Network Specialist

at  Pacific Blue Cross

ABOUT PACIFIC BLUE CROSS

Pacific Blue Cross (PBC) has been British Columbia’s leading benefits provider for over 80 years. We are an independent, not-for-profit society with strong roots in BC’s health care system. We provide health, dental, life, disability, and travel coverage to 1 in 3 British Columbians through employee group plans and individual plans.
We are fueled by a commitment to keep health care sustainable for all British Columbians. Through our PBC Health Foundation, we fund projects that improve health outcomes directly related to mental health and wellbeing as well as the prevention and/or management of chronic disease. We are interested in finding people who want to make a difference and who are looking to grow their career with us.

• 5-8 years of related experience:
• managing the on-premises ESXi/Windows infrastructure on a day-to-day basis (upgrades, security patching, backup, maintenance, monitoring).
• network capacity planning, network security principles, and general network management best practices.
• virtualization technologies, networking physical layer technologies, information security systems (e.g., firewalls, IPS), network, and system administration.
• AWS and/or Azure
• Proven experience with network capacity planning, network security principles, and general network management best practices
• In-depth understanding of Active Directory Infrastructure, Azure AD, DNS, DHCP, Windows Security, deployment services, DFS and other Microsoft infrastructure services.
• Strong knowledge of applicable information security and privacy practices.
• Strong knowledge of system flow charts, traffic flow, and data processing concepts.
• Strong technical leadership, negotiating and technical decision-making skills.
• Able to lead the resolution of complex problems, involving partners both internal and external across multiple systems or processes.
• Excellent architecture and technical support documentation skills.
• Highly motivated, self-starter, customer centric, and the ability to work without supervision
• Demonstrated flexibility to respond to unexpected demands