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Infrastructure Integration Specialist (N/S) - Senior
Toronto , Ontario , Canada | 2025-03-25 14:49:35
Summary:
Join our team as a Cloud Network Specialist to support and enhance datacenter and cloud infrastructure. You will be responsible for maintaining daily operations, integrating security solutions, and assisting with complex migrations from on-premises to cloud environments such as Azure, AWS, IBM, and Google Cloud. This role involves troubleshooting, automation, and optimizing network performance across hybrid infrastructures. Working in a hybrid environment (3 days onsite, 2 days remote), you'll collaborate with teams to implement best practices and drive modernization. Ideal for professionals with expertise in Cisco, ACI, VMware NSX, and cloud networking, who excel in problem-solving and client engagement.
 
 
 
Description

Deliverables: 

The Resources will act as a subject matter expert on a variety of datacenter networks and cloud projects initiatives such as:

  • Enabling and supporting the day to day operations of the Government of Ontario's datacenters (GDC, Colo3 and Business Connect), cloud providers (Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), IBM and Google clouds).
  • Designing configuring advance security for existing Applications Hosting environment on premises and new cloud providers.
  • Assist with complex migration from on premise to the public cloud providers.
  • Assist in developing operational procedures and sustaining the Government Cloud offerings.

 

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Improve and support the day to day operations of AHS and Cloud applications (ex: patching, monitoring, etc).
  • Integrate and secure cloud services for applications.
  • Provide Operational Support for Networking/Security for GDC/Colo3, Business Connect/OPCS/Perimeter Firewalls for Azure and AWS 3. Daily operational changes, Incident/problem management.
  • Provide on call/standby support when required. Closure of tickets in a timely manner, Keeping clients/management up to date on ticket status. Must adhere to Service Level Agreement (SLA) metrics, device maintenance.
  • Providing technical MoP for all changes.
  • Ability to provide acquire network captures and articulate/document capture and point or root cause. Ability to work on Network/Security Project Initiatives along with all keep the lights on (KTLO) activities.

 

Skills
 
Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Evaluation Breakdown:

 

Selection Criteria 

Max Points  

 

 

Technology

Technical Experience 

30 

Using specific examples, please describe your technology experience 

Cisco Nexus, ACI, Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA), F5, Check Point, Palo Alto. Daily operational changes, Incident/problem management. 

Provide on call/standby support when required. Closure of tickets in a timely manner. 

Keeping clients/management up to date on ticket status. 

Strong conceptual and practical understanding of Networking (ACI) and VMware(NSX) - Building new infrastructure with automation as per design criteria. 

Provide intake and incident resolution - Integration of services such as identity, logging and monitoring. 

Provide reports as required. 

Provide skills and knowledge transfer. 

Provide solution status on various project being worked on. 

Demonstration of leading projects and initiatives end to end (technical and non-technical. 

Cloud Expertise 

20 

Using specific examples, please describe the most recent experience and demonstrate your knowledge with Cloud 

Demonstrated knowledge and operational support experience with Azure/AWS/GCP/IBM Cloud providers or On-Premise Cloud environments that are of the same scale as the Government of Ontario Cloud or BPS environments. Demonstrated knowklege in scripting/coding using Agile/DevOps practices to improve service deliver 

Incident Analysis and Problem Solving 

10 

Using specific examples, please describe your demonstrated knowledge/skills in Analysis and Problem-Solving 

 

Ability to work on Network/Security Project Initiatives along with all KTLO activities. Daily usage of all Network Tools to provide proactive support (NNMI, HPNA, Nexus Insight, Netscout, Elastic, Algo Sec). 

General Skills 

10 

Using specific examples, please describe your demonstrated knowledge/skills in Communications and Customer Service 

Demonstrated experience of working with customers/key stakeholders and using communication skills to resolve operational issues, negotiate or document process related intelligence. 

 

Supplier Comments

Max submission: 3 (three)

Hybrid: 3 Days onsite / 2 days remote

 

Must Haves:

Deep networking experience with various technologies.

Incident response experience.

Must have cloud expertise in networking technologies.

Must have client relationship skills

 

Nice to have:

Prior OPS experience.