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Canadian Pacific Railway Network Specialist in Calgary 1, Canada
Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) are now CPKC. As the only truly North American railway, we are making big moves! Drawing on our strong foundations and heritage, CPKC moves essential goods across our 20,000-mile network to support economic growth throughout Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Be a part of history as we connect a continent and create exciting career opportunities across our new transnational network. Visit cpkcr.com to learn about the CPKC advantage, our purpose and culture.
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
Specialist Network Operations will provide operational support of Network Services including Firewall, Load Balancer, VPN, DHCP, DNS, SIP, SNMP, ISP infrastructure.
POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Performs support, implementation, monitoring, and configuration of CPKC’s Firewall, Load Balancer, VPN, DHCP, SIP, SNMP, ISP infrastructure in Canada, US and Mexico. in accordance with CPKC’s telecommunications strategy
Provides technology consult to various application and general infrastructure projects;
Experience with Cisco ASA/FTD, Palo Alto, F5, Infoblox desired
Responds to service outages with timely corrective actions as required and takes overall accountability for all complex LAN/WAN/Internet related Severity 1/major business impacting outages. Consults with Telecom Architecture, Design, and Project teams as required in order to resolve issues in a timely manner
Understands, analyzes and evaluates service outages through troubleshooting & knowledge management. Collaborates with other internal/external service stakeholders for service related issues and provides proactive Disaster Recovery
Participates in On-Call support of the network services infrastructure
Supports the business in suggesting solutions to business problems
Collaborates with CPKC’s Network Services vendors as required to ensure solutions are aligned with defined architecture and associated standards
Collaborates with F5 and Firewall vendors as applicable for service related issues, ensuring communication and timely usage of contingency and failover options (helps develop and maintain CP’s IT Disaster Recovery Plan)
Helps develop proof-of-concept models to demonstrate proposed architecture/design changes
Creates documentation and guides users on how the various F5/Firewall/Internet services work & interact
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s Degree or a related field is preferred
5+ years of applicable experience
Experience in Cisco, Palo Alto and F5 certifications preferred
In depth knowledge with F5, Firewall and Internet services
Strong experience with enterprise F5 and Firewall implementations
Strong experience and proven ability to troubleshoot with end users & vendors on F5, Firewall and Internet services
Strong knowledge and ability to triage services issues and be able to proactively initiate restoration solutions
Experience & understanding of how network services infrastructure interact with Information System Applications
Specific in-depth knowledge of IP protocol conversion
Able to particulate on cross functional teams
Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to interact with various levels of management
WHAT CPKC HAS TO OFFER:
Flexible and competitive benefits package
Competitive company pension plan
Employee Share Purchase Plan
Performance Incentive Program
Annual Fitness Subsidy
Part-time Studies Program
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
As an employer with North American presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.
Background Investigation:
The successful candidate will need to successfully complete the following clearances:
Criminal history check
Reference check
Management Conductor Program:
Becoming a qualified conductor or locomotive engineer is the single best way for a management employee to learn the business at CPKC. You may be required to obtain a certification or to maintain your current certification/qualification as a conductor or locomotive engineer.
CPKC is an employment equity employer committed to the principles of employment equity and inclusion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply including women, Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC), members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities. Accommodations for the job application process can be provided, as appropriate, upon request. All applicant information will be managed in accordance with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
Req ID: 102909
Department: Information Services
Job Type: Full-Time
Position Type: Non-Union
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Country: Canada
% of Travel: 0-10%
of Positions: 1
Job Grade: 4
Job Available to: Internal & External
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