Senior Telecommunications Analyst
Location:
National Capital Region, ON – Onsite
Compensation: $70-100/hr based on qualifications, experience, and final contract pricing.
Contract Term:
September 28, 2026 to August 27, 2027, approximately 48 weeks.
Language:
English
Security Clearance:
Government of Canada Secret
We are seeking a Senior Telecommunications Analyst / Network Engineer for a specialized federal consulting opportunity supporting secure enterprise network infrastructure within a defence environment.
The successful consultant will specialize in FIPS-compliant WAN encapsulation technologies and will provide expertise in designing, implementing, validating, securing, and optimizing enterprise-wide transport architectures.
The role will involve:
- Designing scalable enterprise WAN architectures using advanced encapsulation technologies.
- Implementing FIPS-validated GRE, MPLS, and IPsec tunnelling protocols.
- Ensuring transport encryption aligns with FIPS 140-2 / 140-3 standards.
- Configuring Layer 3 encapsulation for efficient data transport.
- Integrating approved cryptographic algorithms within encapsulation tunnels.
- Troubleshooting complex encapsulation mismatches, cryptographic errors, and MTU/MSS path issues.
- Conducting configuration audits to support regulatory and security compliance.
- Evaluating and documenting new FIPS-compliant WAN encapsulation technologies.
- Leading implementation of WAN encapsulation technologies.
- Providing technical guidance and mentorship to other resources.
- Supporting enterprise network architecture, validation, and optimization.
- Collaborating with technical teams, stakeholders, and vendors.
The environment includes Cisco WAN Overlay technologies, Cisco SD-WAN, Cisco Catalyst Center/DNAC, Cisco ISE, Cisco Secure Network Analytics, Blue Cat LiveNX/Live Wire, Fortra Inter Mapper, and Cisco routers and switches.
Mandatory Qualifications M1Minimum CCNP certification in Routing and Switching.
M2Minimum 10 years of experience within the last 15 years serving as a lead engineer and/or staff mentor for technical projects in a government and/or military environment.
M3Minimum 10 years of experience within the last 15 years designing and validating enterprise networks using MPLS-over-GRE (MPLSoGRE) overlay technology in a Type 1 encryptor environment.
M4Minimum 5 years of experience within the last 5 years designing and validating end-to-end multicast solutions in an MPLSoGRE Type 1 encryptor network environment.
M5Minimum 15 years of experience within the last 20 years designing, validating, and managing enterprise networks using Cisco network management tools, including:
- Cisco Works
- Cisco Prime LMS
- Cisco Prime
- Cisco DNAC
- Cisco Catalyst Center
These are mandatory requirements under the solicitation and supporting documentation for certifications and qualifications is required.
Preferred Qualifications- Extensive Cisco enterprise networking experience.
- FIPS-compliant networking experience.
- Strong WAN architecture and encapsulation expertise.
- Experience with Type 1 encryption environments.
- Strong multicast networking experience.
- Cisco SD-WAN experience.
- Cisco Catalyst Center / DNAC experience.
- Cisco ISE experience.
- Cisco Secure Network Analytics experience.
- Blue Cat LiveNX and Live Wire experience.
- Fortra Inter Mapper experience.
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