Sr. System Administrator

FGF Brands; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

RRSP matching

Tuition reimbursement

Discount program

Career growth & training

Job summary

FGF Brands in Canada is seeking a Senior Systems Administrator responsible for configuring, implementing, and maintaining the IT infrastructure across data centers, private/public clouds, and edge sites. You will manage WAN/LAN, AD, VMware, Azure services, and ensure monitoring, security, and high availability.

The role requires 5–7 years in IT infrastructure, expertise with Windows servers, PowerShell, SCCM, VMware, Cisco networking, and Azure AD.

Qualifications

• Post-Secondary degree in Computer Science, Networking or related discipline.
• 5-7 years of progressive IT Infrastructure experience.
• Expert Microsoft Enterprise technologies (Windows Server, Active Directory, SQL, SCCM).
• VMware expertise in a distributed enterprise environment.
• Advanced Windows scripting and PowerShell skills.
• In-depth experience with MS Azure Active Directory.
• Experience in Azure PoCs, deployment and migration to Azure services.
• Strong experience in architect/design/deploy Azure IaaS and PaaS solutions.
• Expert proficiency in MS Office 365 Administration.
• Hardware & software troubleshooting skills.
• Linux exposure; CCNA designation.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, design, documentation, and implementation of systems and IT Infrastructure.
• Manage, evolve and enhance the Global WAN and site LAN Infrastructure.
• Ensure effective monitoring and alerting of all IT Infrastructure and Systems.
• Develop and manage FGF Data Centre locations (on-premise, private cloud, public cloud).
• Governance and management of Active Directory.
• Monitor, plan, and coordinate software and service pack deployment in Dev/Test/QA/Prod environments.
• Manage and enhance existing Cisco-based network infrastructure.
• Make recommendations for the purchase of new equipment and services.
• Perform on-site and remote technical support for incidents detected by monitoring systems, or escalated from other support teams.
• Manage VMWare Virtualized Environments.
• Control changes to Infrastructure and Systems via Change Management processes.
• Assist in the organization and inventory of all hardware and software resources.
• Maintain excellent communication with all FGF Team Members on all tasks and projects.
• Create and maintain accurate and current technical documentation.
• Provide emergency on-call support as part of regular rotations.
• Collaborate with customers' functional and technical teams to ensure Azure-based solutions are appropriately architected, engineered, tested, & deployed.

Skills

Windows Server administration

Active Directory

PowerShell scripting

VMware

Azure AD / Azure IaaS/PaaS

Cisco networking

Office 365 administration

SCCM

Linux exposure

CCNA

Education

Post-Secondary degree in Computer Science, Networking or related discipline

Tools

VMware vSphere

Azure

Office 365

SCCM

Cisco networking equipment

PowerShell

Job description

Job Description

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Summary

Reporting to the Manager, IT Infrastructure, the SeniorSystems Administrator will be responsible for the configuration, implementation, and maintenance of computer technologies maintained and managed by the Information Technology department. You will focus on the administration of FGF’s IT Network, Server and Storage infrastructure and the platforms and software applications running on them. The IT Infrastructure team is accountable for the performance and availability of all FGF Data locations, including Central Campus Data Centers, Plant (Edge) Data Centers, and Private and Public Cloud environments.

What FGF Offers

• FGF believes in Home Grown Talent, accelerated career growth with leadership training. Unleashing Your Potential

• Competitive Compensation, Health Benefits, & a generous flexible medical / Health spending account

• RRSP matching program

• Tuition reimbursement

• Discount program that covers almost everything under the sun - Restaurants, gyms, shopping etc.

Primary Responsibilities

• Assistinplanning, design, documentation, and implementation of systemsandIT Infrastructure

• Manage,evolveand enhance the Global WAN and site LAN Infrastructure

• Ensure the effectivemonitoring and alerting ofallIT Infrastructure andSystems

• DevelopandmanageFGF Data Centre locations(on-premise, private cloud, public cloud)

• Governance and management ofActive Directory

• Monitor, plan, and coordinate software and service packdeployment in Dev/Test/QA/Prod environments

• Manage and enhance existing Cisco-based network infrastructure

• Makerecommendations forthe purchase ofnew equipment and services

• Perform on-site and remote technical supportfor incidentsdetected by monitoring systems, orescalated from other support teams

• Manage VMWareVirtualized Environments

• Control changes to Infrastructure and Systems via effective Change Managementprocesses and procedures

• Assistin the organization and inventory of all hardware and software resources

• Maintainexcellent communication with all FGFTeamMemberson all tasks and projects

• Createandmaintainaccurateand currenttechnical documentation

• Provideemergency on-call supportas part of regular rotations

• Collaborate with customers functional and technical teams to ensure Azure based solutions are appropriately architected, engineered, tested, & deployed

Required Experience

• Post-Secondary degree in Computer Science, Networking or related discipline

• Minimum5-7years of experience inprogressiveIT Infrastructure roles

• Expert Microsoft Enterprise technologies(Windows Server, Active Directory,SQL,SCCM,etc.)

• Expert VMWare skills in a distributed enterprise environment

• AdvancedWindows scriptingandPowerShellskills

• In-depth experience with MS Azure Active Directory

• Experience in conducting AzurePoCs,deploymentand migration of various workloads to Azure services from traditional infrastructure

• Strong experience in architect / design / deploy Azure IaaS and PaaS solutions based on a range of Azure technologies and services such as Compute, Data Services, App Services and Network Services etc.

• Expertproficiencyin MS Office 365Administration

• Experthardware & software troubleshooting skills

• Anout of the box thinker, adept at learning new and emerging technologies easily

• Exposure to Linux preferable

• CCNA designation

What is the recipe for a great career at FGF?

Working at FGF Brands, there is never a dull moment! As a successful company that is continually growing there is always challenging yet rewarding work to be a part of.We have an entrepreneurial spirit which encourages all our team members to use their own creativity and out of the box thinking to come up with solutions and new ideas.

Disclaimer:

The above describes the general responsibilities, required knowledge and skills. Please keep in mind that other duties may be added or this description may be amended at any time.

In compliance with Ontario’s Bill 190, we confirm that this posting represents a current, existing vacancy within our organization.

FGF Brands may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools as part of our recruitment and selection process. These tools may assist in screening, assessing, or selecting applicants. AI tools are used to support our recruitment process, with final hiring decisions made by our recruitment and hiring teams.

FGF Brands is committed to providing an accessible recruitment process. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment andselection process. If you require an accommodation, please let our recruitment team know, and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

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