About the Role
Shape the enterprise network strategy for Moneris, leading architecture and modernization across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments within the Infrastructure Architecture, Engineering, and Cloud Operations team. This role owns network standards, governance, and automation for a payments-grade estate, driving adoption of SD-WAN and SASE, deepening segmentation, and codifying reusable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) patterns. You will deliver secure, scalable, resilient network services by partnering with various teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise network solutions across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments.
- Define and maintain network architecture standards, governance frameworks, policies, and operational processes.
- Drive automation of network provisioning, deployment, upgrades, and lifecycle management using Terraform, Ansible, and Python.
- Design and oversee secure internal, perimeter, and cloud-connected network infrastructures, including segmentation and access control.
- Evaluate and govern adoption of emerging networking, cloud, and security technologies, including Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE).
- Partner with Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Engineering, Information Security, and Development to deliver strategic initiatives.
- Serve as network subject matter expert (SME) and escalation lead for complex incidents and critical production issues.
- Ensure network solutions meet security, compliance, availability, and performance requirements for merchant services.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
- Proven experience developing enterprise network architectures, technical standards, and solution designs in complex environments.
- Hands-on expertise with Cisco Nexus, F5 BIG-IP and Web Application Firewall (WAF), and Palo Alto Networks firewalls managed via Panorama with multi-vsys, multi-device-group structures.
- Deep expertise in routing and switching: internal and external Border Gateway Protocol (iBGP/eBGP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), and Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS).
- Software-Defined Networking (SDN) experience with Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), Nutanix AHV / Open vSwitch, and Kubernetes networking.
- Strong Microsoft Azure networking experience: ExpressRoute, Virtual Networks (VNets), Network Security Groups (NSGs), and Application Security Groups (ASGs).
- Hands-on automation and scripting with Terraform, Ansible, Python, Bash, and PowerShell to build reusable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) patterns.
- Experience within payments, merchant acquiring, or financial services.
- Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) or Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE).
- Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification.
- Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE).
Skills
- Cisco Nexus
- Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)
- Palo Alto Networks firewalls
- Panorama
- F5 BIG-IP
- Web Application Firewall (WAF)
- Azure networking
- ExpressRoute
- Virtual Networks
- Network Security Groups
- Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN)
- Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Terraform
- Ansible
- Python
- Border Gateway Protocol (iBGP/eBGP)
- Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
- Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
- Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
- Nutanix AHV
- Open vSwitch
- Kubernetes networking
- Bash
- PowerShell
Location
- Toronto
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Remote
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
Salary/Compensations
- $142,000 - $186,000
Benefits
- Meeting Free Fridays (MF2)
- Company-wide holiday closure
- RRSP matching & defined contribution pension plan
- Flexible benefits package starting from day 1
- Tech peripheral rebate
- Extensive learning & development programs and resources
- Unlimited free access to LinkedIn Learning and Udemy courses
- EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
- Educational Assistance and Recognition Program
- Employee perk program with incredible discounts for over 2,400 vendors
- Moneris Committees and Employee Resource Groups
About the Company
- Moneris is at the forefront of Fintech.
Equal Opportunity
- We welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, people of colour, people with disabilities, people of all genders, sexual orientation and intersectional identities.
- We acknowledge that people from equity-deserving groups (including racialized individuals, women, gender diverse individuals, individuals with disabilities, neurodivergent individuals, members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities and those born outside of Canada) are less likely to apply for jobs unless they feel they meet all the requirements posted. At Moneris, we believe candidates bring experience to their work in many ways. We encourage you to apply and share, in the application form, the transferrable experience you bring, and how this will support your success in this role.
