Network Administrator LAN/WAN - Jobs in Montréal, QC

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Company DescriptionFor 20 years, Talan has advised major companies and administrations, supported them, and implemented their transformation and innovation projects in France and abroad. The Group places innovation at the heart of its development and operates in areas related to technological changes, such as Big Data, IoT, Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence.Present on 5 continents, 13 countries, Talan plans to achieve a turnover of 600 million euros in 2023 for more than 6,000 consultants and aims to exceed the one billion € turnover mark by 2025. The North America teams have been rapidly growing, now counting around 600 employees, in Canada and in the USA, with recent mergers with Montrealer companies (Insum, Createch, Projexia).Talan has been operating in Canada for 20 years, advising major companies in Finance, Insurance, Telecommunications, Services, Distribution, Public Sector. Our consultants are agile and pragmatic. We combine together consulting services, technological expertise and a capacity to deliver and deploy projects.We do everything possible to ensure that our employees can thrive and grow at Talan. As a result, we have received the "Great Place to Work Canada" certification, which recognizes compagnies where it feels good to work.Job DescriptionWe are looking for an experienced LAN / WAN Administrator who wants to step into new challenges, escalated timelines and have the satisfaction of knowing your role is crucial to a successful manufacturing enterprise.This role will balance your work between daily network support activities (L2) and project work in a continuously changing environment where projects include both North American and global initiatives.Reporting to the IT Service Delivery Manager, the LAN / WAN Administrator will be responsible for deploying and supporting all telecommunications network within North America. This includes supervising the use of LANs and WANs, resolving any network connectivity issues that may arise, maintaining, and supporting the current technologies, as well participating in new projects that aim to improve the existing North American network infrastructure.Principal Responsibilities

• Collaborating with peers to execute daily operations and special projects
• Updating and maintaining network equipment
• Maintaining and resolving issues on LAN/WAN, VoIP telephone switches, routers, firewall, Wifi, etc
• Coordinating with vendors to resolve technical problems with network equipment and software
• Travel to our different North American locations to implement new technology and infrastructure solutions.
• Document network configurations, problems and related resolutions.
• Support and implement change management strategies.
• Monitor system performance and implement performance optimization.
• Work closely with Technology Architects and Systems Analysts to implement, maintain, and support infrastructure and network solutions.
• Sharing knowledge, discoveries, ideas, challenges, and solutions with peers, Managers, and Executives
• When necessary, ensure emergency operational support outside office hours.

QualificationsTechnical Skills

• Post-secondary degree in Computer Science, network administration, system administration or equivalent
• 3+ years of experience as Network Technician
• Working knowledge of networking protocols and standards: IP and Ethernet technologies, routing protocols (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP) and service quality parameters (QoS)
• Experience with structured cabling design and implementations
• Knowledge of telecommunication industry in the following areas: LAN, WAN, VPN, IP Telephony, and wireless technology
• Knowledge of network technologies in multisite environment
• Experience with network monitoring solutions (ex. PRTG)
• Technical certifications are an asset (Cisco CCNA, ITIL, CISSP, etc.)
• Knowledge of enterprise security environments.

Personal Skills

• Excellent attention-to-detail and ability to stay organized
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and work under pressure
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong capacity to work with the sense of urgency. Ability to prioritize and multitask
• Innovative problem-solver, creativity, and detail-oriented planner
• Good sense of adaptability in a diversified environment, working with technical and non-technical audiences
• Thrive in a customer-oriented, team environment.
• Passion for learning and engaging with new network ideas
• Experience with end-user support and understanding of the internal customer’s perspective. Demonstrate patience and empath
• Creative and proactive approach to network and cyber-security environments
• Experience providing network solutions is a manufacturing enterprise is an asset

Additional InformationNetwork, administration, LAN, WAN, consulting, Canada, protocols, telecommunicationQuick Apply

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