Listing Description
Join a Challenger
Being a traditional bank just isn’t our thing. We are big believers in innovating the banking experience because we believe Canadians deserve better options, and we challenge ourselves and our teams to creatively transform what’s possible in banking. Our team is made up of inquisitive and agile minds that find smarter ways of doing things. If you’re not afraid of taking on big challenges and redefining the future, you belong with us. You’ll get to work with people who will encourage you to reach new heights. We like to keep things fun, ask questions and learn together.
We are a big (and growing!) family. Overall we serve more than 370,000 people across Canada through Equitable Bank, Canada's Challenger Bank™, and have been around for more than 50 years. Equitable Bank's wholly-owned subsidiary, Concentra Bank, supports credit unions across Canada that serve more than 5 million members. Together we have over $100 billion in combined assets under management and administration, with a clear mandate to drive change in Canadian banking to enrich people's lives. Our EQ Bank platform (eqbank.ca) has been named the top Schedule I Bank in Canada on the Forbes World's Best Banks 2023, 2022, and 2021 lists.
The Work
The Lead Network Security Engineer holds a senior position and reports to the Network Engineering and Operations Manager. They work independently and also function as a coach for colleagues. This role manages network-related infrastructure, both on-premises and in the cloud. This includes handling network equipment such as Routers, L2/L3 Switches, Firewalls, Load Balancers, Servers, Proxy Servers, and more. The incumbent collaborates with Managed Service Providers (MSPs), External Service Providers, and vendors to design, install, implement, manage, and maintain the company's network security infrastructure and technologies. They also participate in rotational on-call support, which includes weekends. Furthermore, this role mentors, counsels, and leads intermediate and junior staff to help them grow technically and become more knowledgeable, efficient, and effective.
As a Lead Network Security Engineer, you will be crucial in consulting with various departments of the Bank's Technology team, providing your expertise as a network and security expert partner. Your primary focus will be on the Bank's Firewall Consolidation project, where you will work on planning, designing, and migrating from the current data center and Azure-hosted firewalls to a single FW vendor's products to replace the existing firewalls. Your day-to-day tasks may involve working alone or with a team of Technical Staff (such as Architects and Engineers), Managers, Directors, and Business Stakeholders on various on-premises or cloud-based network and security projects or initiatives. You will be responsible for troubleshooting complex networking issues, documenting the existing infrastructure, and any physical and logical changes in the network and systems topology and components. You will also collaborate with MSPs to meet the business and technical objectives. Some implementations and changes to the networking technologies may require off-hours support and activities.
The core parts of your role would be to:
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Experience Requirements
Hard Skills Requirements
Expert-level knowledge and experience of
Proven knowledge and experience of
Nice to have experiences
Experience Basic understanding of the following Operating Systems and their features and services
Soft Skills Requirements
Technical Certificate Requirements
Required
Preferred
Good to have assets to succeed in the role
What we offer [For full-time permanent roles]
💰 Competitive discretionary bonus
✨ Market leading RRSP match program
🩺 Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
📝 Employee Share Purchase Plan
👶🏽 Maternity/Parental top-up while you care for your little one
🏝 Generous vacation policy, personal days and even a moving day
🖥 Virtual events to connect with your fellow colleagues
🎓 Annual professional development allowance and a comprehensive Career Development program
💛 A fulfilling opportunity to join one of the top FinTechs and help create a new kind of banking experience
The incumbent will be working hybrid and in office time will be spent working from Equitable Bank’s additional office space located at 351 King Street East, Toronto, ON.
Equitable Bank is deeply committed to inclusion. Our organization is stronger and our employees thrive when we honour and celebrate everyone’s diverse experiences and perspectives. In tandem with that commitment, we support and encourage our staff to grow not just in their career path, but personally as well.
We commit to providing a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment for all applicants. Please let us know of any accommodations needed so that you can bring your best self to the application process and beyond. All candidates considered for hire must successfully pass a criminal background check and credit check to qualify for hire. While we appreciate your interest in applying, an Equitable recruiter will only contact leading candidates whose skills and qualifications closely match the requirements of the position.
We can’t wait to get to know you!
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