Work @ Afilias

The Company

Afilias is committed to providing secure, reliable, scalable and globally available technology for numerous areas of Internet infrastructure services.  We have a long history of commitment to open source technology and standards based solutions that further the development of the Internet for everyone. The quality of our workforce is reflected in the company's accomplishments and in the dedication of our staff. Everyone's contribution matters.

We believe in a cooperative work environment and are committed to the professional development of employees. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer no-cost or low-cost medical, dental and vision insurance for employees, and life and disability insurance; flexible work hours, possible work-from-home arrangements, and opportunities for advancement.

The People

Creative, bright, and hard working team members are at the roots of Afilias' success. They each share the vision and commitment of the best team in the industry. Our company is the right place for individuals seeking opportunities full of challenge, dedicating themselves to making an impact, and thriving in a dynamic, collaborative team environment.

The Philosophy

Afilias strives to create a work environment that is conducive to learning and growth, both professionally as well as interpersonally. We rely on a team based structure that highly values communication and collaboration within the group.  The application of combined ideas and knowledge allows our organization to excel in our industry, and enables our employees to develop new skills and enhance their capabilities.

Internet Operations Specialist

The Internet Operations Specialist will join the Content Propagation and Resolution team ("CPR"). CPR is responsible for running the DNS of over 10% of the Internet, as well as devising and providing support for emerging protocols on the 'Net. In this role, the Internet operations specialist will design and implement the supporting infrastructure to run name-services applications in a globally distributed environment.

The Internet Operations Specialist may also take an active lead in developing and shaping the future of the Internet by working within the Internet community to define, build and implement emerging technologies.

Senior Network Engineer
The Senior Network Engineer will be part of the Content Propagation and Resolution team ("CPR"). CPR is responsible for running the DNS of over 10% of the Internet, as well as devising and providing support for emerging protocols on the 'Net. In this role, the Senior Network Engineer will design and implement the supporting infrastructure to run name-services applications in a globally distributed environment. The Senior Network Engineer may also take an active lead in developing and shaping the future of the Internet by working within the Internet community to define, build and implement emerging technologies.
Network Operations Center (NOC) Operator

As a NOC Operator you will support the Afilias registry network monitoring team to assess Network Performance on a real time basis; identify and escalate issues affecting network performance, and provide supporting root-cause analysis.

 

Intermediate Database Administrator (DBA) (Toronto, ON)

Main Purpose of the position:

  • To provide Technical Database Administration (DBA) services and support for Production, Development, and Testing databases, and for related systems
  • To provide Development DBA support for Business Applications using these databases, and to customers and other support groups
  • To provide Data Administration and Database Research & Development services for all of the above

Key Responsibilities:

Security Data Analyst

The Security Data Analyst will actively analyze external and internal data sources to identify and investigate cyber-security threat patterns with respect to malware, phishing, and spam in the Top Level Internet Domains supported by Afilias, in order to develop domain name safety initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

-          Monitor data sources for patterns and inconsistencies; identify trends and relationships of data related to spam, phishing, WHOIS records, IP addresses, etc.

IDN Software Developer

Afilias's top level domain portfolio is second only to the .com and .net behemoths. We are the engine that drives much of the world's top level domain infrastructure including .org, .info, .mobi and many country code TLDs.

Senior Linux/Windows System Administrator

Senior Linux/Windows System Administrator

Reporting to the Team Lead, Systems Engineering; the Senior Linux/Windows System Administrator will work as a member of the server and storage support team.

Systems Administrator – Production Control, Infrastructure Support

Main purpose of the position
To support and maintain production applications, monitoring systems, systems infrastructure
and services in co-operation with other members of the Production Control team and other
Operations teams at Afilias.

Key responsibilities
o Investigate, evaluate and recommend new technologies which may include interacting
with vendors and external clients
o Develop and provide training to all Production Control Administrators on new
technologies or procedures
o Act as third level support for customer problems (on call after hours)

Network Operations Centre Operator

Job Description
Network Operations Centre Operator

As a NOC Operator you will support the Afilias registry network monitoring team to assess Network Performance on a real time basis. You will directly report to the Network Operations Center Technical Lead. Additional responsibilities of this position are, but not limited to; providing technical guidance to Afilias Customer Support Team, identifying and escalating Infrastructure, Systems & Network impacting events and supporting root cause analysis efforts.