Network Specialist

Modern Niagara helps building owners, managers, and general contractors meet the mechanical, electrical, integrated building technology, and building services needs of their buildings across Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Southwestern Ontario, and Ottawa. We also develop custom, turnkey solutions to help reach the desired outcomes. We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canada's infrastructure and on the communities where we live, learn, work, and heal.

WE BUILD FOR LIFE.

We value passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork and we are committed to ensuring that our teams have everything they need to succeed. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do and, as a result, our award-winning safety culture has a record that's well above industry standards.

At Modern Niagara, you will work alongside values-driven, safety-conscious, and high-impact teams in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment. Here, your knowledge, skills, and excellent service will help ensure that the buildings that make up Canada's infrastructure fulfill the needs they were set out to meet.

Modern Niagara is one of Canada's Best Managed Companies and is a recipient of SMACNA's Safety Excellence Award Program (SSEAP) - Canada and the Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) Magazine's Gold Winner for Canada's Safest Employers Award in the Building and Construction category and Excellence Winner for Canada's Best Health + Safety Culture Award as well as Canada's Best Health + Safety Leader Award.

Modern Niagara is seeking a Network Specialist to join our Ottawa based IT Infrastructure team!

As the Network Specialist, you will play a key role in our team. Reporting to the Director of Information Security and Systems, you will ensure the stability, security, and performance of our critical networks. This includes providing second-level network support, troubleshooting advanced network issues, performing proactive maintenance, and documenting network activities. You will also participate in the implementation, support, tuning, and management of enterprise-wide networks and services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain backend servers and network infrastructure to ensure optimal performance.
• Continuously monitor network performance, proactively address issues, and conduct tuning to align with service agreements.
• Implement and manage security measures to protect network and server environments.
• Analyze, configure, and resolve network-related issues to ensure network responsiveness, efficiency, and stability.
• Provide third-level support, perform incident diagnosis and root cause analysis on system performance issues.
• Stay current with evolving network technologies, best practices, security threats, and protection mechanisms.
• Prepare and maintain various technical documents and records; effectively communicate technical concepts to internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional IT experience, with expertise in network infrastructure and security.
• Post secondary diploma or Degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent training and hands-on experience.
• Security or network certifications such as Network+, CSAT, Security+, CCNA are a strong asset
• In-depth knowledge of network technologies and standards, including switches, routers, firewalls, VPN, encryption, routing protocols, high availability protocols, and virtualization technologies.
• Strong ability to troubleshoot complex network issues, perform testing, and conduct root cause analysis.
• Strong scripting skills with PowerShell.
• In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP network protocols.
• Understanding of ID protection, ID management, and SSO management.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

At Modern Niagara, we recognize the value of fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization and are committed to eliminating barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (women, Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and new immigrants) in the construction industry. Our DEI vision is to build an organization where everyone has access to the same opportunities, experience equitable outcomes, and can thrive and reach their full potential.

We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Modern Niagara is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise us so that suitable accommodations can be made. We can be reached at careers@modernniagara.com.