Senior Network Designer - Network Modernization

Job Description

Senior Network Designer - Network Modernization:
On behalf of our Healthcare client, Procom is searching for a Senior Network Designer - Network Modernization for a 10-month role. This position is a hybrid position with 3 days onsite at our client’s Toronto, Ontario office.

Senior Network Designer - Network Modernization - Job Description:
The Agency is undertaking various network and network security modernization initiatives to support secure, reliable, and scalable connectivity across its enterprise and province-wide network services. The Senior Network Designer will provide architecture and design expertise to strengthen network services and support integration across on-premises and cloud environments.

Senior Network Designer - Network Modernization - Responsibilities:
• Responsible for creating architectures, roadmaps, and plans for the interconnection of multiple Agency products and services.
• Provide technical expertise as required on any ongoing network and network security initiatives.
• Guides and influences portfolios and partners to align solutions to the Agency’s digital vision.
• Develops visionary solutions using an automation-first approach for complex provincial and regional initiatives.
• Reduces current and future costs by identifying misalignments and duplication of efforts in the architecture.
• Solves complex problems and promotes architecture patterns and principles to ensure reusability and maintainability.
• Develop and design the VNA Cloud connectivity in support of centralizing the digital imaging repositories for OCInet.

Senior Network Designer - Network Modernization - Mandatory Skills:
• 10+ years designing and operating large-scale enterprise and provider WAN environments.
• Proven experience with MPLS-based architectures, including traffic engineering and QoS.
• Strong understanding of routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS).
• Demonstrated experience leading MPLS-to-SD-WAN transformation initiatives.
• Experience delivering measurable business outcomes through network automation and AI-driven operations.
• Experience designing greenfield WAN connectivity for cloud environments, with AWS.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills to identify gaps and opportunities within domains.

Senior Network Designer - Network Modernization – Nice-to-Have Skills:
• SASE / Zero Trust Architecture Expertise.
• Ability to integrate WAN with modern security controls.
• Familiarity with monitoring/observability platforms for WAN performance.
• Understanding the complexities and features of ISE (Cisco Identity Services Engine).
• Understanding of NDR (Network Detection and Response).

Senior Network Designer - Network Modernization – Assignment Length:
This is a 10-month contract position.

Senior Network Designer - Network Modernization - Start Date:
ASAP.

Senior Network Designer - Network Modernization - Assignment Location:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days onsite in the office.

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