Server Administrator - Winnipeg, Canada - Palliser

Palliser

Verified Company

Winnipeg, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Title:
Server Administrator

Department:

IT

Employment Type:
Permanent, Full Time

Location:
Winnipeg, Manitoba (On-Site and Work-From-Home Hybrid)

Who Are We?
Founded in 1944 by A.A. DeFehr in Winnipeg, Palliser has grown into one of North America's leading furniture manufacturers. We value our clients, our communities, our natural environment and providing the best customer experience possible. At Palliser, we produce quality and strive for excellence.

What Would You Do?

The Server Administrator will be responsible for a full range of activities that will ensure the proper design, implementation, operation, maintenance and security of on-premises and cloud-based server systems and related services.

Primary duties and responsibilities of this position are outlined below:

Install, rebuild and configure, administer and maintain new and existing hardware and software, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements
Build, rebuild and configure, administer and maintain Cloudbased Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) architectures including AWS, Azure, Azure AD, and M36
Perform daily system monitoring to verify the integrity and availability of all onpremises and cloudbased hardware, server resources and systems
Evaluate, advise, implement, administer and maintain cybersecurity systems, services, processes and procedures
Ensure data backup, retention and disaster recovery services are operational and current
Ensure cloud systems, system hardware, operating systems, software components and related procedures adhere to organizational and industrial standards
Participate in cloud, hardware and software design and implementation projects with opportunity for collaboration with internal departments as well as external organizations, customers and vendors
Engage in technical research and professional development to enable continuing innovation
Participate in oncall responsibilities to resolve emergency issues promptly as well as scheduled maintenance outside of work hours
Other duties, opportunities and projects as assigned

What Do You Bring?

Minimum 5 years' experience working in an Enterprise virtualized server environment and performing maintenance of server infrastructure (software patches, hardware components)
Knowledge and firsthand experience with VMware vSphere, Microsoft Azure and multiplatform networks (Windows Server , Linux, MacOS) is required
Proficiency and experience with Microsoft 365 services, Microsoft Exchange Server in a hybrid deployment, ADFS, Active Directory and supporting services (DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, etc.) is required
Experience with Enterpriseclass storage (SAN, NAS) utilizing Fiber Channel, iSCSI, DAS and NFS along with a broad understanding of network concepts (LAN, WAN) is required
Required experience with web server administration (IIS, Apache, NGINX) as well as proficiency with SaaS and cloudbased technologies
Required knowledge and experience surrounding backup and disaster recovery technologies using products such as Veeam, Arcserve, and Unitrends
Required knowledge and experience with Microsoft SQL server (build, migrate, administer)
Required knowledge and experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) including Amazon EC2, Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), AWS Identity and Access Management, and Amazon API Gateway
Proficiency in the following areas is not required but would be considered an asset: AS400 (IBM iSeries), SharePoint, and scripting languages (PowerShell, shell scripting)
Develop, update and maintain existing system scripts and configurations

Why Work with Us?

As Palliser grows, we recognize the importance of investing in our people, as well as the people who will bring us to the next level in the furniture industry.

Palliser is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees and customers feel valued, respected, and supported.

We are dedicated to creating a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and an environment where every employee has the opportunity to excel.

We offer plenty of benefits to the people who made us what we are today