IT Cloud and Systems Administrator

Position Summary Position Summary

The IT Cloud and Systems Administrator will be responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of DMP’s IT systems. This role requires a highly skilled professional with extensive experience in managing complex, hybrid IT environments across 2 locations. The ideal candidate will be a disciplined, proactive problem-solver with a strong background in systems administration, network management, security and transitioning data and / or servers to new locations.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Server & Network Administration

• Perform server administration tasks, including user / group / LDAP administration, security permissions, group policies, print services, research event log warnings and errors, and resource monitoring, ensuring system architecture components work together seamlessly
• Analyze and monitor datacenter performance, health, and utilization with software management tools and respond to hardware issues as they arise; determine specifications, install, deploy, test, and maintain new servers and virtual machines as needed
• Maintain internal infrastructure requirements including laptop and desktop computers, servers, routers, switches, firewalls, printers, security, support internet, intranet, LANs, WANs, and network segments
• Configure and maintain LAN / WAN, firewalls, VPNs, and switches.
• Ensure secure and reliable FTP data transfers from international partners
• Design, install, configure, and maintain computers, servers, networks, and related infrastructure
• Monitor systems performance and ensure reliability and availability
• Troubleshoot and resolve hardware, software, and network issues
• Perform regular system backups and recovery procedures and audits
• Develop and maintain documentation for systems and processes
• Deploy scalable processing frameworks using cloud or software-defined hardware, or server-less approaches where applicable
• Work closely with Software Engineers to develop automated deployment strategies for seamless, well-tested and reliable processing pipelines
• Stay current with IT industry trends and emerging technologies
• Recommend and implement best practices for achieving high reliability, scalability and cost optimization

Database and Security Administration

Team Collaboration and Support

Skills, Qualifications, and Competencies

Required Skills

Preferred Skills

Work Environment

Assets

Disclaimer

This job description is not designed to be a complete list of all activities required to be successful in the above position. DMP NA retains the right to change or assign other activities to this position.