Senior Platform Specialist – Network Services (Juniper)

Sr Platform Specialist – Network Services
(SD WAN, Routing, and Juniper Mist Focus)

Location: Toronto, ON (Onsite)

Estimated Duration: Fulltime

Client: Canadian Tire
About Us
Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, 1,700 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies. We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward. We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees. As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees. Join us in helping to make life in Canada better through living and working our Core Values: we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together and we take personal responsibility. It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide-ranging! Join us, where there's a place for you here.
 
What you will do
The Sr Platform Specialist for Network Services provides advanced engineering expertise across the enterprise SD WAN and routing infrastructure. This role focuses on Juniper routing technologies and the Mist SD WAN platform supporting more than one thousand distributed retail and corporate sites. The specialist ensures reliable, secure, and efficient site connectivity through strong routing design, next generation SD WAN deployment, and operational excellence. This position also contributes to automation, observability, and value engineering initiatives within the Network Services organization.
Key Responsibilities
SD WAN and Routing Engineering
              • Design, deploy, and support SD WAN architectures using Juniper Mist including WAN edge devices, routing policies, overlays, and tunnel configurations.
              • Build and maintain routing designs using BGP, OSPF, and related protocols to support resilient and scalable connectivity.
              • Develop standardized templates, policies, and configuration models for retail, distribution, and corporate site deployments.
              • Support cloud interconnect and hybrid routing scenarios involving Azure and other cloud platforms.
Operations and Continuous Improvement
              • Troubleshoot complex routing and SD WAN issues including path selection, tunnel behavior, packet loss, performance anomalies, and latency.
              • Analyze routing tables, traffic flows, and telemetry to identify bottlenecks and optimize performance.
              • Support transition from legacy WAN technologies to the Mist SD WAN platform.
              • Identify opportunities to simplify designs and reduce operational overhead while maintaining reliability.
Automation and Scripting
              • Develop Python scripts or similar automation tools to support provisioning, bulk configuration, routing validation, and drift detection.
              • Contribute to automated deployment pipelines and network as code practices for SD WAN and routing infrastructure.
              • Integrate Mist and Juniper APIs with IPAM, monitoring, and observability systems.
Collaboration and Alignment
              • Partner with Network Services, Network Platforms, and Cloud teams to ensure consistent routing and SD WAN policies across all environments.
              • Work with Security Engineering to ensure segmentation, firewall policies, and remote access paths align with routing designs.
              • Support business initiatives that require new site deployments, connectivity expansions, and network enhancements.
What you bring
              • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field. Equivalent experience is welcome.
              • Strong hands-on experience with Juniper routing platforms and the Mist SD WAN solution.
              • Deep understanding of routing protocols including BGP, OSPF, ECMP, and related WAN technologies.
              • Proven ability to troubleshoot complex routing, SD WAN, and site connectivity issues.
              • Experience with Python or similar scripting languages.
              • Familiarity with automation frameworks such as Ansible or Terraform is preferred.
              • Understanding of carrier circuits, MPLS, broadband, LTE, and related underlay technologies.
              • Strong analytical and communication skills with a focus on operational excellence and efficient engineering.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging 
We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.
 
Accommodations  
We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.