About the Role
The Senior Systems Administrator will be responsible for the configuration, implementation, and maintenance of computer technologies within the Information Technology department, focusing 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 ensures the performance and availability of all FGF Data locations, including Central Campus Data Centers, Plant (Edge) Data Centers, and Private and Public Cloud environments.
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 the 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 effective Change Management processes and procedures
- 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
Requirements
- Post-Secondary degree in Computer Science, Networking or related discipline
- Minimum 5-7 years of experience in progressive IT Infrastructure roles
- Expert Microsoft Enterprise technologies (Windows Server, Active Directory, SQL, SCCM, etc.)
- Expert VMWare skills in a distributed enterprise environment
- Advanced Windows scripting and PowerShell skills
- In-depth experience with MS Azure Active Directory
- Experience in conducting Azure PoCs, deployment and 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.
- Expert proficiency in MS Office 365 Administration
- Expert hardware & software troubleshooting skills
- An out of the box thinker, adept at learning new and emerging technologies easily
- Exposure to Linux preferable
- CCNA designation
Skills
- Computer Science
- Networking
- IT Infrastructure
- Windows Server
- Active Directory
- SQL
- SCCM
- VMWare
- Windows scripting
- PowerShell
- MS Azure Active Directory
- Azure PoCs
- Azure services
- Azure IaaS
- Azure PaaS
- Compute
- Data Services
- App Services
- Network Services
- MS Office 365 Administration
- Hardware troubleshooting
- Software troubleshooting
- Linux
- CCNA
Experience Level
- 5-7 years
Education Level
- Post-Secondary degree in Computer Science, Networking or related discipline
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation
- Health Benefits
- Generous flexible medical / Health spending account
- RRSP matching program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Discount program
About the Company
- FGF believes in Home Grown Talent, accelerated career growth with leadership training.
- Unleashing Your Potential
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- 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 and selection process. If you require an accommodation, please let our recruitment team know, and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.
