Systems Administrator
Permanent Hybrid | Toronto, ON
Compensation Range
$58K - $72KCompensation will be determined based on the successful candidate's experience, skills, and qualifications, and may also be influenced by internal equity and market conditions.
Description
- Administer and Support (Install, Configure, Test, Maintain) server and endpoint operating systems, application software, and system management tools.
- Manage and monitor alerting, inventory and reporting for endpoint devices and their configuration states, and respond to error indicators, failures and alerts.
- Maintain patching processes and schedules for security hardening, collaborating with the Cybersecurity team.
- Administer user rights and access to network, data and application resources while maintaining the highest levels of security and process compliance.
- Manage domain environment, including Active Directory and Entra ID, Group Policy and Certificates.
- Maintain and monitor health status and readiness of the backup and disaster recovery environments, and participate in disaster recovery exercises.
- Develop and maintain documentation for configurations and processes.
- Assist with project-based IT Infrastructure initiatives where required.
- Work with 3rd party vendors to support existing infrastructure where required.
- Provide second-level support for internal customers and Helpdesk employees.
- Perform other IT-related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- 1+ years experience working as a Systems Administrator or equivalent demonstrated capacities
- 3+ years experience working in the information technology field
- Post-secondary education in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent work experience
- Microsoft, AWS, VMware, Cisco, Palo Alto, and/or ITIL certifications an asset
- Experience administering and maintaining a VMware virtualized server environment with Windows and Linux servers
- Experience administering and maintaining a Public Cloud or Hybrid Cloud server environment
- Experience imaging, deploying, upgrading and supporting Windows 10/11 workstations
- Experience upholding patch management processes including security releases, version upgrades, and system image lifecycles
- Experience using and configuring ITSM solutions (ServiceNow, Fresh Service)
- Experience with Palo Alto Firewalls and Cisco Layer 2 & 3 Switches
Other assets include:
- Experience with financial systems and software
- Experience upholding ITIL process standards including Incidents, Requests, Asset and Change Management
- Experience with backup and recovery tools (Commvault Metallic, VMware VCDR or SRM)
- Experience with public cloud management (AWS, Azure)
- Experience with PowerShell and creating/maintaining scripts
Knowledge, Skills & Attributes
- Oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact with employees at all levels of the organization
- Strong organization, prioritization, and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks with tight deadlines
- Strong troubleshooting ability
- Proficient with current Microsoft 365 technologies (Entra ID/Azure AD, Windows Hello for Business & FIDO2 Password-less Auth, Exchange Online, InTune MDM Compliance & Management, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams)
- Familiarity with VMware environment and tools, including vSphere/vCenter and VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery or VMware Site Recovery Manager
- Experience in installing and supporting various application servers, operating systems and domain services
- Strong understanding of Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking
- Ability to maintain confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information
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