Network Systems Specialist

Our client, Nova Scotia Pension Services Corporation (NS Pension), is a non-profit that provides a wide range of investment, pension administration, and compliance services for some of Nova Scotia's leading pension plans.

**Typical Duties**

**Support and Maintenance (35%)**
- Provisioning and configuration of network servers
- Installs, maintains and changes network devices
- Collaborates on network architecture design elements and maintains network diagrams
- Designs and develops processes, procedures and standards for the lifecycle of network devices, servers, and services
- Proactively monitors network devices and servers to ensure they are operating within established standards
- Performs detailed root cause analysis as a part of the problem management process
- Develops workarounds or change proposals for the change management team.

**Solution Design and Implementation (35%)**
- Advises on technical requirements to meet established business requirements for network devices, servers, and services
- Performs research and development activities as needed to maintain an understanding of industry trends
- Creates and implements solution design proposals
- Manages relationship with third party vendors.

**Other (30%)**
- Provides backup to Technical Support Analyst in handling day to day service requests and incidents
- Participates in on-call rotation and/or responding to alerts as required
- Works with TIS department staff to assist with security incident investigations as required
- Attends training to advance or maintain proficiency with industry trends
- Performs other related duties as assigned
- Works with System Specialist position to ensure system interoperability.

**Knowledge/Special Skills Required**
- Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or similar field, with 5 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of training and education
- Related experience with managing and maintain Microsoft Active Directory and working with and supporting Windows and Linux Operating systems
- Understanding/ experience working with ITIL standards and processes and how they can be leveraged to improve processes, guidelines, and standards
- Knowledge of all aspects of IT network and infrastructure including current technologies and best practices preferred
- ITSM processes - Incident Management, Problem Management and Change Management
- Knowledge of organizational change management practices, requirements analysis, system development lifecycle, quality assurance and testing, security implementation and best practices
- Demonstrates knowledge and experience with some or all the following, network environments and architecture, including, Microsoft Windows, Windows Server, TCP\IP, DNS, DHCP Active Directory (AD) and IT Service management systems.
- Cisco Certified Network associate (CCNA), Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) preferred
- Experience with Fortinet preferred
- Analytical skills to determine if systems have been compromised and to investigate irregularities
- Firewall Management experience required
- Excellent interpersonal and oral/written skills in order to work collaboratively with others and to communicate in a manner that is simple, clear and easy to understand
- Experience in supporting clients in a fast-paced, client-focused service environment

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 8 months

Pay: $81,000.00-$90,000.00 per year

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Are you currently living in Nova Scotia and able to commute to downtown Halifax on a daily basis for the next 6-8 months?

**Location**:

- Halifax, NS B3J 3R7 (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Halifax, NS B3J 3R7

Application deadline: 2025-06-10