Senior Network Engineer

Position: Network Engineering - Team Lead Client: Financial Sector Location: Toronto (Hybrid) - 3 days onsite per week Duration: Six Months (Potential for extension) Language: English Position Summary The Senior Network Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, operational support, and continuous improvement of enterprise network infrastructure across on-premises, colocation, and cloud environments. This role provides senior-level technical leadership across routing, switching, wireless, firewall, SD-WAN, segmentation, and cloud networking platforms. The engineer ensures high availability, security, performance optimization, and operational compliance within a 24/7 production environment. This position serves as a technical escalation point and contributes to lifecycle management, capacity planning, operational governance, and hybrid cloud network strategy. Key Responsibilities Design, implement, and support enterprise network infrastructure across on-premises, Equinix colocation, and AWS/Azure cloud environments. Provide 24/7 Incident and Problem Management support, including on-site response when required. Monitor and respond to alerts across routing, switching, firewall, wireless, SD-WAN, and cloud networking platforms. Perform proactive health checks, performance optimization, and capacity management. Execute failover procedures and participate in Disaster Recovery (DR) testing. Provision and manage carrier circuits and Equinix cross-connects. Provide on-site rack/stack, hardware support, and structured cabling. Administer hardware, software, OS, and firmware upgrades, patching, and vulnerability remediation. Manage firewall, VPN, SD-WAN, and Illumio segmentation policies with proper governance and compliance controls. Manage certificate and key rotation/renewal across network and security platforms. Follow disciplined ITSM processes for Incident, Problem, and Change Management. Act as a senior technical escalation point for complex network incidents. Support Cisco routing and switching, Cisco Wireless, Palo Alto firewalls and Prisma Access, SD-WAN (Palo Alto or VeloCloud), Cisco ISE, Cisco DNAC, and SolarWinds Orion platforms. Qualifications Minimum 5+ years of enterprise network engineering experience. Proven experience operating in high-availability, mission-critical production environments. Strong hands-on experience with: Cisco routing and switching Cisco Wireless infrastructure Palo Alto firewalls and Prisma Access SD-WAN technologies (Palo Alto or VeloCloud) Illumio micro-segmentation Cisco ISE and Cisco DNAC SolarWinds Orion or comparable monitoring platforms Strong experience with hybrid cloud networking (AWS and Azure). Deep knowledge of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, QoS, IPsec, SSL VPN, and network security architecture. Strong understanding of carrier connectivity, colocation deployments, and cross-connect provisioning. Familiarity with infrastructure automation and configuration management practices is an asset. Industry certifications such as CCNP/CCIE, Cisco Wireless, PCNSE, or AWS certifications are preferred. #IndKyn Please note this is for a contract position with one of our clients and not a fulltime employment role with Kyndryl Canada**

Design, implement, and support enterprise network infrastructure across on-premises, colocation, and hybrid cloud environments. Provide senior technical leadership and 24/7 operational support for routing, switching, and security platforms.

Requires minimum 5+ years of enterprise network engineering experience in high-availability production environments. Proficiency with Cisco, Palo Alto, and cloud networking (AWS/Azure) is essential, with industry certifications preferred.

• Microsoft AzurePreferred
• Amazon Web ServicesPreferred

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• Cisco Routing and Switching
• Cisco Wireless
• Palo Alto Firewalls
• Prisma Access
• SD-WAN
• Illumio Micro-segmentation
• Cisco ISE
• Cisco DNAC
• SolarWinds Orion
• AWS
• Azure
• BGP
• OSPF
• TCP/IP
• Network Security Architecture
• Hybrid Cloud Networking

• Technology
• Engineering
• Consulting

Minimum education

Professional degree

Minimum experience

5+ years

Apply by

Sep 23, 2026

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week

Office presence

3 days per week

Seniority

Mid-Senior level