Senior Infra System Administrator - On-Site Ottawa

Accenture; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 74,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a systems engineer/administrator to design secure, automated platforms at scale. You will translate requirements into robust builds, optimize performance and cost, and lead incident management. The role requires mentoring peers and raising engineering standards.

Preferred location: Ottawa, with at least 3 days per week in the office. Travel may be required. Strong automation (Terraform/Ansible) and scripting skills are essential, along with DR/BCP leadership and security

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of system administration/engineering experience.
• Strong automation (Terraform/Ansible) and scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash).
• Kubernetes/container fundamentals; hybrid private cloud familiarity.
• Demonstrated DR/BCP and incident leadership.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate hardened Linux/Windows platforms; define baseline images and patch orchestration.
• Engineer automation with Terraform/Ansible and CI/CD to deliver immutable infrastructure.
• Define monitoring SLO/SLA, dashboards, and alert strategies; drive capacity planning and performance tuning.
• Integrate backups with application consistency; validate DR plans via regular exercises; refine RTO/RPO.
• Implement ITSG-33 controls across IAM, secrets, logging, encryption; coordinate audit evidence.
• Lead P1/P2 incident response, RCA, and corrective actions; design resilient patterns (HA, auto-scaling).
• Evolve ITIL processes; build runbooks and knowledge articles; mentor junior admins.
• Collaborate with Cloud, Network, and Security teams; support FinOps and cost optimization.

Skills

Terraform/Ansible

Scripting languages

Kubernetes fundamentals

Incident leadership

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree or college diploma

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Job description

Accenture is seeking a systems engineer/administrator to design secure, automated platforms at scale. You will translate requirements into robust builds, optimize performance and cost, and lead incident management. The role requires mentoring peers and raising engineering standards.

Preferred location: Ottawa, with at least 3 days per week in the office. Travel may be required. Strong automation (Terraform/Ansible) and scripting skills are essential, along with DR/BCP leadership and security