Network Designer

Loblaw Companies Limited is Canadas largest food distributor and a leading provider of general merchandise products, drugstore and financial products and services. The company is known for the quality, innovation and value of its food offering. Loblaw Companies Limited is currently seeking a Network Designer to support the Information Technology department within the corporate head office. Overview: Responsible to design, implement and support the corporate data network. Able to have an overall view of the network and champion new technologies. Network stabilization is now at the forefront of IT as the business is demanding stable systems and environment. Network Architect is required to perform the research, design, documentation, and implementation and then hand over to first level support. General Duties and Responsibilities: Maintains the documents related to the Network Design. Follows up the network architecture implementation with team members. Oversees the installation, configuration, security implementation and testing of the networks, including switches, routers and network management systems, in accordance with the specified design (this role may include Firewalls and Intrusion Detection system) Determines tools for the Network Monitoring, bandwidth monitoring and reporting. Works closely with the network team to co-ordinate the system and the network architecture installations. Works closely with the IT Security Architect, to ensure that the network architecture complies with all security requirements. Determine upgrade schedules for network infrastructure. Qualifications: Minimum 10 years of IT experience Minimum 5 years of previous experience in LAN and WAN network design Experience with Ethernet, switching, Routing (OSPF) & TCP/IP, spanning three , VLAN�s, 802.1x, Wireless, WiMax Hands-on experience with switches and routers (Cisco platform) Hands-on experience with Firewalls (Cisco and Checkpoint) and network based intrusion detection systems Experience on design high profile Web based services, load balancing, caching, BGP Experience on design, implementation and operating network and bandwidth monitoring and management products Experience in using network analysis tools for packet capture and decode Capability to troubleshoot networks and network related issues of Windows and Unix systems in complex architecture with high availability and fiber based SAN Sense of service Remarkable troubleshooting capabilities Network certifications (e.g. CCNA, CCIE or others) IT Security certifications are an asset If interested, please apply online at http://track.tmpservice.com/ApplyClick.aspx?id855530-1796-6079 www.loblaw.com/itcareers/index.htm

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