Senior Systems Administrator

Lycopodium Limited; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative company as a Senior Systems Administrator, where you'll co-manage IT systems and infrastructure across multiple sites. This role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technologies and a global team of experts, ensuring high availability and security of IT services. With a strong focus on career progression and technical skill development, you'll be involved in significant projects that shape the future of IT operations. If you are passionate about technology and eager to grow in a supportive environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Career progression opportunities

Mentorship by industry experts

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• 3+ years managing Windows Server and Network infrastructure.
• Cybersecurity experience and relevant certifications are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Co-manage IT systems, backup, and server/network infrastructure.
• Ensure 99.9% uptime for global IT services across all sites.

Skills

Windows Server Management

Network Infrastructure Management

Cybersecurity

Active Directory

VMWare

Office365 Management

Backup Solutions (Veeam)

Cisco Meraki

Education

Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)

Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA)

Cybersecurity Qualifications

Tools

PRTG

Intune

SharePoint

Job description

With offices in Australia, Canada, Peru, Africa and the Philippines, Lycopodium proudly delivers high quality professional engineering and project delivery services globally, across the resources, infrastructure and industrial processes sectors. By joining our global team and learning from renowned subject matter experts, we can offer you a diverse career that could take you anywhere in the world.

Lycopodium is currently recruiting for a Senior Systems Administrator to join our growing IT team in Mississauga, ON.

Reporting to the IT Operations Manager located out of our office in Brisbane, Australia, the individual will be accountable for:

The tasks you'll perform

1. Co-manage with the global IT Operations team, all site IT systems, backup, and server/network infrastructure, including firewalls, physical/virtual servers, network switches, WIFI access points, data storage mediums, end user computers, mobile devices, printers/copiers, UPS, RFID, and its related management solutions e.g., VMWare, Cisco Meraki, VPN solutions, SIP plans, Veeam.
2. Co-manage with the global IT Operations team, all site domain services including DC, AD, GPO, DNS, DHCP, FTP, IIS, file/print services, MDT, remote desktop gateway.
3. Co-manage with the global IT Operations team, Intune, providing asset discovery, disk encryption (BitLocker), onboarding and management of all computers with Helpdesk.
4. Co-manage with the global IT Operations team, the Office365 technology stack.
5. Storage management, this includes local storage and cloud storage e.g., SharePoint for all sites.
6. Maintain the currency of site network diagrams for all sites.
7. Co-monitor with the global IT Operations team, the uptime of all server and network related equipment via PRTG.
8. Network management, including the maintenance of site main and backup Internet circuits, bandwidth management, vendor, and cost analysis for the Americas region.
9. Remediate, and be primary POC for site cybersecurity, infrastructure, and application related matters for the Americas region and to a lesser extent the African region.
10. Remediate, and make informed decisions as primary POC for all SOC escalated incidents during the Americas region work hours and to a lesser extent the African region.
11. Co-plan and execute tech refresh and IT projects for the Americas region.
12. Responsible for afterhours and in office hours patch management in collaboration with the global IT Operations teams, this includes workstations, servers, and networking devices in compliance with Australia’s Essentials 8 Maturity Level 1 for FY24/25.
13. Responsible for afterhours and in office hours vulnerability remediation in collaboration with the global IT Operations teams, this applies to critical application vulnerabilities flagged via the Vulnerability Management platform.
14. Manage Active Directory user commissioning, decommissioning and group policy management in collaboration with the global IT Operations team, Helpdesk and HR.
15. Contribute to an SLA of uptime of 99.9% for Lycopodium’s global IT services across all sites, this translates to an unscheduled downtime of no more than 8.5hrs each year.
16. Technical advisor to IT Project Manager and IT Operations Manager for all new project initiatives in relation to the Americas Region.

The expertise you'll bring

1. 3 years of experience managing corporate Windows Server infrastructure.
2. 3 years of experience managing corporate Network infrastructure.
3. Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) or equivalent will be advantageous.
4. Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA) or equivalent will be advantageous.
5. Cybersecurity related qualifications and work experience will be advantageous.

The benefits we'll provide

Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.

We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career. That’s why we:

1. Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.
2. Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.
3. Are undertaking significant people and technology initiatives that will support the workplace of the future.

We encourage and value diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender, age, disability and ethnicity.

Our commitment to equal opportunity is embodied in our values of Respect, Integrity & Diligence. They are inherent in who we are, as individuals, and collectively as a Company.

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

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