Junior/Intermediate Network Administrator
- Ottawa, ON, Canada
Hourly rate between $40 - $45 based on skills and experience · Full-time
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- Pay
- Hourly rate between $40 - $45 based on skills and experience
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Experience
- Minimum of 1 year of experience in network administration or network technologist role
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Calian ITCS is currently seeking a Junior/Intermediate Network Administrator for a current contract opportunity with our government client to perform the following duties:
Responsibilities
- Manage virtual environments: Deploy, configure, and patch virtual machines and host clusters across vCentre, ESXi, vSphere, and Hyper-V.
- Maintain software-defined networks: Administer logical switching, routing, and security segmentation using NSX-T and cloud frameworks like OpenStack.
- Monitor performance: Use tools like the vRealise Suite to track network health, identify resource bottlenecks, and ensure enterprise system availability.
- Resolve complex outages: Perform deep root-cause analysis to diagnose and fix connection drops, latency issues, and hardware/software faults.
- Document infrastructure changes: Write clear technical procedures and update network diagrams to keep both internal teams and stakeholders aligned.
- Clearance: Secret (mandatory, must be eligible to apply - 10+ years living within Canada)
- Controlled Goods Certification (must be eligible to apply)
- Canadian citizen
- Language: English
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering/Electronics or related technical/scientific degree
- Minimum of 1 year of experience in network administration or network technologist role
- Hands-on experience working within an enterprise-level environment
- Knowledge of virtualization products: vCentre, ESXi, vSphere, OpenStack, NSX-T, vRealise Suite, Hyper-V
- Strong communications skills, both written and verbal
- Strong problem solving and root cause analysis skills
- Ability to work on-site in Ottawa 2–3 days per week (hybrid model).
Hourly rate between $40 - $45 based on skills and experience
Vacancy
We have 1 position available
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Responsibilities
Deploy, configure, patch, and monitor virtual environments and software-defined networks using VMware, Hyper-V, OpenStack, and related tools. Diagnose outages and performance issues, perform root-cause analysis, and document infrastructure changes and network procedures.
Requirements
Requires Canadian citizenship, eligibility for Secret clearance and Controlled Goods Certification, and a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or a related technical or scientific field. Candidates need at least one year of network administration or network technologist experience, enterprise-environment experience, familiarity with the listed virtualization technologies, strong communication and problem-solving skills, and availability to work on-site in Ottawa 2–3 days per week.
Skills
- Network Administration
- Virtualization
- Virtual Machine Deployment
- VMware vCenter
- ESXi
- vSphere
- Hyper-V
- OpenStack
- NSX-T
- Software-Defined Networking
- Network Monitoring
- Root Cause Analysis
- Troubleshooting
- Technical Documentation
- Network Diagramming
- Communication
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Categories
- Technology
- Government & Public Sector
- Engineering
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Network Administration
- Network Technologist
- Virtualization
- Virtual Machines
- Host Clusters
- VMware vCenter
- ESXi
- vSphere
- Hyper-V
- OpenStack
- NSX-T
- vRealise Suite
- Software-Defined Networking
- Logical Switching
- Routing
- Security Segmentation
- Network Performance Monitoring
- Root Cause Analysis
- Troubleshooting
- Enterprise Systems
- Network Health
- Resource Bottlenecks
- Technical Procedures
- Network Diagrams
- Secret Clearance
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronics