Systems Administrator - Ottawa, Canada - CDCI Research

CDCI Research

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Ottawa, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Title:
Systems Administrator**
Position Type:Part
-time, casual
as required**
Location: Ottawa (potential for remote work)**
Closing Date:April 22, 2024**-
Job Overview
We are seeking a talented individual to join our Ottawa-based IT team on an as-required basis.

Our Systems Administrator will implement various aspects of our company-wide Information Systems Management framework as well as support, troubleshoot, and maintain computer servers and networks.

This role will suit someone who is an analytical and logical thinker, and a proactive self-starter.

The ability to communicate and interact effectively within a team, as well as broadly across a range of key stakeholders, is also important.

Additionally, you will have:

A computer sciences diploma, Bachelor's degree (or higher) with a track record of academic achievement;

- experience working in a professional environment
- excellent problem-solving skills and a process-oriented mindset, with a high attention to detail and strong investigative capabilities.

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

Install system patches and updates
Troubleshooting and providing technical support to employees
Creating and managing system permissions and user accounts
Performing regular security tests and security monitoring
Maintaining networks and network file systems
Monitor, identify, and resolve production capacity, contention, and resource deficiencies
Configure, monitor and maintain the Local and Wide Area Networks
Configure and maintain Security devices pertaining to firewalls, IPS, DDoS, Proxy, LTM and DLP functionalities
Document and improve current IT infrastructure, processes, policies and procedures

Experience and Qualifications:

Must be eligible to obtain PWGSC security clearance
College diploma (or higher) in Computer Sciences
Indepth knowledge of operating systems (Windows and Linux) and familiarity with hardware
Knowledge of networks: Being able to set up and maintain Local Area Networks (LAN) and Wide Area Networks (WAN), in addition to setting up network security features like firewalls

Additional Desired Experience and Qualifications:

Bilingual (English and French strongly desired)
Certified SysOps Administrator an asset
Certification with any information security standard an asset
Familiarity with Hypervisor technology (Hyperv and vSphere/ESXi)
Experience with one or more diagramming tools (e.g., Visio)
Very good analytical and problem solving skills, with extreme commitment to quality and results
Good communication and interpersonal skills: In addition to working on a team, sysadmins will often be expected to help other employees that don't have the same technical knowledge, through help desk support or other means
Autonomous, dedicated, able to provide oncall 24x7 coverage when required
Extremely organized and diligent in maintaining consistency
Continually strives to improve IT's customer service delivery
Eager to learn business priorities and criticality of daytoday operations

CDCI offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, life insurance, disability insurance and more.

If you are interested in the position and meet the above qualifications, please submit your resume and cover letter by April 22, 2024.

In your response, please detail in bullet point fashion how your skills align to each of the noted qualification criteria.