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Insight Global

Lead Network Security Engineer

Hybrid

Toronto, Canada

Senior

Freelance

22-12-2025

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Leadership Network Security Networking Architecture Network Architecture

Job Specifications

JOB DESCRIPTION: $95-$105/hour - Contract - 3 Days/Week Onsite

Insight Global is hiring a Lead Network Security Engineer to join a top banking client on a 7-month contract in downtown Toronto.

Requirements:

* 8–12+ years in network engineering/security with at least 3–5 years in a senior or lead role.

* Experience designing secure multisite or global enterprise networks, similar with largescale secure deployments.

Core Competencies (Must Haves):

* Data center network architecture: spineleaf, L2/L3 fabric design, overlay/underlay separation, multitenant segmentation, ECMP, MLAG/vPC.

* Segmentation at scale: VLANs, VRFs, micro segmentation (NSXT), zone based policy models, zerotrust enforcement across east–west and north–south flows.

* IPv4/IPv6 addressing: CIDR planning, supernetting/subnetting, hierarchical IPAM, nonoverlapping multisite schemas.

* Network security engineering: firewall policy design (allowlists), IPS/IDS, TLS inspection, NAT, VPNs, secure B2B/transit demarcations.

* Migration leadership: wave planning, cutover runbooks, rollback paths, pre/postvalidation across networking, security, and application tiers.

About the Company

Insight Global is an international professional services and staffing company specializing in delivering talent and technical solutions to Fortune 1000 companies across the IT, Non-IT, Healthcare, and Engineering industries. Fueled by staffing and talent experts, Evergreen, our professional services brand, brings technical advisors and culture consultants to help customers tackle their biggest challenges. With over 70 locations across North America, Europe, and Asia, and global staffing capabilities in 50+ countries, our tea... Know more