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Job Description
Salary Range: $104,898 - $145,605
Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.
At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.
Metrolinx's Innovation and Information Technology group supports female team members via "Go Tech Women" an affinity group for women in Information Technology, led by our Chief Information Officer.
If you enjoy technology and innovation, value diversity, appreciate work/balance and are looking for an opportunity to make a better world via public service, Metrolinx would like to hear from you!
Our I&IT department is looking for a Network Architect to join the team. This role provides architectural and engineering leadership in Network Infrastructure by envisioning capabilities, creating business cases, architectural roadmaps and detailed designs aligned with Metrolinx Enterprise strategy in collaboration with Enterprise architecture and other stakeholders.
What will I be doing?
If you’re excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn’t quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.
We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.
Accommodation
We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: 416-202-5601 or email [email protected] .
Application Process
All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.
For Internal applicants, with the recent implementation of the Internal Mobility Policy, the internal recruitment process has changed for non-union roles. Candidates must be in their current role for 12 months prior to applying for another role and each applicant must be in good standing (not participating in a Performance Improvement Plan). Please review all provisions of the policy before submitting your application.
Should it be determined that any background information provided be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.
Salary Range: $104,898 - $145,605
Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.
At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.
Metrolinx's Innovation and Information Technology group supports female team members via "Go Tech Women" an affinity group for women in Information Technology, led by our Chief Information Officer.
If you enjoy technology and innovation, value diversity, appreciate work/balance and are looking for an opportunity to make a better world via public service, Metrolinx would like to hear from you!
Our I&IT department is looking for a Network Architect to join the team. This role provides architectural and engineering leadership in Network Infrastructure by envisioning capabilities, creating business cases, architectural roadmaps and detailed designs aligned with Metrolinx Enterprise strategy in collaboration with Enterprise architecture and other stakeholders.
What will I be doing?
- Collaborates with Enterprise Architecture, Product Managers and other stakeholders to conduct needs assessments, identify future capabilities, and develop future state Network Infrastructure architecture with roadmaps.
- Develops and documents business case for identified needs, proposed roadmaps and future state Network infrastructure.
- Assists with translating Network Infrastructure roadmaps into a portfolio of programs, projects, enhancement and other initiatives to achieve the Network Infrastructure future state.
- Map business needs into related Network Infrastructure technology requirements.
- Collaborates with stakeholders to identify and roadmap business improvements.
- Collaborates with Enterprise architecture and other stakeholders to design Metrolinx Enterprise Network Infrastructure framework and reference architecture.
- Collaborates with Network Engineering Specialist and other stakeholders to create and maintain Network Infrastructure architecture and detailed designs (conceptual, logical, integration and physical).
- Defines Network Infrastructure standards and principles in collaboration with Enterprise Architecture and other stakeholders.
- Creates detailed integration architectures for integrating new systems architecture into existing Network Infrastructure architecture.
- Ensures automation is designed and built into the Network Infrastructure solutions.
- Collaborates with I&IT teams from networking, computing, storage and development to develop high value-engineered Network Infrastructure solutions.
- Supports project teams, operations and other stakeholders with expertise to develop, build, maintain and operate Network Infrastructure.
- Provides hands-on troubleshooting to support I&IT teams as required.
- Communicates and provides support to both internal and external clients to enhance and achieve organizational goals
- Liaises with internal departments regarding operational issues or improvements, and provides subject matter expertise to management team on as required
- Completion of a degree or diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related discipline
- Demonstrated related experience contributing to the success of midsize-to-large initiatives with above average levels of complexity and business criticality.
- Cisco Certified Networking Professional (CCNP) or higher is required
- Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE) is an asset
- Agile Certification (Agile Certified Professional, Certified Scrum Product Owner) is an asset
- Public Cloud Certification (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud) is an asset
- TOGAF Certification is an asset
- Experience with routing – EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, redistribution, summarization, etc.
- Experience with switching – VLAN, STP, port aggregation, etc.
- Experience with multicasting – IGMP, PIM, etc.
- Experience with QoS – policing, shaping, etc.
- Experience with Infrastructure services – NAC, IDS/IPS, PKI, firewall, proxy, DHCP, DNS, IPAM, etc.
- Experience with Cloud IaaS and PaaS (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud)
- Experience with virtualization such as Hyper-V, VMWare, OVM and KVM
- Experience with containerization such as Kubernetes and Docker
- Experience with load balancers such as local traffic manager and global traffic manager
- Experience with Cisco products – Catalyst, Nexus, ACI, Prime, ASA, UC, UCCE, WLC, WAP, etc.
- Experience with wireless networks such as controllers and access points
- Experience with VPN – site-to-site, remote access, etc.
- Experience with mobile networks – LTE, 5G, etc.
- Experience with WAN (MPLS, SD-WAN) and LAN
- Experience with network automation – NFV, SDN, etc.
- Experience with telecommunications systems – VoIP, Video Conferencing, Public Announcement, etc.
- Experience with Cloud networking such as overlay networking and Azure Express Route, vNET
- Practical knowledge of architectural framework such as TOGAF
- Knowledge and proficiency with multiple Agile Lifecycle Management tools (i.e. JIRA, Confluence, etc.).
- Experience collaborating with and leading teams working in Lean-Agile delivery methods.
- Experience leading teams designing, architecting, delivering and supporting network infrastructure in complex and critical environments.
- Experience with security and compliance (zero-trust, PCI-DSS, operational technology, edge, etc.)
- Experience designing, architecting, delivering and supporting network infrastructure with high availability and disaster recovery capabilities that meet business continuity requirements.
- Comfortable working with remote team members.
- Well versed in IT and business strategy with specific experience to develop plans and drive solutions towards stated business strategy and goals.
- Experience envisioning innovations aligned to business goals and success advocating the execution.
- Experience working with teams in alternative IT sourcing (e.g. contract staff, outsourced project delivery, the broker model, cloud services, IT outsourcing and business process outsourcing).
- Familiar with current and emerging networking technologies
- Leadership, problem-solving, interpersonal, and oral/written/presentation skills
- Experience with ITIL process – problem management, incident management, change management, etc.
- Ability to measure and communicate performance management to key stakeholders
If you’re excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn’t quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.
We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.
Accommodation
We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: 416-202-5601 or email [email protected] .
Application Process
All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.
For Internal applicants, with the recent implementation of the Internal Mobility Policy, the internal recruitment process has changed for non-union roles. Candidates must be in their current role for 12 months prior to applying for another role and each applicant must be in good standing (not participating in a Performance Improvement Plan). Please review all provisions of the policy before submitting your application.
Should it be determined that any background information provided be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.
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- Posted
- Jan 07, 2025
- Type
- Full-time
- Level
- Mid-Senior
- Location
- Greater Toronto Area
- Company
- Metrolinx
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Categories
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