Job Description

Reference # JG-17300

Meridia Recruitment Solutions has partnered with Charm Diamond Centres, the largest independently owned Canadian Jewelry Company, to recruit for their Manager of Information Technology in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

Charm Diamond Centres has 83 stores across the country and is also a Platinum Member of Canada\'s Best Managed Companies. If you\'re looking to make a difference and up for a challenge this could be the right opportunity for you!

Your responsibilities will include:

• Responsible for strategic technology planning, cost/benefit analysis, research, evaluation procurement and implementation of corporate and branch infrastructure
• Oversee and administer more than 80 geographically dispersed locations and more than 800 users
• Network administration; including local and remote routers, firewalls, cloud services, VPNs, etc.
• Administration of Windows Server, active directory, group policies, DNS and domain management
• Management of network security, monitoring, virus protection, web filtering and automated Windows and patch management
• Cloud based solutions such as Amazon AWS and Google Apps
• Responsible for building, maintaining and administering multiple servers including physical, virtual (VMware) and cloud based (EC2) instances of Windows Server
• Backup and disaster recovery solutions including backing up on-prem and to the cloud
• Terminal Services and Remote Desktop (IE: RDP, VNC)
• Management of corporate and retail ERP and POS software used for sales, inventory, customer management, etc...
• Install and configure new server hardware and applications
• Resolve problems reported by end users
• Managing and mentoring IT staff (three direct reports)

Your Qualifications:

• Strong strategic thinking and leadership skills
• Experience working in e-commerce Is considered an asset
• Bachelor\'s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent training is considered an asset
• The ability to lead and coach a team on SQL Server queries, stored procedures and views
• Previous experience using POS and retail management software is considered an asset but is not necessary
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills
• An ability to stick to strict deadlines
• Strong communication skills - verbal and written
• Friendly and energetic leader with a positive attitude

To express interest in this opportunity, please click on the "Apply Now" button below.

For more information contact Jamie Grant, Partner or Brooke Ireland, Senior Consultant at bireland@kbrs.ca. If you require accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please let Brooke know.

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