Job Description

APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FOR THE POSITION OF

SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR

ICT SERVICES DIVISION

NON-UNION LEVEL 10: $61,240 - $76,549

Our Vision :
At the Toronto Catholic District School Board, we transform the world through witness, faith, innovation and action. Servant-leadership that is visionary, empowering and inclusive is a fundamental characteristic of our Board. We seek colleagues who demonstrate a powerful personal mission and commitment through action to these principles. We are committed to fairly and objectively recruiting and selecting leaders and staff who are excellent role models, visionary and innovative, student-focused, committed to diversity, inclusion and equity and are also collaborative in building a Catholic community.

TORONTO CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD:
The TCDSB is an inclusive learning community rooted in the love of Christ. We educate students to grow in grace and knowledge and to lead lives of faith, hope and charity. At Toronto Catholic, we have a long and distinguished history of providing excellence in Catholic education for the Toronto community. Catholic Social Teachings, the Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations and the Board\xe2\x80\x99s Pastoral Plan are foundational to our exemplary approach to teaching and learning in the 21st century.

The TCDSB is proud to be a significant part of the fabric of publicly-funded Catholic education in the province of Ontario. We serve more than 90,000 students in more than 195 Catholic schools in the city of Toronto and represent close to 475 000 catholic school supporters.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum Three (3) year College Diploma in Information Technology i.e., Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent qualifications and experience

Minimum Two (2) years\xe2\x80\x99 experience with increased responsibilities performing technical support, system administration of the enterprise infrastructure for a large scale, multi-location enterprise environment

Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) certification is an asset

Extensive experience and knowledge and skills with Windows operating systems (Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016/2019/2022), Domain Controllers, Active Directory and Azure AD, Digital Certificates, PowerShell and scripting, Microsoft Clustering, Microsoft Office applications and IT security concepts and best practices.

Proven knowledge and system administration experience with Citrix environment and other virtual desktop and application infrastructures

Proven knowledge and experience with System Centre (SCOM and SCCM), Azure IaaS (Infrastructure As A Service), VMware, Enterprise SAN/NAS storage management (Dell Unity preferred) and Enterprise backup system (Dell EMC Networker and Data Domain preferred)

Proven networking knowledge and skills with TCP/IP (subnets, VLANs, ports, routing), DNS, DHCP, Firewalls, VPN, IPSEC, SSL

Excellent interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to work with technical, administrative and academic teams as well as external vendors and consultants

Well-developed project management, organizational, follow-up, teamwork, oral and written communication skills with strong attention to detail and independent decision making and problem-solving abilities

Availability to work outside core office hours, as required

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Reporting to Senior Manager \xe2\x80\x93 Data Center and Computing System Infrastructure & Services, the primary function of this position is for the effective administration, monitoring, and troubleshooting of the enterprise infrastructure systems and services. Major duties and responsibilities will include but not limited to the following:

Perform system administration tasks of infrastructure environment for Citrix, storage, backup, SCOM, Azure AD, SCCM, Azure IaaS and VMware

Plan and implement monthly security patches on firmware, OS (Operating System), system, application and tools

Define and perform implementation plans for server and system configuration changes, upgrades and migrations

Perform system monitoring and mitigation of infrastructure system, application and security events

Execute the validation of the infrastructure DR plan and support of the data backup and recovery processes

Perform problem identification, troubleshooting, investigation, analysis, and documentation of server, system and application issues and develop action plans for resolution

Responsible for timely resolution of server, system and application related incidents and problem tickets/tasks and escalated technical issues

Prepare, update and maintain infrastructure documentation and advisories that includes system technical and functional specifications, server or system related operational policies, standards, procedures, guidelines and checklists, and end-user documentation and advisories

Assist with research and evaluation of new technology and audit and review of current computing environment

Provide guidance to vendor partners and technical training, supervision and evaluation of support staff as required

Perform other duties as required

Note: This position will require the incumbent to be available for \xe2\x80\x9con call\xe2\x80\x9d and scheduled support activities after hours. Travel to schools and other Board sites may also be required.

Diversity and Inclusion:
Consistent with the TCDSB\xe2\x80\x99s Employment Equity policy, the TCDSB is strongly committed to fostering a diverse workforce. We especially welcome applications from individuals who would contribute to the further diversification of our staff, including but not limited to, those who are members of groups protected by the Human Rights Code. You are invited to voluntarily indicate if you identify as such a person. This information will be kept confidential.

Barrier-Free Recruitment and Selection:
TCDSB embraces the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and as such, is committed to creating an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process.

Please inform the Human Resources department at the time of your application of any requirement for an accommodation. Accommodations will be provided in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Interested applicants are asked to submit a completed r\xc3\xa9sum\xc3\xa9 and cover letter no later than Monday, February 6, 2023.

Applications are to be submitted online through ApplyToEducation.

We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.