Principal Network Engineer

About the role

Aviso: At Aviso, we are dedicated to improving the financial well-being of Canadians. As a leading wealth management organization, we are committed to leadership, innovation, partnership, responsibility, and community. Working with talented and energetic professionals who exemplify our values every day, you will quickly notice that our people and dynamic 'oneaviso' culture sets us apart. If you are looking for interesting and challenging work, at a company committed to its people, find out more about what Aviso has to offer at www.aviso.ca . The Opportunity: We're looking to fill an opening for a Principal Network Engineer to join our Technology Ops & Support Partners team. Reporting to the Director, Infrastructure Operations, the Principal Network Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and providing technical leadership for modern network infrastructure across cloud and on-prem environments. This is a hands-on, high ownership role that will play a key part in evolving our Azure-native networking capabilities while maintaining a secure and resilient hybrid network foundation. The ideal candidate brings deep Azure networking expertise, strong fundamentals in traditional networking (Cisco, routing/switching), and hands-on experience with next-generation firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet). Multi-cloud experience (AWS/GCP) is considered a strong asset. Who you are: Service - You put your clients' needs first. You advocate service excellence, and work to deliver client-centric solutions, and proactively develop strategic partnerships that allow Aviso Wealth to become a trusted advisor and partner Execution - You are committed to achieving your goals and to succeed. This includes focusing on "getting things done", as well as recognizing and taking advantage of opportunities as they arise. You are consistently looking for ways to improve your personal best and see value in continuous improvement. You take accountability for your actions and learn from mistakes Collaboration - You work collaboratively with others with the common goal of driving positive results. Making meaningful contributions to your team to achieve organizational goals is a priority. You proactively encourage collaboration, build trust and inclusion, and work to establish effective relationships both inside and outside of the organization What your day looks like: Cloud Networking Design and implement scalable, secure Azure networking solutions: Virtual Networks, hub-and-spoke topologies, VNet peering, NSGs, Azure Firewall/NVA architectures, UDRs, and Private Endpoints Build, establish and maintain secure traffic inspection patterns - centralized firewalling, inbound/outbound segmentation Lead architecture for hybrid connectivity via VPN and ExpressRoute, including advanced routing scenarios Partner with cloud, security, and application teams on scalable platform architecture that aligns with enterprise platform and security requirements Network Engineering Oversee the reliability, performance and optimization of enterprise network infrastructure - routing, switching (Cisco preferred), WAN/LAN design, DNS, DHCP, BGP, NAT Act as senior escalation point for complex network troubleshooting across cloud and on-prem environments Establish and maintain network standards, documentation, and operational runbooks to support consistent and efficient operations Security & Firewall Management Deploy and manage next-generation firewalls, primarily Palo Alto (PAN-OS/Panorama); Fortinet (FortiGate/FortiManager) experience is an asset Define and enforce network security policies, segmentation, and threat protection controls Collaborate with security teams on incident response and vulnerability mitigation Automation & Continuous Improvement Develop IaC patterns for network resources using Terraform and Bicep Drive automation of deployment and configuration of network infrastructure Improve observability, monitoring, and alerting for proactive management of network performance and reliability Collaboration & Leadership Provide senior technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers Contribute to architecture decisions and long-term network strategy Collaborate cross-functionally across infrastructure, security, and application teams Your experience and skills: 7+ years of experience in network engineering or infrastructure roles Degree or diploma in Computer Science, Network Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience Professional-level networking certification such as CCNP and Azure Network Engineer Associate certification, or equivalent practical experience; PCNSE or Fortinet certification is an asset. Strong hands-on Azure networking experience - VNets, ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall, hub-and-spoke, UDRs; this is the core of the role Solid fundamentals: TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, routing and switching, VPNs, DNS, DHCP Enterprise network hardware experience, Cisco preferred (IOS/NX-OS) Next-gen firewall experience: Palo Alto r

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