Senior Network Administrator

Questrade Financial Group (QFG), through its companies - Questrade, Questbank, Questrade Wealth Management, Community Trust Company, Zolo, and Flexiti, provides securities and foreign currency investment, professionally managed investment portfolios, mortgages, real estate services, financial services and more. We use cutting-edge technology to help Canadians become much more financially successful and secure.

At QFG, we combine human-centric collaboration with AI-driven innovation to redefine financial services. The ideal candidate will be a catalyst for change, using AI to transform and deliver unparalleled customer experiences and shaping a future where AI empowers our teams to do their best work.

Join our diverse, inclusive, and hybrid workplace to unleash your creativity and nurture your curiosity without limits. If you share this sense of infinite possibility, come shape your future at QFG.

What’s in it for you as an employee of QFG?

• Health & wellbeing resources and programs
• Paid vacation, personal, and sick days for work-life balance
• Competitive compensation and benefits packages
• Work-life balance
• Career growth and development opportunities
• Opportunities to contribute to community causes
• Work with diverse team members in an inclusive and collaborative environment
  
  
  

We’re looking for our next Senior Network Administrator. Could It Be You?

The purpose of the Senior IT Network Administrator is to design, implement and operate Questrade Global Enterprise Network and Cloud Infrastructure.

The Senior Network Administrator is responsible for effective design, provisioning, configuration and maintenance of multi-vendor Network hardware, software and other related infrastructure in heterogeneous complex environments (mostly Cisco, Juniper and Fortinet devices). This individual will participate in technical research and development to enable continuing innovation of the on-premise and cloud infrastructure.

The individual, among others, ensures that Questrade Network infrastructure is functional; hardware, software, and network monitoring and management tools, and applications are aligned to corporate policies, procedures and best practices with a strong focus on documentation and high availability. Other responsibilities include abilities to resolve assigned and escalated support issues and mentor Jr Network administrators.

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• Design, implement and support functional Global Network (Data center/LAN/Campus/WAN/WLAN,IPSEC/VTI/Cloud).
• Support and maintain various L2/3 routing protocols -BGP,OSPF,EIGRP,VXLAN,STP and other L2/L3 technologies.
• Create and maintain the project and procedure documentation.
• Manage Network using various Network monitoring and performance, and configuration tools such as Solarwinds.
• Automate various routine network operational tasks.
• Participate in network performance improvements, capacity and scaling.
• Manage 3rd party vendors and service performance.
• Tier 2 - 4 level support of various network infrastructure.
• Participate in office network built and expansion from Acquisition and mergers, DC migration and DR orchestrations.
• Participate in a rotating on-call schedule which includes performing Network Change management, software upgrades maintenance/updates and providing technical support after hours.
  
  
  

So are YOU our next Senior Network Administrator? You are if you…

• 5+ years experience as Senior Network Administrator/Engineer in a mid to large-scale (up 1000 devices) environment with exposure to Cisco platforms(routers,switches,firewall, ISE), Juniper and Fortinet firewalls and Cloud Networking.
• Professional certifications ( CCNP/CCDP, Cloud, Juniper and Fortinet)
• Hands-on experience in any Cloud provider (Google preferred).
• Hands-on experience working with various L2/3 routing protocols- e.g STP,802.1Q/X,TCP/IP,BGP,OSPF,EIGRP,IPSEC.
• Hands-on experience working with Palo Alto and Cisco ASA firewalls.
• Solid experience with Network administration and architecture.
• Strong complex network troubleshooting skills.
• Strong documentation and presentation skills.
• Eager to learn new skills and develop new techniques.
• Strong attention to detail, comprehensive problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Must be able to effectively follow procedures and policies.
• Ability to work independently or under minimum supervision.
• Disaster Recovery/High Availability experience would be an asset.
• Experience in regulated environments is an asset (SOC, ISO27001, NIT, PCI) including escalations, change and incident management.
• Experience presenting and influencing technology strategy with executives through developers
• GCP is an asset.
  
  
  

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At Questrade Financial Group of Companies, with multiple office locations around the world, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible work environment. This is an environment where individuals are treated with dignity and respect. Here, the unique skills and experience you bring will be valued. You will be supported and motivated, so that you can harness your unlimited potential. Our team reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and operate in. Having a collaborative and diverse team helps us push boundaries to bring the future of fintech into existence—not only for the benefit of our customers, but for those who build their career with us.

Questrade Financial Group of companies Applicant Tracking System utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) for application screening. The AI system operates on predetermined criteria, with final decisions subject to human review.

Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted directly. If you require accommodation during the recruitment/selection process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.