ips

The core strength of IPS is the expertise of our employees. Our employees are highly skilled, experienced professionals. At IPS, we believe in providing a solid foundation of technical experience to every cutstomer regardless of product or solution. Each staff member is chosen as hands-on experts in their respective fields. We also believe that a balanced lifestyle, sharing of rewards through incentives, and performance indicators equals long term success. IPS offers a fair and fulfilling work environment, competitive remuneration packages and performance bonuses.

If you are interested in a challenging and rewarding opportunity, please email your resume and a cover letter to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
 
IPS is looking for exceptional people to join our growing team! We are looking for experienced individuals who are interested in future career advancement within our growing organization. Candidates may apply by sending a resume to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

PCI DSS QUALIFIED SECURITY ASSESSOR  (QSA)

Position Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Start Date: Immediately
Location: Calgary, Alberta
How to apply: Send your resume to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Performing PCI-DSS assessments and hands-on PCI-DSS consulting activities.
• Conducting PCI-DSS gap analyses and assessments.
• Creating professional reports for our clients that detail your assessment findings.
• Consulting with clients to help them understand our findings and their remediation options.
•  Speak at industry events and leading webinars.
• Providing senior-level advisory for large security and architecture engagements.
•  Assist sales team with pre-sales activities to include sow and proposal creation, needs analysis, and solution design.
• Write reports, summaries, and executive briefs.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Mandatory:
• Minimum of four years in the information security field
• CISSP, CISA, CRISC, CISM Certifications or similar
• PCI QSA certification (Active or expired)
• Experience completing a minimum of two PCI-DSS Reports on Compliance (ROCs)
• Prior experience working with large enterprise customers

Other Skills:
• Overall Knowledge of Enterprise network security – Architecture and Design
• Familiarity and experience with a variety of security products and technologies
• Vulnerability management experience
• Risk assessment experience
• Security assessment experience
• Exceptional customer service, communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills
• Dedication to providing solutions to meet or exceed client’s needs and expectations

INSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVE (ISR)

Position Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Start Date: Immediately
Location: Vancouver, BC
How to apply: Send your resume to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

RESPONSIBILITIES:
• The primary responsibilities of the Inside Sales Representative are cold calling, lead generation and business development.
• Pro-actively hunt for target organizations and establish communications with those businesses that can benefit from our Company’s services.
• Further develop multi-tier relationships to organically grow existing accounts.
• Build referral and lead generation network.
• Responding to and processing incoming calls and orders.
• Lead generation, networking and setting up appointments with Account Executives.
• Maintaining knowledge base on current products and learning about new products.
• Providing quote pricing and follow-up.
• Providing basic technical support on products, ongoing certification process
• Consult with dedicated customers and utilize our Technical team in helping customers overcome their business problems.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with venders.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
• Passion for sales.
• Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Bachelor Degree or College Diploma.
• 1-3 years relevant experience in a similar industry.
• Comfortable making 100-200 phone calls per day.
• Pro-active, self-starter with excellent organization skills.
• Outstanding needs analysis, positioning, business justification and closing skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Confident dealing with middle managers through to decision makers.

WORK HOURS:
• 40 hour work week, Monday to Friday
• Since you will be covering BC, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Ontario, the work day begins between 7am to 9am (PST) and finishes between 3pm and 5pm (PST). This will vary depending on which regional locations you will be calling that day.

SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER

Position Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Start Date: Immediately
Locations: Vancouver, BC and Calgary, AB (Two positions available)
How to apply: Send your resume to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Achieve and exceed personal gross profit sales targets/quotas.
• Build and maintain strong professional relationships with clients, vendors and partners.
• Prospect, qualify, close and manage the sales of IPS’ IT services and solutions.
• Coordinate and engage the necessary resources - sales, operations, finance and marketing teams and vendor resources- to achieve success.
• Liaise with the technical team and understand the applicable technology solution in order to help lead a successful implementation.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
• 5 years + sales experience.
• Experience in the IT industry. Strong technical product knowledge is a definite asset.
• Previous experience working with large enterprise clients.
• Existing business relationships are assets.
• Proven track record of exceeding annual revenue and profit targets.
• Enterprise account planning and management experience.
• Demonstrated ability to build executive relationships.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and an experienced negotiator.
• Ability to work both individually and in a team environment.

NOC/SOC ANALYST

Position Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Start Date: Immediately
Location: Vancouver, BC
How to apply: Send your resume to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Must Have:
• Excellent command of the English language, both verbal and written
• Available for shift work and on-call rotation
• Ability to work effectively in a team
• Experience with ticketing software and monitoring systems
• Ability to prioritize, escalate and communicate planned and unplanned events
• Familiar with security vulnerabilities terms and concepts
• Ability to interpret and summarize technical issues into written communications that are easy to understand
• Ability to perform basic network connectivity troubleshooting
• Knowledge and support experience with Windows 7

Should Have:
• Minimum 3 years IT support experience
• Minimum 2 years helpdesk or call center experience
• Intermediate competency with MS Word, Excel and Outlook office applications
• Internetworking knowledge such as TCP/IP, segmentation, routing and switching
• Experience in preparing and updating technical documentation such as How-To guides
• Basic to intermediate understanding of network infrastructure and design
• Experience with monitoring and reporting software
• Basic understanding of network security technologies

Nice to Have:
• Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) experience
• Recognized industry certifications such as MS CCNA, CompTIA Security+ and MCITP
• Experience with Check Point firewall and IPS/IPS applications
• Riverbed Steelhead, Aventail VPN and Blue Coat Proxy appliances knowledge and experience
• Cisco hardware and IOS experience
• MS Exchange 2010 hands-on experience
• VMware virtualization knowledge and experience