Network Administrator

American Iron & Metal (AIM) is a family-owned company recognized as a global leader in the metal recycling industry with more than 125 locations and 4,000 employees worldwide. We have continued to thrive over the past eight decades thanks to the dedication of our employees and the continued trust and support of our customers.

Be part of the AIM team, a growing team with an entrepreneurial spirit that, over the years, has become a successful and versatile company with business divisions that include metal recycling, decommissioning and demolition, automotive parts sales and recycling, weld assembly manufacturing, construction waste recycling, and the production of custom industrial and mining products.

We pride ourselves on doing good things for the environment to help create a greener, more sustainable future for all.

It's simple: we do it well. We strive for excellence.

The Network Administrator – OSCC (Operational Security Command Center) is responsible for the stability, security, and performance of the corporate network. You will participate in daily operations, planned changes, monitoring, and incident management to ensure the continuous availability of network infrastructure.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Managing and maintaining switches, routers, firewalls, VPNs, Wi-Fi, and critical network services.
• Managing IP services (addressing, VLANs, routing, DNS, DHCP, IPAM) and maintaining optimal configuration hygiene.
• Applying standard changes to firewalls, managing access rules, and supporting network segmentation.
• Participating in network access control operations (NAC/802.1X) and exception management.
• Configuring and monitoring network alerts (SNMP, syslog, NetFlow) and responding to P1/P2 incidents. Develop and execute change management procedures (MOPs) with validation and rollback plans.
• Perform configuration drift checks, firmware management, and environment documentation.
• Collaborate with the Systems, Cybersecurity, and Service Desk teams to resolve incidents and improve performance.
• Participate in the on-call rotation for after-hours interventions.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 to 7 years of network operations experience in a multi-site enterprise environment.
• Strong knowledge of routing and switching (Cisco, Fortinet, or equivalent), Wi-Fi, firewalls/VPNs, and IP services.
• Comfortable with CLI tools, packet analysis (Wireshark), and monitoring (SNMP, syslog, NetFlow/IPFIX).
• Good knowledge of ITIL processes related to change, incident, and problem management.
• Excellent communication skills, operational rigor, and technical documentation.
• Basic automation skills (Ansible, Jinja2, Python) and familiarity with SD-WAN/SASE and NAC (ISE/ClearPass/Forescout).
• Understanding of cloud networking concepts (Azure, Private Endpoints) and load balancers (F5/NGINX).
• Recognized certifications: CCNA, CCNP, NSE, PCNSE, or ITIL Foundation (asset).

What we offer!

• A competitive annual salary, vacation time, benefits, and an RRSP matching program
• Annual AIM tuition scholarship program up to $8,500 per eligible dependents 
• The tools and support you need to succeed in your career and professional development
• A dynamic and rewarding work environment that's also a lot of fun!