System Administrator 1

**Who are we seeking to join our team?**

We are currently seeking a “System Administrator 1” to join our team at the North York head office.

You will contribute to the team by performing the following:

• Monitor and maintain highly available systems in diverse environment consisting of Bare-metal, VMWare, and Hyper-V and storage appliances such NetApp and Isilon
• Administer, monitor and maintain VMware and its related virtual machines in a clustered environment.
• Administer and configure all equipment, hardware and software adhering to company standards, and policies while maintaining appropriate documentation on all systems and procedures.
• Administer and support Active Directory including user management and access level controls.
• Optimize and maintain infrastructure by evaluating performance issues including availability, utilization, throughput and latency in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with multiple simultaneous projects, and often rapidly changing priorities.
• Act as tier 2 and 3 support for complex issues
• Participate in providing 24/7 on-call support, as well as weekend and overnight maintenance activities as required.
• Upkeep skills by participating in professional development through educational opportunities, reading professional publications, and maintaining professional designations
• Other duties are required by management.
• *What you bring to the team**:
• Service oriented, positive attitude.
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment, contributing individually and as a team
• 1-3 years experience deploying, administering and maintaining VMware in a clustered environment.
• 1-3 years experience working with IT platform infrastructure including bare-metal servers and VMware, Hyper-V
• Knowledge in System Administration and security best-practices for Windows workstations and Servers.
• Experience with storage appliances such as NetApp and Isilon
• Experience using automated infrastructure tools including Group Policy, Windows Deployment services, PowerShell and Windows CLI scripting
• Advanced knowledge in diagnosing complex infrastructure and stability issues.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 and Azure Cloud
• Able to quickly learn and implement new technologies and infrastructure best practices in a constantly evolving service provider environment
• *Nice to have**:
• Experience with containerization
• Experience with Linux
• Experience with mobile security
• Experience with Cisco Unified Communication Manager

Schedule: Part time

Shift: On Call

Length of Contract: Not Applicable (Regular Position)

Work Location: 61 Wildcat Road (7883), Toronto, ON

Travel Requirements: None

Posting Category/Function: Technology & Systems Administration

Requisition ID: 302185

Posting Notes: Technology