Job Description

Job Offer: IT Systems Administrator
Location: Calgary
Contract Duration: 12 months
Work Mode: Hybrid
Start Date: ASAP
Why Join Us?
Astek is a global leader in technology consulting. With 9,600 experts worldwide, we guide our clients through digital transformation by developing innovative solutions.
In Canada, we excel in IT and engineering. We collaborate with leading companies to tackle major technological challenges, putting innovation, collaboration, and excellence at the heart of our actions.
Join a passionate and committed team ready to bring your ideas to life.
About the Role
On behalf of our client in the Banking industry, Astek Canada is seeking a motivated IT Systems Administrator ready to take on new challenges.
Your Responsibilities
As an IT Systems Administrator, you will be responsible for:

• Ensure the reliable, efficient operation of production data centre infrastructure & services with 24x7x365 uptime requirements.
• Monitoring, troubleshooting and maintaining data center infrastructure.
• Network strategic design, discovery and documentation, including logical and physical diagrams.
• Ability to influence and lead others, train and mentor less-experienced engineers.
• Perform daily maintenance and monitoring of Local Area Networks (LAN) / Wide Area Network (WAN) services per established procedures.
• Partner with development and web operations teams to meet organizational goals, identify solutions to problems and proactively seek improvements in reliability and the performance of systems.
• Identify opportunities for improvements in efficiency and responsiveness, make recommendations and assist with implementing efficiencies.

Your Qualifications
Education/Experience:

• BSc in Computer Science or related Engineering is preferred.
• 7+ years of increasingly responsible IT Infrastructure administration in data center/SaaS architectures within a DevOps/Agile framework.
• A strong background in enterprise class network administration with experience in Juniper, Cisco and Palo Alto routing and switching technologies.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience administering data center infrastructure and complex cross-functional and cross-organizational projects for mid to large-scale technology companies.
• 7+ years of Linux Systems Administration (Red Hat).
• 7+ years of Oracle Database Administration.
• 10+ years of experience with VMware Virtualization technologies (vSphere, Operations Manager, vCenter, NSX, vSAN, etc.).
• 7+ years of Firewall and VPN design and implementation (eg: Juniper SRX).
• 7+ years of data storage solutions administration.
• 5+ years of Enterprise Security/ Information Security Administration and Management (Cyber Defense, Penetration Testing, Digital Forensic and Incident Response, etc.).

Key Skills:

• Enterprise Disaster Recovery (DR) strategy, planning, and implementation experience.
• Experience recommending new enterprise class technologies and processes that will improve overall customer service, reduce operating costs and/or provide a competitive advantage.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure and Data center monitoring software (PRTG, Sensu etc).
• Microsoft Windows Server Administration (Windows Server 2008/2012/2016).
• Collaboration services such as Confluence, SharePoint, Microsoft CRM* IPS/ IDS
• Backup, Deduplication and Replication Technologies (Quantum, EMC Data domaine).
• Experience with VLANs, VTP, and network protocols particularly EIGRP, BGP, and OSPF.
• Experience with RAID solutions, 3rd party file systems, experience designing distributed file system architectures (NFS, AFS, DFS, etc).
• Experience with IBM SAN Storage environments, experience with IBM System X, and or Lenovo Flex System Enterprise Chassis environments.
• Knowledge of fiber-channel storage arrays, hosts, switches, software, and storage networking infrastructure.
• Application and process automation experience utilizing Ansible to automate common functions.
• Intermediate experience with network admin (firewalls, routing, configure and upgrade a device).
• Broadcom products; VCF, Vcenter, ES.
• Beginner experience in Linux administration.

Personal Qualities:

• Analytical and solution-oriented mindset.
• Team collaboration and teamwork skills.
• Autonomy and rigor in managing priorities.

The Astek Advantages

• Personalized CARE plan for our employees.
• Diversity & Inclusion Charter.

Ready to Take on the Challenge?
Apply now by sending your CV and discover a rewarding career at Astek Canada.
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