Job description

Job Title: Modern Networking Consultant
Job Location: Remote: Work from home in Alberta or British Columbia

Compensation

The Network Consultant position is a full time, salaried position and compensation is commensurate with skills, experience and abilities. $95,000 - $115,000.

Company Profile

IX Solutions is your trusted IT partner, connecting people with technology tailored to meet their business needs. We help our clients effectively leverage modern technology and embrace digital transformation to achieve their critical business outcomes.

IX Solutions exists to create long-term relationships with passionate employees and clients. We go the extra mile to deliver positive experiences for IXS employees and clients alike with a focus on relationships and, achieving exceptional business solutions.

Position Summary

This role is intended for a dynamic individual excited about the opportunity to use technology to help drive customer success while building a successful business with a collaborative and customer-centric culture.
The role falls within our Modern Networking team and is responsible for delivering IT consultancy services to a broad range of clients. The Network Consultant works in a collaborative method with peers and clients to design and deliver managed services and IT projects through all project phases, including presales. The incumbent will be required to demonstrate a high level of proficiency in translating business requirements into technical solutions, while communicating project needs, constraints, and successes.

The position reports to the Manager, Service Delivery. The position works 40 hours per week, with business hours being 8:00am to 5:00pm PST/MST, Monday to Friday. Balancing multiple project priorities with deadlines is a requirement and there may be a requirement for after-hours work and or travel depending on project needs.

What You’ll Do Here

Work with a team of other network consultants to provide network support and technical solutions to a broad range of clients.
Provide networking expertise to our other technical teams.
Participate in technical escalations.
Plan and execute network security implementation or migration projects.
Conduct network assessments.
Lead or participate in projects from initial assessment, technical design, planning, through to implementation and handover.
Provide guidance to clients on new technologies implemented, including training session/knowledge transfer.
Develop technical design and as-built documentation.
Identify when best practices need to be updated or new best practices are required.
Complete scheduled health checks and perform firmware updates in client environments.

Qualifications/Expertise

7+ years of directly relevant experience in a complex network environment.
Proven experience in wired network design and implementation to best practices.
Proven experience in wireless design and implementation to best practices.
Expert level knowledge of enterprise firewall management and configuration, including optimization and hardening.
Expert level knowledge of Azure IAAS cloud networking & firewalling.
Expert level knowledge of datacenter networking.
Expert level knowledge in the design of Security Services Edge platforms and implementation
Proven experience in the design, implementation, ongoing management, and upgrade of the following network technologies (or equivalent):
- Aruba CX Switching
- Aruba AP Wireless
- Aruba Central Cloud Management
- Aruba Clearpass
- Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, and Meraki Switching
- Cisco Catalyst and Meraki Wireless
- Fortinet Firewalls, FortiSwitches, and FortiAP’s
- Fortinet FortiCloud, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer
- Palo Alto Firewalls
- Palo Alto Panorama
- Zscaler Security Services Edge Platform
- Cloudflare Security Services Edge Platform

Certifications (achieved, willing to work toward, or equivalent experience)

HPE Aruba Networking Certifications (Switching, Campus Access, Network Security, Data Center)
Cisco CCNA or higher
Fortinet Certified Associate or higher
Palo Alto PCNSE
Zscaler EDU-200, EDU-202 (or equivalent)

Accountabilities, Tasks and Duties

Ability to communicate effectively in a remote work environment.

Ability to work with a range of technical staff and cross-functional teams to develop joint solutions.
Demonstrate commitment and alignment with the company’s mission, values, and behaviors.

Develop strong and lasting client relationships.

Take personal accountability and ownership of a solution or obstacle.

IX Solutions is pleased to offer remote work opportunities for our employees, however we do require employees to reside in Alberta or British Columbia, Canada.

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