Senior System Engineer

Davies Technology; Canada; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a lead engineer to drive technical projects in a dynamic environment. This role involves developing robust IT solutions that align with client requirements and the company's strategy. You will work on diverse IT infrastructures, including hardware, software, and cloud solutions, while promoting continuous improvement within the team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Windows operating systems, networking, and cloud technologies, along with excellent problem-solving skills. Join a collaborative team that values innovation and professional growth, and make a significant impact in a rapidly expanding organization.

Benefits

RRSP with employer contribution

HSA (Health Care Savings Account)

Cash prizes for innovative business projects

Qualifications

• Proven experience with Windows OS and Active Directory management.
• Strong networking skills including TCP/IP, DNS, and DHCP.

Responsibilities

• Design and provision IT solutions supporting Group strategy.
• Create and maintain documentation for systems and processes.

Skills

Windows Operating Systems

Active Directory Management

VMWare

Microsoft Exchange

Networking Services

NAS/SAN Storage Infrastructures

Mobile Device Management

Automated Monitoring and Alerting

Powershell Scripting

Cloud Technologies (Azure, AWS)

Education

IT related Degree

Microsoft Certifications (MSCE, MCITP)

Tools

SCCM

Nerdio

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Role classification: Permanent

Location: Toronto/GTA

Work model: Primarily remote with need base travel to other NA Davies offices

Base compensation: $80k - $115k CAD (depending on individual skillsets and level of experience)

Reason for open role : Growth and team expansion within NA

About us

Davies is a multi-award-winning operations management, consulting, and digital solutions provider to organizations in highly regulated markets, including insurance, financial services, utilities, communications and to regulatory bodies. Our core services include Claims Solutions, Insurance Services Consulting and Technology and Legal Solutions.

We invest significantly in our people and their career development. Our team of over 6,000 professionals work across the world in locations such as UK, Ireland, North America, Europe and India. Davies Group consistently delivers strong double-digit growth through a combination of organic investment and targeted acquisitions to add capability and new teams to its platform.

Projects are managed centrally through the Group Business Transformation Team, who pull in resources for project delivery from the Group IT Projects Team. The teams deliver a mixture of projects including IT integrations of acquired businesses, strategic IT projects and various other requests from across the Group.

The team works with colleagues globally across the Group and with various suppliers and outsourcers to achieve and fulfil their objectives.

Please note this role doesn't offer visa sponsorship and requires candidate to work from our Halifax office location on need basis.

We are grateful to all the candidates who have shown interest to our role, however due to high volume of applications only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further interview.

Summary of the job

Be the lead engineer on numerous technical projects, developing robust solutions in line with IT strategy and client requirements. The projects will cover a diverse IT infrastructure including hardware, software, and network systems spanning traditional on-premise as well as cloud solutions. Provide research and support the development/use of new technologies.

The role will require active participation in a technology aligned community focused on continuous service improvement along with improving the knowledge and skills of the community. Engineers and team Leaders will look to rotate between these communities to improve learning, knowledge, and experience of Davies IT systems and processes.

Required Tech Stack:

• Project Experience
• Good Support Background

Advantageous

• SCCM
• Nerdio (Used to manage AVD)
• Powershell Scripting

You will promote a continuous improvement mindset across the function.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Design and provision IT solutions to support Group strategy including the technical aspects of full lifecycle mergers and acquisitions (M&A) projects
• Evaluate changes and provide solutions for Stakeholder review
• Adhere to and ensures the enforcement of all business policies
• Create and maintain documentation, including systems configuration, processes, knowledge articles, test and project plans
• Escalates issues to the Technical Team Lead/Project Manager
• Works with the wider IT Teams to drive integration from an application perspective

Skills, knowledge and experience

• Proven experience and understanding of all Window Operating Systems and Active Directory management (including Group Policy, login scripts and roles)
• Experience of VMWare, including maintenance and provisioning
• Experience of installation and supporting of Microsoft Exchange and 0365
• Excellent working knowledge of core networking services - e.g. TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, RDP, SNMP, LDAP, Kerberos
• Networking skills – e.g. switching, routing, VLANs, PoE, WLAN, MPLS
• NAS / SAN storage infrastructures
• Knowledge of Mobile Device Management
• Experience of Automated Monitoring and Alerting

Advantageous:

• Knowledge of telephony systems
• French speaking is an asset
• Experience of cloud technologies including Azure, AWS with VMware VMC
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability in complex technical landscapes
• IT related Degree and/or Microsoft certifications - MSCE, MCITP
• Proven ability to produce high quality deliverables in terms of content and presentation
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Diversity and Inclusion

Davies is committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome candidates of all genders, gender identity and expression, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, nationality, and belief (or lack thereof).

• RRSP (Retirement) w/employer contribution
• HSA (Health Care Savings Account)

Davies Group Reward and Recognition

Davies Group embraces innovation, running an annual competition to generate new business projects. There are cash prizes for the top 100 entries and finalists are invited to present their idea to our investors. For our previous finalists, this has meant trips to San Francisco and Nashville in the United States.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Customer Service, Project Management, and Information Technology
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting and Financial Services