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Job DescriptionAs a Network Administrator at Ubisoft Montréal, you will help maintain and improve the infrastructure used by our global network team. You will also resolve complex issues raised by our partners and support other administrators.
What you’ll do
- Install and maintain network equipment, including switches, routers, firewalls and load balancers
- Deploy and maintain private network links and dedicated peering connections
- Assess new requirements and technical designs, and help define standards, guidelines and metrics
- Increase the use of automation to improve consistency and efficiency
- Monitor and troubleshoot network infrastructure and services, including complex issues raised by partners
- Apply network security policies and procedures
- Manage network capacity, improve performance and contribute to expansion plans for networks and systems
- Maintain network hardware and software documentation
- Respond to user inquiries and service requests
- Mentor newer administrators and serve as a technical resource for the team
What you bring to the team
- Extensive experience in network administration
- Expertise in routing, including Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
- Expertise in switching, including virtual local area networks (VLANs), Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), EtherChannel, VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP), and Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols
- Ability to develop approaches to complex, unfamiliar network problems
- Knowledge of Linux and cloud networking in Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Azure, an asset
- Experience with Python, Ansible and automation pipelines, including continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), an asset
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain complex information to people at all levels of management
- Sound judgment and critical thinking, with a commitment to flagging governance or priority concerns and handling information with integrity and confidentiality
Skills Required
- Extensive experience in network administration
- Expertise in routing, including BGP and OSPF
- Expertise in switching, including VLANs, STP, EtherChannel, VTP, and Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols
- Ability to develop solutions to complex, unfamiliar network problems
- Knowledge of Linux
- Knowledge of cloud networking in AWS or Azure
- Experience with Python, Ansible, and automation pipelines, including CI/CD
- Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex information to all management levels
- Sound judgment and critical thinking
- Ability to handle information with integrity and confidentiality
Ubisoft Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ubisoft and has not been reviewed or approved by Ubisoft.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage in the U.S. includes medical, dental, and vision options with HSA funding to cover the deductible, plus access to One Medical and a mental‑health program. Several studios also provide telemedicine and, in some regions, on‑site clinic services.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes paid vacation, holidays, wellness time, volunteer PTO, and a sabbatical available after five years in the U.S. Canadian studios highlight six weeks of vacation and additional local days tied to occasions or seasonal reduced hours.
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Parental & Family Support — Enhanced parental leave with salary top‑ups is emphasized in multiple regions, including Canada. In the U.S., a travel‑expense program supports access to reproductive healthcare when services are out of state.
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What We Do
Ubisoft’s 20,000 team members, working across more than 40 locations around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their dedication and talent has brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves.
