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Senior Network Engineer.

Network Engineering & Telecommunications Contract

Senior Network Engineer: our view in 3 lines...

  • The Role:This role is for an experienced network engineer supporting enterprise LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, firewall, and routing environments in a large-scale mission-critical setting.
  • The Person:The person will deploy and support LAN and WAN infrastructure, configure routers, switches and firewalls, maintain routing and firewall policies, troubleshoot network issues, and assist with network automation and configuration management.
  • Requirements:The ideal candidate has Cisco SD-WAN, Palo Alto Firewalls and Panorama, VMware networking, BGP, OSPF, IPv6 networking, Aruba ClearPass, Ansible, Jenkins, and Active Directory, LDAP, DNS.

About the role

Position: Senior Network Engineer

Location: Toronto, ON
Job ID#: RQ11426
Duration: 7 Months

Role Overview

We are seeking a Technology Architect with strong enterprise
networking expertise to support next generation LAN and WAN deployments in a
large-scale, mission-critical environment. The successful candidate will be
responsible for network architecture, implementation, configuration,
troubleshooting, security policy development, and operational support across
distributed locations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Collaborate
    with network design teams to deploy next generation LAN and WAN
    infrastructure.
  • Produce
    SD-WAN configurations including policies and templates aligned with
    approved network designs.
  • Develop
    high-level and low-level network design documentation and workbooks.
  • Configure
    switches, routers, and firewalls based on approved network architectures.
  • Configure
    and maintain dynamic routing protocols including BGP and OSPF.
  • Perform
    physical installation of SD-WAN routers, LAN switches, and
    high-availability firewalls.
  • Develop,
    implement, and maintain firewall policies.
  • Design
    and configure centralized and localized traffic policies including
    application-aware routing.
  • Test
    network configurations and troubleshoot network issues.
  • Implement
    Quality of Service (QoS) policies across enterprise LAN and WAN
    environments.
  • Deploy
    and maintain network configurations within inventory and configuration
    management repositories.
  • Collaborate
    with infrastructure and facilities teams to support remediation
    activities.
  • Develop
    and configure cloud-based firewall logging solutions.
  • Support
    and maintain network environments during pilot and implementation phases.
  • Assist
    with network automation and configuration management initiatives using
    Ansible and related tools.
  • Configure
    Aruba ClearPass identity management solutions.
  • Install
    and configure out-of-band management firewalls across multiple locations.
  • Perform
    additional project-related duties as required.

Required Qualifications

Core Skills

  • Cisco
    SD-WAN (Viptela) implementation, configuration, migration, and
    troubleshooting experience.
  • Palo
    Alto Firewalls and Panorama installation, configuration, and operational
    support experience.
  • Strong
    VMware networking knowledge.
  • Expert-level
    IP routing and Layer 2 networking using Cisco 9000-series switches.
  • Strong
    VoIP and QoS implementation experience.
  • Administration
    experience across Windows and Unix operating systems.
  • IPv6
    networking experience.

Tools & Platforms

  • Jenkins,
    Ansible, and API scripting for network automation.
  • Docker
    Containers.
  • Ansible
    Tower.
  • ELK
    / Elastiflow stacks.
  • NetBox.
  • VMware
    ESXi networking, virtual distributed switching, clustering, and high
    availability.
  • Active
    Directory, LDAP, DNS, and related enterprise infrastructure services.

Technical Skills

  • Strong
    IP networking and routing expertise including OSPF and BGP.
  • Aruba
    ClearPass Policy Manager implementation and configuration experience.
  • Knowledge
    of Palo Alto technologies, including Panorama and XDR.
  • Experience
    supporting highly available 24x7 mission-critical environments.

Communication & Analytical Skills

  • Ability
    to work effectively in a dynamic Agile environment.
  • Strong
    verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Ability
    to research, analyze, and resolve complex networking issues.
  • Strong
    attention to detail and organizational skills.
  • Ability
    to prioritize competing responsibilities under pressure.
  • Strong
    analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
  • Degree
    in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical
    experience.
  • Typically
    7-10 years of progressive network engineering experience.

Work Arrangement

  • Onsite
    position.
  • Monday
    to Friday schedule.
  • Standard
    business hours.

About Symbiotic Digital.

Symbiotic Digital provides the IT Experts you need that
solve problems and get things done. See what the top 2% in their field can do
for you. (Symbiotic Digital is a division of Symbiotic Group Inc.)

We serve customers in two ways, we provide:

  1. Digital
    Experts: IT Consulting expertise. Bright Minds That Produce Proven Results
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Serving IT & Business leaders, Symbiotic Digital
provides a business system that enable us to provide the Expert Technical staff
needed to solve challenging business and IT problems. IT leaders in the most
reputable organizations in Canada have relied on Symbiotic Digital to help them
staff difficult assignments with proven Experts uniquely evaluated by our
proven QMS- Quality Management System Staff Development Model. We are a 100%
Indigenous owned company.

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Published August 17, 2026
Location Willowdale East, Canada
Job Type Contract