Infra System Administrator

Accenture•Ottawa, ON

16d•CA$74,000 - CA$124,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Advanced Technology Centers (ATCs) is the engine for reinvention in our clients’ transformation journey. Powered by more than 255,000 people across 24 countries, ATCs will provide our clients seamless access to industry insights and innovative technology solutions. The Advanced Technology Centers (ATCs) make tremendous impact in solving our clients’ business problems leveraging Innovation, Intelligence, Industry insights, new IT and new technology skills. Now, with the global environment changing at a faster pace, our clients are facing unprecedented challenges and they need us more than ever before. As a Network, ATCs are positioned to unlock greater opportunities and exponential value for our clients. For our clients, the Network provides the strength of our geographic diversity, greater resilience, and seamless access to the deepest industry knowledge, the latest in Gen AI solutions, and tech expertise from around the world. For our people, it brings an opportunity to shape truly boundaryless career paths in a highly collaborative team of experts where they can learn from each other and solve the world’s most complex client challenges.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of experience in system administration/engineering experience.
Strong automation (Terraform/Ansible) and scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash).
Kubernetes/container fundamentals; hybrid private cloud familiarity.
Demonstrated DR/BCP and incident leadership.
Bachelor’s degree or college diploma in a related field.
Eligibility for Reliability Clearance.

Nice To Haves

Eligible for Top Secret Security Clearance or currently holds Top Secret Security Clearance status.
Certifications (RHCSA/RHCE, Microsoft, HashiCorp).
Observability stack expertise (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
Bilingual (English/French).

Responsibilities

Design and operate hardened Linux/Windows platforms; define baseline images, GPO/policies, and patch orchestration.
Engineer automation with Terraform/Ansible and CI/CD (linting, testing, policy as code) to deliver immutable infrastructure.
Define monitoring SLO/SLA, dashboards, and alert strategies; drive capacity planning and performance tuning.
Integrate backups with application consistency; validate DR plans via regular exercises; refine RTO/RPO.
Implement ITSG‑33 controls across IAM, secrets, logging, encryption; coordinate evidence for audits.
Lead P1/P2 incident response, RCA, and corrective actions; design resilient patterns (clustering, HA, auto-scaling).
Evolve ITIL processes; build runbooks and knowledge articles; mentor junior admins.
Collaborate with Cloud, Network, and Security teams; support FinOps and cost optimization.
Ability to work shifts/on-call; comfort working on-site in high-security environments.
Travel may be required based on client demand. Accenture promotes a client-centric, flexible work environment.
This role will require a minimum of 3 days per week in the office. Preferred location: Ottawa.