Systems Administrator managing Pelmorex’s weather forecasting technology infrastructure. Supporting Linux, Windows, cloud, virtualization, Kubernetes, and production operations in Oakville.
Responsibilities
Manage, maintain, and support Pelmorex IT Operations
Monitor, troubleshoot, document, automate, and implement approved changes and operational procedures
Support approximately 70% Linux and 30% Windows environments
Install, configure, maintain, patch, upgrade, and troubleshoot Linux and Windows servers and server-based applications across physical, virtual, and cloud environments
Administer Windows Active Directory, Group Policy, permissions, and service accounts
Monitor service health, logs, performance, resource utilization, and data transfers
Provide escalated support for incidents and service requests
Restore service, communicate impact and progress, document actions, and escalate to teams or vendors
Support capacity planning, performance tuning, operating system lifecycle upgrades, and business-critical services
Support Kubernetes clusters and Docker workloads
Troubleshoot pods, deployments, container networking, persistent storage, and resource constraints
Support more than 500 servers, including virtual and cloud environments
Plan and implement regular maintenance, patches, service packs, hot-fixes, and upgrades
Implement documentation, monitoring, disaster recovery/backups, and user support systems
Provide knowledge transfer, coaching, and mentoring to junior staff
Research help desk technology and communicate findings to Operations to improve efficiency and lower costs
Install and configure server software and applications in physical and virtual VMware environments
Participate in an on-call rotation one week every three weeks for production support after business hours
Requirements
Degree or Diploma in Computer Science or Engineering
5+ years of related experience
Hands-on production experience installing, configuring, securing, patching, and troubleshooting Linux and Windows operating systems
Experience with Linux services, permissions, package management, Windows Active Directory, and Group Policy
Administration experience with VMware, OpenStack, or Proxmox
Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
Practical experience with Bash, PowerShell, or Python
Experience with Ansible or Terraform
Knowledge of Apache, IIS, NGINX, and Varnish
Working knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, subnetting, routing, firewalls, load balancing, VPNs, TLS certificates, and web servers
Experience with Grafana, Prometheus, Pingdom, or similar monitoring and alerting tools
Experience with Git, Jenkins, Sonar, and pipeline frameworks
Experience with Veeam, Elastic, SonarQube, CrowdStrike, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Zscaler, or Cisco Duo
Ability to work regular hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Ability to participate in an on-call rotation including nights, weekends, holidays, and scheduled maintenance outside business hours
Ability to work onsite at the Oakville office at least 3 days per week and as needed
Ability to work in a time-sensitive, high-pressure environment
Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical staff and end users
Research, analytical, organizational, communication, time-management, and problem-solving skills
Benefits
Flexible Hybrid Work Environment
Retirement Savings Plan
Paid Vacation Days Off
Personal Days
IDEAS (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Awareness, Solidarity) team
Company phone provided
On-call compensation in accordance with company policy
Open and transparent communication, including All Hands Meetings with the CEO
Frequent employee pulse surveys
Anonymous reporting platform
Opportunity to see work pushed to real users quickly
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