IT System Administrator

Overview of the Position

Reporting to the Head of Technology, the IT System Administrator plays an essential role in the implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of the IT systems used by the company to deliver services and support the daily work of all company employees.  The person will work to maintain a high level of IT security, ensuring that the compute, data storage and backup servers are operational at all times, and that the computer park is up to date. This person will also collaborate in the maintenance and compliance management of the company’s cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

• CPU and GPU cluster administration (Linux/SLURM);
• Network (pfSense/Ubiquiti/Dell) and VPN (OpenVPN, OpnSense) administration;
• Network Attached Storage (NAS: CephFS/FreeNAS/SMB3) and backup systems (BackBlaze B2) administration;
• AWS cloud system administration;
• Services and user accounts administration, using Docker, KVM and Native configurations
  • Provisioning system (Foreman, MaaS)
  • Password policies and management
  • ProxMox for virtual machines management
  • Code source management (Gitlab)
  • Compilation and testing Infrastructure (Gitlab CICD)
  • Cybersecurity
  • Office suites (Office 365, Google Business Suite)
  • Active Directory (Zentyal)
• System monitoring;
• Investigate and evaluate new technologies for continuous improvements of the existing infrastructures and their security;
• Maintain the IT processes in the context of a Quality Management System (QMS);
• Hardware and software purchases;
• Configure the working environment of the users;
• Level 1 and 2 user support;
• Prepare and supervise security audits;
• Deployment scripts maintenance (Ansible).

Skills:

• College or Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience;
• 3 or more years of IT system administration, in a company similar to Imeka;
• Desire to work in a team and to help employees from all departments;
• Excellent organizational skills, initiative, autonomy and interpersonal skills;
• Great adaptability and flexibility, desire to contribute to the company’s growth;
• Language: French/English spoken and written at a professional level (all our customers are currently in the USA and Europe);
• Advanced knowledge of Linux/BSD;
• Knowledge of Windows;
• Good cybersecurity and network administration skills;
• Interest and experience in project management is an asset;
• Knowledge of AWS administration is an asset;
• Familiar with networking concepts (VLAN, firewall, subnet, routing, etc.).

What we offer:

• A position with a fast-growing company in the heart of a fast-growing market;
• A flexible schedule;
• Full-time employment;
• A competitive salary structure and benefits package;
• An advantageous and flexible group insurance plan;
• A dynamic team;
• Company located in the beautiful Eastern Townships region.

Additional information:

Workplace : Sherbrooke

Send your resume and cover letter to [email protected] before January 6th, 2025.

IMPORTANT – In the subject line of the email, please indicate “Application – System administrator”

* Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted

We look forward to meeting you!