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Senior Network Security Analyst

Location: Remote, Canada

Join our dynamic Cloud Infrastructure team as a Senior Network Security Analyst and play a pivotal role in safeguarding our comprehensive network environment. You'll be instrumental in designing, building, and maintaining secure on-premises and cloud networks (primarily Azure and Google Cloud), while proactively identifying vulnerabilities and implementing innovative security measures. Collaborate with a talented team, research emerging threats, and directly contribute to our mission of protecting against unauthorized access and data breaches.

Why pursue this opportunity

• Our mission - make insurance, investments and benefits simple, fast and easy for our customers.
• Play an integral role - this is an opportunity that allows for you to grow your skills, while directly contributing to the business unit you are a part of.
• Deliver excellence - provide a personal, accurate, professional, and courteous service and resolution to our customers.

What you’ll be working on

• Designing, building, and maintaining secure internal, external, and cloud network infrastructure, including firewalls, routers, switches, VPNs, and cloud networking components, with a primary focus on Azure and Google Cloud environments.
• Configuring and managing security features embedded within network devices, such as firewall rules, Access Control Lists (ACLs), network segmentation, and Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) functionalities on Unified Threat Management (UTM) devices.
• Implementing security policies and configurations on network devices as directed by the Security team, ensuring alignment with overall security strategy.
• Monitoring network performance, uptime, and availability, utilizing this data to identify and detect initial security anomalies or unusual network traffic patterns (e.g., sudden surge in outbound traffic, unusual port scans).
• Designing and implementing network disaster recovery plans to ensure business continuity and resilience against breaches or outages.
• Actively seeking ways to enhance network infrastructure and its security posture.
• Providing contributions to the strategic direction of the security strategy as it relates to networks and infrastructure.
• Collaborating with the dedicated security operations team on network-related security incidents and threat intelligence.

What we’re looking for you to have

• Ability to think logically, analyze, and solve problems.
• Experience and desire to learn new technologies including infrastructure and configuration as code
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member.
• 5 - 10 years of combined experience working with enterprise IT networks and/or network security technologies and methodologies.
• Experience with all levels of the OSI security model and how to apply security principals to it
• Experience with UPS and UPS management models
• Experience with wide area networking technologies (MPLS)/SD-WAN and secure service edge technologies such as Zscaler.
• Experience with next-generation firewall and UTM technologies, such as Azure firewall and cloud flare
• Experience with enterprise-grade WIFI implementation and operations.
• Experience with network segmentation and NAC network access control such as Aruba Clearpass
• Extensive experience with cloud network implementation and operations, specifically Azure and GCP.
• Experience with network automation technologies (Ansible or similar tooling).
• Experience with network and security monitoring tools.
• Experience with network disaster recovery and design.

Beyond the salary

For regular full-time positions, Empire Life offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes:

• Competitive salaries with annual pay increases
• Annual bonus program, which recognizes both strong company performance and individual contributions, for non sales positions
• Competitive uncapped commission, for sales positions
• A comprehensive employer-funded benefits package starting from day one of employment, that includes life insurance, disability, health and dental and a generous health account
• Flexible work arrangements and an annual allotment of personal health days.
• Four weeks annual vacation from hire date
• A defined contribution pension plan with generous employer matching
• Top up programs for parental leave and compassionate leave
• Employer-sponsored wellness and recognition programs
• A cash employee referral program

To learn more about working at Empire Life, visit https://www.empire.ca/workatempire.

Get to know us

Empire life is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity, are committed to creating an inclusive environment, and welcome everyone to participate in our application process. We encourage those of all backgrounds and experiences to apply, even if you don't believe you meet each unique qualification outlined. Applicants will receive equal consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.

Empire Life welcomes applications from people with disabilities and disabled people. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the screening and selection process. If you need this job posting in an alternative format or have any accessibility questions, please contact recruitment@empire.ca.