologies.

Experience supporting virtualization platforms.

Experience supporting production infrastructure in hybrid cloud environments.

Technical Skills Strong knowledge of: TCP/IP Routing protocols VLANs DNS DHCP VPN technologies Network troubleshooting Hands-on experience with: Watch

Guard Firewalls Enterprise Switching Enterprise Wireless Infrastructure Windows Server Active Directory Entra ID Hyper-V VMware Azure AWS Microsoft 365 administration Service

Now Preferred Qualifications CCNA or CCNP HPE or Watch

Guard certifications Microsoft Azure certification AWS certification Microsoft Windows Server certification Security+ or equivalent security certification Experience with Power

Shell automation Experience with infrastructure monitoring platforms

📌 Network Systems Administrator (Toronto)
🏢 Canopy Growth
📍 Toronto