Senior Network and Security Engineer
fgf brands
- Toronto, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- FGF believes in Home Grown Talent, accelerated career growth with leadership training. Unleashing Your Potential
- Competitive Compensation, Health Benefits, & a generous flexible medical / Health spending account
- RRSP matching program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Discount program that covers almost everything under the sun - Restaurants, gyms, shopping etc.
- Design, implement, and manage Fortinet firewalls, VPNs, SD-WAN, and security policies across distributed sites
- Configure and maintain Dell and Cisco networking hardware (switches, routers, WAPs) across LAN/WAN environments
- Develop and maintain Python scripts and automation tools for network configuration, monitoring, and reporting
- Support and troubleshoot OSPF and BGP routing between sites and partners
- Deploy and manage secure VPNs for remote access and site-to-site connectivity
- Implement Wi-Fi network designs for multi-site environments, ensuring reliability, coverage, and security
- Manage Wi-Fi controllers, SSID policies, guest access, and wireless performance analytics
- Support Linux-based network services, containerized apps (e.g., Docker), and automation pipelines
- Collaborate on infrastructure-as-code (IaC) for network configurations and reproducibility
- Monitor and respond to network security events and support incident response
- Maintain clear network documentation, diagrams, and change logs
- Travel regularly to support infrastructure at FGF Brands facilities (Ontario and beyond)
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in network engineering and security roles
- Strong experience with Fortinet FortiGate firewalls and security appliances
- Proficient with Cisco and Dell switch/router configurations (CLI required)
- Deep understanding of OSPF, BGP, and dynamic routing behavior in enterprise networks
- Experience with Python for automation, scripting, or network management APIs
- Solid Linux experience (Ubuntu/RHEL-based) and basic shell scripting
- Familiarity with containers and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Podman, Kubernetes basics)
- Experience designing and configuring Wi-Fi networks (multi-site, controller-based, and WPA2/3 policies)
- Knowledge of NAT, ACLs, VLAN segmentation, and Layer 3 firewalling
- Experience with SD-WAN, preferably Fortinet Secure SD-WAN
- Certifications such as Fortinet NSE, Cisco CCNP, or CompTIA Network+/Security+ are strong assets
- Strong documentation, communication, and troubleshooting skills
- Must be able and willing to travel between sites as needed
- Customer and Product Centricity - Responds to the needs of both internal and external customers in a timely and courteous manner, showing a sense of urgency; always keeping our products front and centre.
- Flexibility, Agility, Adaptability - Adapts to changes; changes strategy in response to new information; responds appropriately and quickly without having all parameters defined; demonstrate tolerance for speed and uncertainty.
- Team Work and Collaboration - Uses appropriate interpersonal styles and methods of communication to gain agreement or acceptance of a plan or activity. Is effective in building constructive relationships; uses tact; interacts with others in an open, friendly manner, encourages collaboration.
- Passion for Excellence – Always looks for ways to improve effectiveness or efficiency, making recommendation to increase productivity in quality of work; develops innovative solutions, challenges the status quo. To be the best, never compromising.
- Drives Execution - Takes risks, learn from their mistakes, builds trust and is a role model to others. Has a “hands-on” style; is aggressive in achieving desired results.