Agilus is recruiting for a Lead Network Specialist in the IT Sector in a hybrid work environment in Waterloo, Ontario. A typical day: Lead the design, implementation, and management of the company’s enterprise data networking systems and platforms Manage and prioritize the workload planning and resource assignment for team members; also responsible for mentoring, training and escalation support for team members. In support of the Manager, actively participate in hiring and onboarding as well as contribute technical performance assessments of team members. Design and implement data network infrastructure and security services to ensure the effective uptime to meet a 24x7 business systems infrastructure. Recommend, develop and set network operations and management controls, processes, policies, and standards for the Company. Ensure network infrastructure is designed, implemented and managed to meet necessary security, performance, capacity, demand and availability requirements. Establish, monitor and meet key performance indicators in support of IT infrastructure and Company operational metrics. Support response to networking and shared infrastructure platforms incidents (including highly critical, performance impacting) and problems. Successful candidates will have: Significant experience within IT with exposure to a senior data network management/design role. Arista, Juniper, Cisco or similar technical certifications. GIAC or similar security certifications a strong asset. ITIL v3 Foundations certification a strong asset. Proficiency/expertise in public cloud networking (Azure/AWS/O365) Expert knowledge and experience designing and managing an enterprise network environment, inclusive of WANs, LANs, WLANs, VPNs, DNS, and web services. Expert knowledge and experience designing and managing perimeter network security capabilities (Palo Alto/Akamai/Netskope) Soft skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with focus and attention to detail. Strong innovator and critical thinker. Strong communication (written, verbal, presentation) and negotiation skills and experience with conveying complex, technical information to non-technical audiences. What's in it for you: Great Fulltime opportunity with one of Kitchener/Waterloo's top companies!