Network Specialist

Who We Are

Fasken is a leading international business law and litigation firm, and was recently voted one of Canada’s Best Employers for 2023. Our firm’s 950 lawyers are located across offices in Vancouver, Surrey, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal, Québec City, London and Johannesburg And an office in the professional and retail district known as Taza (/Ta-Zah/) on Tsuut’ina lands. Providing strategic and thoughtful advice in all areas of business law, our broad range of clients include close to half of the Fortune 100 companies, as well as corporate clients, government agencies, regulatory authorities, non-profit bodies and individuals.

Our clients interests are paramount in all that we do and we take pride in supporting our communities. We are a place where bright, talented, and collegial people want to work together and we work hard together to achieve our goals in a collaborative and efficient way.

Your Role

The Network Specialist role will be part of the firmwide team. The successful candidate will be located in Vancouver and support several systems relating to the services provided by the firm and be responsible for the management and maintenance of the network and its components.

While the role will be primarily working remotely, we also provide in-office hoteling spaces upon request. Occasional travel to other Fasken offices may be required as needed.

Supervision

This role reports to the Manager, Network and Communications.

A Day In The Life

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Collaborating with the networking team on the development and delivery of data, voice and video systems across all Fasken offices, data centers and cloud environments.
• Optimizing and configuring MS Azure networking, firewalls, and  management groups
• Assist in transforming the firm’s networking and security architecture from on-premise to cloud-based (SD-WAN, SSE, FWaaS, ZTNA, CASB).
• Administer the design and maintenance of primary routers, firewalls, BGP network, OSPF network, perimeter safety devices and network monitoring systems.
• Manage DNS, SSL certificates, and network trust relationships.
• Administer the firm’s VPN and multi-factor authentication environment.
• Configure conditional access policies and risk-based authentication policies
• Ensure adequate network and power redundancy is in place.
• Administer the design and maintenance of the Firm’s Wi-Fi components.
• Make architecture guidelines and standards functional by developing, implementing and disseminating standard practices and tools.

Secondary Responsibilities

• Support various parties involved in the maintenance of network equipment and network security equipment.
• Plan maintenance periods to upgrade, install or replace existing hardware.
• Participate in different operational activities on network platforms stemming from various projects, incidents and requests/inquiries.
• Monitor all of the design work and deliverables supplied by consultants under the incumbent’s supervision relating to the projects and the main activities in progress, and review and approve the solutions.
• Keep current with trends and innovations in network technology.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in various IT projects.
• Draft and update relevant documentation, network diagrams, and guides.
• Collaboration with Managed Service providers for Enterprise and/or local solutions

Must Haves

• Fortinet Certified Solution Specialist/Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Certification or other similar certification or equivalent experience.
• Fortinet Certified Expert/Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Certification is an asset.
• MS Teams Telephony knowledge and experience
• Enterprise Network Architecture. BGP, OPSF, QoS, SD-WAN, Wi-Fi in a high availability environment.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the definition, design, deployment and support of voice, video and data network systems.
• Proven experience in the deployment of concepts, computer security systems and high availability networks.
• Strong technical knowledge in network systems and services; LAN/WAN, switches and routing protocols, firewalls, VPN, wireless networks, DNS, DHCP, WAF, safety and monitoring devices and network access security.
• Experience in the configuration, management and monitoring of routers, switches, firewall and Wi-Fi.
• Experience in managing technology development projects.
• Experience in implementation of disaster and recovery plans.
• Experience in working with managed service providers for implementations, support and maintenance

Why Work With Us

Fasken is dedicated to rewarding your contributions and encouraging your professional development. We offer a comprehensive salary and benefits package that is very competitive, together with opportunities for personal and professional growth.  Our benefits include:

• A health and wellness subsidy
• An annual education & tuition reimbursement
• Flexible medical and dental benefits (effective from day 1)
• Short term and long term disability insurance
• Personal days
• Employee & family assistance program
• Paid vacation and sick days
• Group retirement savings plan with matching contributions
• Monetary incentive for employee referrals
• Flexible working arrangements
• Opportunities to give back to your community through firm initiatives
• An engaging firm culture that celebrates our hardworking and dedicated people

Diversity and Inclusion

At Fasken we believe a diverse workplace comprises individuals with unique backgrounds, characteristics and qualities. An inclusive workplace creates an equitable environment where individuals are respected and where they are welcome. Fasken is committed to diversity and inclusion in all that we do.

Accessibility and Accommodation

It is important to our Firm that all its members, including those with disabilities, find our workplace to be welcoming and supportive. Reasonable accommodations are available on request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Background and Reference Checks

Any offer of employment may be conditional upon full background checks including a criminal record check, a credit check, employment and educational verifications.

Compensation

The typical salary range for this position is $80,000 - $100,000 annually; the base pay offered is based on location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, internal and market equity.

Your Application

We appreciate hearing from all qualified candidates, however, only those applicants whose background and experience match our requirements will be contacted. You can submit your application through our Careers page. 

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those under consideration will be contacted.