Network Security Engineer Job in Waterloo, Ontario Canada

Position can be located in Waterloo or Richmond Hill, Ontario.

** Preference will be given to candidates located in Waterloo, Ontario.

Open Text™ (Nasdaq: OTEX; TSX: OTC) is the world's largest independent provider of Enterprise Content Management software. The company's solutions manage information for all types of business, compliance and industry requirements in the world's largest companies, government agencies and professional service firms. Open Text supports approximately 46,000 customers and millions of users in 114 countries and 12 languages. For more information about Open Text, visit www.opentext.com .

OpenText is seeking a highly motivated, experienced Network Security Engineer who will share responsibility in the design, development, support, and management of our global network security infrastructure, while acting as security prime for North America. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in managing, maintaining, and enhancing a highly fluid corporate network security environment, and understand the challenges of supporting a 24x7 global operation. This position requires a strong understanding of all aspects of network security and the ability to troubleshoot, identify and resolve very complex problems in a timely and professional manner.

• Implementation and administration of firewall and other security appliances - Checkpoint, Nokia, UTMs, Red hat, Cisco ASA
• Identify operational weaknesses within the existing network security infrastructure and present execution plans to overcoming those concerns in a timely fashion while still making the most cost-efficient use of resources.
• Work to completion all projects assigned and exhaust all possible resources in order to provide results on time, within specifications, and on budget
• Actively monitor and react to real-time network conditions and make recommendations on improving, monitoring, and reporting.
• Document IT activities such as incidents and systems changes with regular participation in change control activities
• Regularly interact with other team members to offer assistance in troubleshooting, and transfer of knowledge in effort to cross-pollenate others with the required knowledge to effectively support.
• Leverage both proven and innovative technology approaches to solve challenging business problems
• Must have a positive attitude while participating in after hour and weekend network maintenance.

Position Requirements:

• CISSP and Checkpoint certification highly preferred
• Expert level knowledge in designing and managing complex Checkpoint and Cisco firewall environments
• Understanding of network topologies / design: routing, switching, and MPLS/VPLS
• Experience with the administration/maintenance/ engineering of network security technologies to include firewalls, intrusion detection and intrusion prevention systems (IDSs/IPSs)
• Ability to quickly analyze, diagnose and resolve complex network security-related problems
• A solid understanding of operating system fundamentals, including experience with various operating systems such as Windows and Unix
• Ability to support a large, global network topology +100 remote offices.
• Familiarity with various security tools, Wireshark, Tcpdump, Nmap, etc...
• Knowledge in physical access control technologies is a plus.

• Subject matter expert in many of the following concepts/technologies and implementations:
o Firewall
o VPN
o DMZ
o Proxy
o NAC
o Wireless
o 802.1x,
o RADIUS
o IDS/IPS