Network Analyst

Corus Entertainment•Toronto, ON

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Corus Entertainment is looking for a Full-Time Network Analyst to join our technology team in our Toronto office. This role reports into the Director, IT Infrastructure. You will contribute by maintaining 24/7 support and resolution of network problems on the LAN/WAN. Ensure high availability on all aspects of the Corus local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN), including remote site infrastructure network hardware. Assist remote site engineers with remote site configurations and deployments. Troubleshoot network problems and implement any new changes in the infrastructure through organizational change management process. Deploy, configure, and update Cisco Nexus and Catalyst hardware. Monitor network performance, analyze data flow to identify issues and make recommendations and resolve. Maintain security systems, including firewalls, routers, switches etc. Create and maintain procedural documentation. Maintain hardware database for network inventory and perform OS and hardware upgrades of the network devices to keep them current with the industry standards. On-call time 24x7 availability via cell phone as needed.

Requirements

Post-secondary education in Information Technology, Computer Science, Network Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
5 years of experience supporting a Cisco enterprise class network
5 years of experience with Cisco Nexus and Catalyst hardware.
5 years of experience with wireless technologies.
Expertise in Cisco Catalyst and Nexus Switches, Cisco ASR and ISR routers, F5, Cisco wireless controller, ASA, Cisco ISE, Fortinet firewall, Cisco Firepower
Advanced knowledge of VLAN, VTP, stacking HSRP/VRRP/GLBP, Trunking, ether-channel, STP (all flavours), SPAN, RSPAN, IPv4/6, VSS, RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, ISIS, BGP, Multicasting, QOS, VPN (AnyConnect & Site to site), MPLS, ACLS, AAA, layer2 security, NAT, Nexus VPC.
Advanced knowledge of wireless technology, network management and analysis tools eg OpManager, Cisco Prime, ISE, Wireshark
Cisco certification is required (CCNA, CCNP & etc.)

Nice To Haves

Good understanding of MS Active Directory, O365, WINS, DHCP, VMWARE and DNS is an asset
Good understanding of SD-WAN, VMware NSX and Distributed Firewall is an asset

Responsibilities

Maintaining 24/7 support and resolution of network problems on the LAN/WAN.
Ensure high availability on all aspects of the Corus local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN), including remote site infrastructure network hardware
Assist remote site engineers with remote site configurations and deployments.
Troubleshooting network problems and implementing any new changes in the infrastructure through organizational change management process.
Deploying, configuring, and updating Cisco Nexus and Catalyst hardware.
Monitor network performance, analyze data flow to identify issues and make recommendations and resolve
Maintain security systems, including firewalls, routers, switches etc.
Create and maintain procedural documentation
Maintain hardware database for network inventory and perform OS and hardware upgrades of the network devices to keep them current with the industry standards
On-call time 24x7 availability via cell phone as needed.