Systems Administrator

Staples Canada•Richmond Hill, ON

48d•Hybrid

About The Position

Systems Administrator is a Senior position. The recipient will be responsible for high availability and continuity of technology and infrastructure in multiple Data Centers across Canada. The recipient will have extensive experience in implementing, maintaining and supporting Windows and Linux servers, provisioning storage, and interconnectivity of all Data Centre systems. The recipient will have strong communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills as well as be able to adapt to changing, fast-paced and high-pressure work environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT or a related field of study and/or 5 + years of equivalent IT working experience.
Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a professional server/systems administration role.
Minimum of 5 years’ experience supporting virtualized environments.
Must have a drive to continually improve and a passion for evolving technology
HPE Synergy-series blades and chassis, DL-series rack-mount servers, 3PAR storage and knowledge/experience with other comparable brands.
IIS, SFTP, FTP, InfoBlox/DNS, SSL Certificates and Splunk.
Ability to work effectively, both independently or as a team member.
Excellent interpersonal and customer services skills.

Responsibilities

Design, implement and maintain Data Centre equipment including, but not limited to, servers, storage, network switches, and vendor appliances.
Travel as required to Data Centers to implement, maintain and troubleshoot the environment.
Build and maintain virtual and physical servers on Windows and Linux platforms.
Manage and monitor virtual environment using VMware vCenter.
Create/modify/delete objects and resources in Active Directory, Microsoft 365, DNS management using Infobox or similar technology/services and Group Policy Objects.
Build and manage Cloud VM’s and resources.
Implement and maintain file share services, web services, SFTP/FTP services, SSL certificates.
Automate and streamline processes using PowerShell, Command Shell and other languages and technologies.
Provide escalation level support to Help Desk and other departments.
On-call/after-hours support duties on a rotational basis amongst the team.