System Administrator

Stafflink; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A Canadian IT services provider is seeking a Level 2 System Administrator for a 2-year contract in Ottawa. The role includes installing, monitoring, and maintaining operating systems, providing network support, and ensuring reliable system procedures. Candidates must have at least five years of relevant experience and a degree or diploma in computer science or engineering. This position offers on-site work and the opportunity to collaborate with various stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of experience in installation, maintenance, backups, and restoration of servers.
• Experience in creating and updating inventories for computer hardware and software.
• Proven experience in a corporate or Government-Wide Area Network environment.

Responsibilities

• Install, monitor, upgrade and maintain operating systems.
• Ensure timely system administration procedures, including backup and recovery.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical problems.

Skills

Operating systems installation and maintenance

Hardware and software maintenance

Problem-solving skills

Network support

Education

Degree or diploma in computer science or computer engineering

Job description

Job Description

We are working with a Federal Government client seeking a Level 2, System Administrator to join them onsite for a 2-year contract.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Install, monitor, upgrade and maintain operating systems.
• Install, monitor, upgrade and maintain hardware and software (e.g. virus detector software).
• Work with Business Analysts, Project Managers, Developers, and clients / stakeholders to maintain and improve software performance.
• Ensure timely and reliable system administration procedures, including backup and recovery.
• Apply problem solving skills to troubleshoot and resolve technical problems.
• Provide network and Internet support to users in response to identified difficulties.

Qualifications and Skills

The proposed resource must have a minimum of five (5) years of combined experience, within the past ten (10) years, performing a minimum of three (3) of the following tasks :

• Installation, Maintenance, Backups, Restoration of computer servers.

The proposed resource must have a minimum of five (5) years of combined experience, within the past ten (10) years, across a minimum of three (3) of the following tasks :

• Creating inventories for computer hardware
• Updating inventories for computer hardware
• Creating inventories for computer software
• Updating inventories for computer software

• The proposed resource must have a minimum of five (5) years of combined experience, within the past ten (10) years, in a corporate and / or Government‑Wide Area Network environment, troubleshooting end users’ : ) hardware technical problemssoftware technical problems

Education

The proposed resource must have a degree or diploma in the field of computer science or computer engineering.