About the Tribute Entertainment Media Group - System Administrator
- Tribute Entertainment Media Group
- Yonge at York Mills
- Salary, benefits, vacation $80-97k (maybe a bit more).
Our client is an industry leader in the Media and Entertainment space. They operate a network of multi-channel media and web sites, web properties and promotional sites in Canada and the USA delivering content 24/7 in the entertainment industry space.
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This is a perm FT role - salary, benefits, vacation.
- Location is North York area of Toronto/GTA, near 401/Yonge St and near TTC.
- Hybrid role - combination of on-site and some remote/WFH.
System Administrator
The System Administrator will be a seasoned IT professional who plays an integral role in maintaining IT systems and organizational policies to ensure the integrity of the overall network and computer systems. We are looking for a System Administrator to maintain, upgrade and manage our software, hardware and networks.
Resourcefulness is a necessary skill in this role. You should be able to diagnose and resolve problems quickly. You should also have the patience to communicate with a variety of interdisciplinary teams and users. Your goal will be to ensure that our technology infrastructure runs smoothly and efficiently.
System Administrator responsibilities include:
- Installing and configuring software, hardware and networks.
- Monitoring system performance and troubleshooting issues.
- Ensuring security and efficiency of IT infrastructure.
- Managing 3rd party hosting infrastructure / services.
Responsibilities:
- Install and configure software and hardware.
- Manage network servers and technology tools.
- Set up accounts and workstations.
- Monitor performance and maintain systems according to requirements.
- Troubleshoot issues and outages.
- Ensure security through access controls, backups and firewalls.
- Upgrade systems with new releases and models.
- Develop expertise to train staff on new technologies.
- Maintain an internal wiki with technical documentation, manuals and IT policies.
- Fully supporting, configuring, maintaining and upgrading corporate customer's networks and in house servers.
- Installing and integrating new server hardware and applications as required.
- Keeping an eye out for needed updates.
Requirements:
- Proven experience as a System Administrator, Network Administrator or similar role with Windows server OS and Linux.
- Experience with databases MS SQL, MySQL, etc.
- Experience with networks (LAN, WAN, VPN ) and patch management.
- Experience with webservers, streaming services.
- Knowledge of system, IT, cyber security (e.g. intrusion detection systems) and data backup/recovery.
- Ability to create scripts in Python, Perl or other similar language used for automation.
- Resourcefulness and problem-solving aptitude.
- Excellent communication skills.
- BSc/Ba in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related discipline; professional certification (e.g. Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator - MCSA) is a plus.
Specific Skill Sets:
- Microsoft IIS Administration and Linux based Apache.
- Microsoft SQL Database Administration - Experience with enterprise preferred.
- Linux based MySQL Database Administration - Galara expertise preferred.
- Windows Active Directory Administration experience.
- Microsoft DFS Experience.
- Linux Debian support experience.
- VMware/Proxmox Experience.
- Haproxy Load-Balancing and PFSense Firewall Administration.
- OpenVPN/IPsec Troubleshooting skills.
- Windows/Linux Email Systems support.
- Large Scale Domain/SSL Experience.
- Monitoring Zabbix/ELK Stack.
- Net backup and General Backup Experience.
- CDN and Website Performance Monitoring Experience.
- SEO understanding and ability is an asset.
