Job Type: Permanent
Title Network & Security Solutions Consultant
Location:55 Renfrew Drive, Suite 200, Markham, ON
Working from: Remote but required to travel to the office 1 or 2 times per month
Hours - 40 hours per week - Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 5:00pm
Salary: $140,000.00 annually
Start Date - Within 30 to 45 days or sooner
Position Summary
The Network & Security Solutions Consultant is a key member of our client’s Professional Services (PS) team and delivers on engagements and supports pre-sales opportunities. The Network & Security Solutions Consultant supports the Sales team by developing and aligning technical customer requirements to hardware, software, or professional services solutions by providing Product-specific analysis and insights resulting in recommendations.
The Network & Security Solutions Consultant is responsible for the execution of PS consulting and implementation engagements.
Key Responsibilities
Delivery & Pre-Sales
- Delivers consulting engagements (i.e., Assessments/gap analysis, strategies, Architecture, Design, etc.) and implementation projects (e.g., build, upgrade, etc.).
- Installs and configures software and/or hardware according to the design and best practice guideline for product implementation.
- Assists in the proposal process by developing the technical response to RFPs, RVDs, and other sales related vehicles which includes product research, competitive analysis, write-up, architecture & design, and testing in the LA.
- Interfaces with internal and external subject-matter experts to verify the accuracy of the technical deliverables.
Qualifications:
- University degree or college diploma in technology and 5+ years of relevant consulting experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Cisco CCIE
- Cisco CCNP (Routing & Switching or Security or Data Center)
- 7+ years of professional experience with Network and Security infrastructure architecture, design, and implementation, including:
- Data Center Routing & Switching
- Campus Routing & Switching & Wireless
- Storage Networking (UCS, Nexus 9Ks)
- Security – Firewalls/Intrusion Prevention System (Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Checkpoint)
- Application delivery controllers
- Cisco ISE
- Certifications from one or more of the following vendors is considered an asset.:
- F5 (F5-CA/LTM/GTM/APM)
- Brocade (BCNE/BCFP)
- Palo Alto Network (Certified Network Security Engineer)
- ISC (CCSP or CISSP)
- Network Virtualization (VCP-NV) certification an asset
- Demonstrated familiarity with Cloud Connectivity (AWS and Azure).
- Demonstrated understanding of virtualization (VMWare), including functionality to new NSX-T replacement deployments. Examples include Cisco, Palo Alto, and others.
- Demonstrated experience presenting information of a technical nature to all levels of an organization. Including provision of support services and training.
- Flexible and adaptable to changing business needs.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
- Experience in working independently and as a team player.
- Ability to exercise independent judgment.
- Ability to perform under pressure, prioritize and meet deadlines.
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