Company Description:
Tantalum Mining Corporation of Canada Ltd. (Tanco) is headquartered in Lac Du Bonnet, Manitoba, Canada, and specializes in the mining and production of critical minerals. While historically known for its Tantalum production, Tanco’s current focus is on producing Lithium and Cesium to support global industrial demand. Our commitment to sustainable practices and innovation underpins our work. More information about our operations can be found on our website.
Job Summary:
We are looking for a hands-on Network Administrator to design, deploy, and maintain our enterprise network infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have a solid background with Cisco switches, Fortinet FortiGate firewalls, FortiClient VPN, and wireless access point deployment and management. You will ensure secure, reliable connectivity across on-premises, remote sites, and remote workers, and collaborate with security and IT operations teams.
Responsibilities:
- Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Cisco switches (Cisco IOS/IOS-XE), including VLANs, trunking, spanning-tree, QoS, ACLs, and port security.
- Design and maintain network topology, routing (static and dynamic), and inter-VLAN routing; assist with core/distribution/access layer optimization.
- Deploy, configure, and monitor Fortinet FortiGate firewalls, including VPNs (IPsec and SSL), firewall policies, NAT, UTM features, and high-availability pairings.
- Implement and manage FortiClient VPN for remote users and site-to-site VPN as needed; enforce secure remote access and MFA where applicable.
- Plan and execute wireless network design and deployment (APs, SSIDs, security settings, RF planning, channel optimization, and roaming).
- Monitor network performance, perform capacity planning, and troubleshoot connectivity issues across LAN, WAN, VPN, and wireless environments.
- Implement and enforce network security best practices: access control, segmentation, hardening, firewall rules, and regular audits.
- Automate routine network tasks with scripting (PowerShell, Python, or Ansible) and leverage network management tools for inventory, configuration management, and backup.
- Maintain network documentation, change management, and runbooks; participate in incident response and post-incident reviews.
- Collaborate with security, cloud, and systems teams to support hybrid and remote access architectures.
Qualifications:
- Certifications such as Cisco CCNA/CCNP, Fortinet NSE 4/5, or other relevant vendor certifications.
- Experience with FortiGate firewall policies, VPNs, and high availability or FortiGate with SD-WAN features.
- Experience in site deployments, voice/video traffic handling, and QoS design.
- Knowledge of cloud networking (Azure/AWS) and hybrid connectivity concepts.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Education/Experience:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 1-2 years proven experience as a network administrator or in a similar role.
- Mining experience highly desirable.
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Site located at Bernic Lake, MB: must be able to reliably commute to site and commute from Lac du Bonnet, MB or surrounding communities. (required)
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From $85,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care
- Wellness program
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Lac du Bonnet, MB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Drivers License (required)
Work Location: In person
