Senior Network Solution Design Engineer, Infrastructure

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

What you will do?

• Provide technical leadership or subject matter expertise within projects to deliver secure suitable technical solutions, compliant with governance, policies, standards, and procedures to realize the projects’ objective, successful implementation, and its operationalization.
• Deliver both high-level and detailed-level designs, in accordance to best practices, with security, fault resiliency, tolerance, sizing and agility considerations, inclusive of just in time and solution release documentation.
• Contribute to ongoing operations, maintenance, and evolution of the network infrastructure and its services on-premises/in-cloud, through POC, LCM, proactive health and performance analysis, as well as degradation and incident remediation.
• Advance enabling technologies for Automation, Data & Analytics, DevOps, API, and Digital Assets, within Network Services’ Infrastructure and Functional Engineering be it on-premises or in-cloud.   
• Create & manage business requirements, business processes and operational standards and procedures.
• Development of comprehensive Engineering and Architecture documentations

What you will need to succeed?

• 10 + years of progressive network and information technology design and support experience with the application of network design lifecycle and best practice methodologies.
• Industry, Professional, or Vendor Certifications an advantage relative to Security, Cloud, AWS, Cisco, Process, Governance (e.g. CCIE, CISSP, TOGAF, ITIL, AWS, AZURE, Microsoft, VMWARE) 
• OSPF, BGP(iBGP/eBGP), VxLAN, PfR (Performance Routing), QoS, MPLS, DMVPN, IPSec

• Cisco IOS, IOS-XR, NX-OS, ASA, NSX/ESX
• Nexus 9k/7k/5k, Catalyst 6500/4500 Series, ASR/ISR routers
• SPAN/ERSPAN/Cisco Tunneling Technologies/Traffic Aggregation
• Proficiency Microsoft Visio, Power Point
• Design Documentation

Technical Skills:

• Network Infrastructure on-premises and cloud convergence:
  • Data Centre, LAN/Wireless/WAN/VPN/SDx and Cloud Connectivity
  • AWS/Azure/NFV/Virtualization/Subscribed and Colo-services
  • Familiarity with WAN Connectivity services from AT&T, Verizon, Zayo, and other major Telco
  • Network routing & switching protocols, segmentation, data aggregation, application delivery and perimeter security.
  • Coding, API, Analytics, Automation, Service and Functionality Performance monitoring and management.

• Operating Systems and IOS:
  • Cisco: IOS, NX-OS, ASA; Aruba: Wireless OS, Clearpass, Airwave/Central; Gigamon, Bluecat, Checkpoint, F5
  • Microsoft; Windows Servers 2012/2016/2019, UNIX/Linux/CentOS, and other derivatives.

• Applications and Tools Suite:
  • Microsoft: Visio, Office, Project; Linux/Unix and derivatives
  • Automation and Orchestration tools: Ansible, Cisco NSO, Cloud Formation, Terraform
  • Splunk, ScienceLogic, LiveAction/NX, Algosec, TGW Network Manager, ServiceNow, Agile tools: Jira, Git, Bitbucket, Scrum

• Programming Coding and Integration:
  • API (RESTFul/HTML/SOAP), Python, YANG, NETCONF, RESTCONF

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary and bonus structure influenced by market range data
• Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security
• An environment of continuous learning and improvement
• Flexible hours and periodic work from home options

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted.  It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors.  In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance.  Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results. 

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.

At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Salary Range:

84,000/84 000 - 138,000/138 000

Job Category:

IT - Technology Services

Posting End Date:

15/05/2025