Systems Administrator - Longueuil, Canada - MDA

MDA

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Longueuil, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

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MDA Geospatial Services is strengthening its Information Technology team in support of RADARSAT-2 (R2) and RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) satellites operations and is seeking an experienced and versatile IT specialist to join our team in St.

Hubert, QC.

***MDA is seeking a bright and capable System Administrator to join our team of Information Technology (IT) professionals operating and maintaining the RADAR satellite missions Ground Systems. Your position in the IT operations team will leverage your skills honed over several years of active practice, your solid self-management skills, and the professional attitude required to work within large teams and across departments. You will be a member of the team, which maintains the posture of the various systems throughout their operational life cycle. The RCM is a multi-site system and comprises a wide range of information technologies, including many that are specifically related to cyber security. You will be participating in protecting a system that is important to Canada's national security interest.

This position is located at the MDA Control Centre, Canadian Space Agency Headquarters, in St Hubert, PQ.

Primary Activities
As a member of the MDA Satellite Operations team, your primary responsibilities will include the following, during the operational phase of the RCM and RADARSAT-2 mission:

Operating the mechanisms used to define, monitor and control the baseline configurations of the system's network and computing assets, the latter including a mix of Windows and Linux hosts of both the physical and virtual (VMware) variety.
Operating the endpoint protection infrastructure that works to defend the RCM endpoints against malware and other forms of compromise.
Responsibility for executing incident response activities, including investigation of incidents, and subsequent response to and recovery from the incidents.
Participating in security testing exercises that involve the RCM system
Participating in training of other members of the IT administration team with respect to security aspects.
Managing Kubernetes and Docker clusters (Docker/Rancher)
Ability to work both individually and in a team.
A technical diploma in a computerrelated discipline from an accredited institution OR equivalent work experience with a proven track record
An aspiring career IT professional looking ahead to gain the knowledge and experience required to obtain a securityrelated certification (CISSP, SANS, etc.)
At least 23 years of relevant IT System Administration experience
High capacity for learning new technologies.
Possess excellent problemsolving skills.
Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
The position may require on call duty on a rotational basis

Technical requirements:

Solid understanding of vSphere, Windows and Linuxbased operating systems (RHEL, SuSE) including, in particular, the processes used to make and keep them secure.
Knowledge and experience with monitoring software (Nagios, Zabbix, ELK, etc.)
Knowledge and experience with security operations of IT systems that:
Comprise many different network security zones interlinked with network security devices (firewalls, etc.)
Comprise a mix of Windows and Linux (RHEL, SuSE) systems integrated into a common domain and configured according to the least privilege principle
Must be actively kept up to date with respect to security updates in order to maintain its security posture
Knowledge and experience with solutions for automation of configuration management and IT operations (ideally Salt, otherwise similar such as Puppet or Ansible)
Knowledge and experience with incident management (detection, response, recovery)
Well versed in working in an environment requiring strict Change Control processes and procedures.
Knowledge of container monitoring and dashboarding (ELK, Prometheus, and Grafana)

Specific technical skills that would be considered an asset: