Network Analyst

Title: Network Analyst Department: Transportation and Infrastructure Nunavut Community: Iqaluit or eligible for remote work Requisition Number: 638 Type of Employment: Indeterminate for an Iqaluit hire, or 3-Year Term Salary range: $113,146 to $128,413 per year, 37.5 hours/week Northern Allowance: $16,328 per year if successful hire chooses Iqaluit Housing: Subsidized Staff Housing is not Available Union Status: Nunavut Employees Union Closing date: May 15th, 2026 @ 11:59 p.m. eastern time This employment opportunity is open to all applicants in Canada. Applicants must be currently eligible to work in Canada. In accordance with the Government of Nunavut’s Remote Hiring Policy, this position is being advertised in the home community or is eligible for remote work. Reporting to the Manager, Solutions Delivery, the Network Analyst will be responsible for the installation, testing and administration of all related data and voice telecommunication, hardware, software and protocols within the solutions delivery network environment. This will include Wide Area Network (WAN), Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) and Local Area Network (LAN) voice, wireless, switching, routing, and related protocols. The Network Analyst will work closely with resources within the solutions delivery group and other members of IM/IT as well as related third-party vendors. The Network Analyst ensures that the stable operation of the Government of Nunavut’s (GN) Information Communication Technology (ICT) hardware and software assets within the solutions delivery network environment. This position contributes subject matter expertise to team members in the analysis, design, troubleshooting and implementation of LAN, MAN, WAN, switching, and routing infrastructures to meet departmental goals and mandates. The Network Analyst analyzes budget implications and technical requirements associated with implementing new ICT network hardware and software technologies or the upgrading of existing infrastructures and fulfills the following responsibilities. Contributes subject matter expertise to team members in the analysis, design, troubleshooting and implementation of LAN, MAN, WAN, switching and routing infrastructures to meet departmental goals and mandates. Provide subject matter expertise to different team members to ensure overall success of network related projects. Analyzing existing systems, applications, software and hardware currently within the GN networks and develop capital planning forecasts and related financial project documentation Installation, configuration, optimization, testing and administration of the GN’s solution delivery test, staging and development network environment. Implementation of the TCP/IP protocol suite, including at the packet level. Monitoring Syslog logging, RADIUS/TACACS server administration, Cisco Netflow traffic analysis and network configuration management. Configure and utilize protocol analyzers such as Wireshark or NetScout Sniffer Global to troubleshoot network and application problems. Adhere strictly to Change Management procedures and direction from management relating to any standard variances that have been identified before taking corrective action in accordance with accepted ITIL standards. The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this job are usually obtained through a recognized college diploma in Computer Sciences, Information Technology, or related Engineering Program, plus four (4) years of recent, progressive experience in a large (over 750 devices) complex enterprise-wide WAN/MAN/LAN routing/switching networks with diverse solutions from multiple vendors which also includes three (3) years of demonstrated design, installation, configuration and support of network routing/switching equipment and their related protocols. Experience analyzing departmental standard operating procedures, guidelines, policies and business processes is required. Current vendor certifications where the GN has standard on manufacturers such as Cisco, Mitel, F5, Juniper Networks and Riverbed or equivalent is required. Experience in project and contract administration within an enterprise level IM/IT environment is an asset. Exposure to satellite networks is an asset This is a Position of Trust and a satisfactory Criminal Record Check is required. The Official Languages of Nunavut are Inuktut, English and French. Applicants may submit their resume in any of the official languages of Nunavut. Fluency in more than one of Nunavut’s official languages would be considered an asset. Knowledge of Inuit communities, culture, land,Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, Inuktut and experience working in a northern cross-cultural environment are also considered assets. Acceptable combinations of education and experience may be considered for this position. We encourage you to apply if you have equivalent years of education and/or experience equal to the education and experience requirements listed above. As this is a term position until March 2029, current indeterminate Government of Nunavut employees may be offered a competitive transfer assignment for the duration of the term if they are deemed to be the successful candidate, however this is subject to managerial approval. An eligibility list may be created to fill future vacancies. Apply To This Job