Who is Grand & Toy?

Grand & Toy is one of Canada's most trusted names in workplace solutions, helping organizations across the country stay productive and competitive. From office furniture to IT, we enable where work happens—with purpose and precision. The Grand & Toy IT team is at the heart of that mission—delivering secure, scalable, and forward-thinking infrastructure that powers our business and supports our future.

About the role

Do you love architecting modern infrastructure, leading transformation, and solving mission-critical challenges? We are looking for a Senior Network Engineer to join our IT Infrastructure Operations team—a role that combines deep technical expertise, project leadership, and strategic impact. As a Senior Network Engineer, you will help shape and evolve our infrastructure footprint, supporting cloud and on-prem environments, driving modernization efforts, and ensuring high availability across our network, data centers, and systems landscape. Reporting to the Manager, Infrastructure & Operations, this role is perfect for someone who thrives on owning complex environments and working across teams to deliver operational excellence.

Salary

$85,000-$100,000

Key Area of Responsibilities

Infracture, Architecture & Operations

• Lead the design, configuration, and optimization of enterprise systems—on-prem and cloud.
• Serve as a technical SME across a hybrid infrastructure stack (Cisco, VMware,Microsoft, EMC).
• Manage LAN/WAN, firewalls, MPLS, VPN, and multi-site voice/data systems.
• Maintain performance, uptime, and recovery planning in a high-availability environment.

Project Leadership & Delivery

• Drive large-scale infrastructure projects from strategy through execution.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deploy secure, scalable technology
  solutions.
• Translate complex requirements into sustainable architecture plans.

Issue Resolution & Troubleshooting

• Serve as a senior escalation point for technical issues and critical outages.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve infrastructure bottlenecks and security gaps.
• Proactively monitor systems to preempt failures and minimize downtime.
• Strategic Advisory and collaboration
• Advise IT Leadership on infrastructure modernization, cloud readiness, and optimization opportunities.
• Provide technical guidance to application development, eCommerce, and ERP teams.
• Develop best practices, playbooks, and architecture standards for the enterprise.

Mentorship & Knowledge Transfer

• Coach junior engineers and support staff, transferring deep infrastructure knowledge.
• Lead onboarding and development activities for new team members.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and process improvement.

Security, Compliance & Governance

• Ensure infrastructure compliance with PCI, SOX, and internal security standards.
• Implement and maintain controls that support audit readiness and threat mitigation.
• Partner with the cybersecurity team on proactive infrastructure hardening initiatives.

What You Bring

Education &Certification

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
• 7+ years supporting large-scale infrastructure for multi-site enterprises.
• Cisco CCNA/CCNP preferred; ITIL 4 certification is an asset.

Technical Strengths

• Expert in Cisco enterprise networking (Nexus, Catalyst, ASA, VPN, Wireless, VoIP).
• Strong experience with VMware, Windows Server, EMC storage, and Active Directory.
• Familiarity with Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud platforms is an asset.
• Hands-on experience with network and security technologies (F5, Checkpoint, SSO,
• MFA).
• Deep understanding of networking protocols (EIGRP, BGP, VLAN, QOS, NAT, TCP/IP)
• Skilled in scripting (PowerShell, VBS), infrastructure documentation, and automation tools.

Soft Skills & Leadership

• Strong project and time management abilities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and business teams.
• Strategic thinker with ability to balance short-term needs with long-term goals.
• Operates autonomously and leads by example—trusted to make sound, high-impact decisions.

Workplace Expectations
This position is based in our Vaughan, ON office. Employees are expected on-site a minimum of 3 days per week, including Tuesday and Thursday. If you're a senior infrastructure expert ready to build the backbone of a modern digital enterprise, we want to hear from you.

What does Grand & Toy offer?

Grand & Toy offers a competitive salary and benefits package based on education and experience, along with other perks such as our associate/corporate discounts and reward programs for management positions. We proudly provide comprehensive training for all new associates. We celebrate employment equity and diversity. We are committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If you require accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.