Intermediate Network Consultant

Long View. A career that helps you get more out of life.

A Long View career helps you get more out of life. We don’t just say it, we prove it. Every day. We’re proud of our reputation as one of North America’s most dynamic IT providers — and we’re even prouder of our culture that allows our people to live life to its fullest. At Long View, we create an environment of collaboration and support, of innovation and enthusiasm, of inclusion and belonging. As a member of the Long View team, you’ll see how our company’s core pillars — Integrity, Competence, Value, and Fun — resonate through the workplace. And in a recent survey, 92% of Long View team members rated Long View as a good or great place to work!

Are you passionate about providing solutions for clients and interested in working for a company that values fun?

We are looking for an energetic and client-oriented Intermediate Network Consultant on a contract and/or permanent basis for our Calgary branch! In this role, you will build trusted relationships with clients and internal stakeholders, while providing consultancy services for the design and implementation of industry-leading network solutions.

A Day in the Life:
Develop network technology solutions, taking into account business and technical requirements, sizing, existing infrastructure, data protection, security requirements, and governance and recovery objectives to ensure solutions resolve clients’ requirements and challenges

Participate in operational escalations to diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, or other network and system problems, and replace defective components when necessary

Collaborate with other internal teams, outsourced service providers and equipment vendors in the planning and maintenance of corporate network assets and technologies

Help to develop and implement the plan for network technologies and services to meet or exceed technical and security standards and policies, Network PCI, and SOX compliance

Ensure critical network infrastructure meets disaster recovery requirements and the Network team is ready and capable to participate in disaster recovery activities

Participate in defining standards, policies, and processes for network operations in alignment with our strategy

Monitor the network (Grafana, Prometheus, DNA Center, F5) and ITIL ticketing system (ServiceNow)

Provide networking subject matter expertise in support of project teams

Proactively improve the Network from implementing small configuration changes to initiating and leading large projects.

Participate in gathering data pertaining to customer needs, and use the information to identify, predict, interpret, and evaluate the system and network requirements

Participate in recommending changes to improve systems and network configurations in client environments, and determine hardware or software requirements

What You Bring:
3+ years experience in infrastructure operations management and projects, with an emphasis on Network technologies

Strong consulting presence, including advisory and project management knowledge/ skills

SME-level knowledge of network troubleshooting and monitoring systems

Technical knowledge of a large enterprise or service provider Network with specific knowledge in WAN/LAN, MPLS, optimization, cloud computing, routing, switching, Wi-Fi, QOS, and TCP/IP.

Network load balancing experience with F5 preferred

Previous experience with Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco, Cisco Meraki, and/or Aruba

Firewall experience with Cisco NGFW preferred

Possess in-depth knowledge of telecommunications hardware, protocols, and network systems.

Post-secondary education in Networking, Computer Science, or Information Technology

What Makes You Extra Awesome:
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE)

Fortinet Network Security Expert (NSE)

Why Work at Long View?

Great people and culture

Flexible environment – A workplace that values the importance of flexibility for personal/professional growth, happiness and wellness

Interesting work – Be part of exciting projects while accessing all the latest technologies