About the Company:

As the founding entity of RAINBOW PARTNERS, Quanteam is a consulting firm specializing in Banking, Finance, and Financial Services. Guided by our core values of closeness, teamwork, diversity, and excellence, our team of 1,000 expert consultants, representing 35 different nationalities, collaborates across 10 international offices: Paris, Lyon, New York, Montreal, London, Brussels, Geneva, Lisbon, Porto and Casablanca.

We are looking for a Network Engineer to join one of our clients, a major corporate investment bank based in Montreal.

Context and Role Objectives:

The Network Services group oversees the bank’s core network infrastructure, ensuring availability, performance, and security across global environments. In this role, the consultant will split time between operational support, project contributions, and continuous improvement, working closely with global teams (applications, governance, infrastructure, automation, security).

You will be involved in activities such as:

Deployment of Cisco ACI in core data centers
Implementation of Cisco DNA within the campus
Participation in the global network automation roadmap
Operational support (Levels 2/3), incident/problem management, and change execution
Collaboration in an Agile (Scrum) delivery model

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

Operational Support & Monitoring

Provide Level 2/3 support for network operations during business hours
Perform daily checks and communicate morning reports
Monitor critical network components and troubleshoot incidents
Manage incidents and problems, ensuring timely resolution and communication
Handle request management: prioritization, execution, and follow-up
Contribute to operational documentation and process optimization
Participate in on-call rotations (overnights/weekends, approx. once a month)

Change & Configuration Management

Plan and execute changes during non-business hours (evenings/weekends)
Review configuration changes with Level 3 engineers
Ensure compliance with internal governance and change management standards

Project Involvement

Support major infrastructure initiatives across data centers and campuses
Contribute to the deployment of Cisco ACI and DNA Center
Participate in global migrations, upgrades, and network lifecycle programs
Collaborate with architecture, security, and applications teams on project delivery

Automation & Continuous Improvement

Participate in the network automation strategy (Python, Ansible, GitHub)
Help improve monitoring, alerting, and operational dashboards
Propose enhancements to reduce incident recurrence and optimize performance

PROFILE

Experience Required:

5+ years of hands-on experience in network operations and/or network security
Proven experience supporting large enterprise environments (preferably financial sector)
Strong understanding of ITIL best practices (Incident, Problem, Change)

Technical Expertise: Core Networking:

Cisco Catalyst (3k/4k/6k/9k), Cisco Nexus (2k/3k/5k/7k/9k)
Layer 2/3 technologies: STP, HSRP, VDC, VPC, VLAN, LACP, OTV
Routing platforms: Cisco ISR/ASR
Routing protocols: OSPF, BGP, MPLS
Multicast technologies
Telecom concepts such as DWDM

Security & Perimeter:

Experience with firewalls: Fortinet, Check Point, Cisco ASA
NAC solutions
Wireless technologies (WiFi)

Tooling & Probes:

Monitoring tools: Shinken, Nagios
Network visibility platforms: Corvil
Matrix switches: Gigamon, Arista

Automation & Scripting:

Unix/Linux basic administration
Python & Ansible scripting
GitHub for version control and automation pipelines

Nice to Have:

Experience with Cisco ACI (or strong motivation to learn)
Exposure to network automation frameworks or CI/CD
Knowledge of Agile methodologies

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, technical diploma (DEC), or equivalent industry certification
Bonus: Cisco CCNP or CCIE-level certification

Working environment:

Candidates must be located in or willing to relocate to Montréal
Fluency in English required; French is a strong plus
Hybrid role: 4 days per week on site
Participation in on-call rotations, including evenings/weekends

QUANTEAM (Groupe RAINBOW PARTNERS)

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MONTREAL [Hybrid] - Network Engineer