Senior Systems Engineer

We are looking for an experienced Sr. Systems Engineer to manage and maintain our infrastructure services, primarily focusing on Linux systems and VMware virtualization environments. This is a hybrid role in our Ottowa office, supporting our data center and AWS environments.

In this role you will...

• System Administration:
  • Manage, configure, and maintain Linux servers in the Data centers and AWS public cloud.
  • Perform system upgrades, patch management, and performance tuning.
  • Monitor system health, performance, and capacity to ensure high availability.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve hardware, software, and networking issues.
  • Implement security best practices, including access control, vulnerability management and patching (e.g., Forman, Nessus, and Crowd strike)
  • Regularly monitor system performance, utilization, and capacity using monitoring tools (e.g., Checkmk, ELK, Wazuh, New Relic and SolarWinds).
  • Monitor and troubleshoot network, hardware, and software issues to minimize downtime and maintain high availability.
  • Virtualization (VMware):
    • Install, configure, and manage VMware ESXi hosts, vCenter servers, and other VMware products.
    • Manage virtual machines (VMs), including provisioning, maintenance, and performance tuning.
    • Monitor and optimize the performance and capacity of the VMware environment.
    • Perform ESX host upgrades, patching, and addressing the vulnerabilities and remediation steps in VMware components.

• Automation and Scripting:
  • Develop automation scripts using tools like PowerShell, Python, Ansible and bash.
  • Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation for automated provisioning of infrastructure.
  • Automate configuration management to ensure that all systems maintain consistent settings across multiple environments.
  • Manage and maintain configuration state using Puppet, Ansible, Chef, or Salt Stack.
  • Develop automated processes for deploying code, systems provisioning and services to different environments.
  • Storage and Backup:
    • Monitor and maintain storage systems for optimal performance, capacity, and reliability.
    • Configure storage arrays, volumes, and file systems, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance.
    • Ensure proper data redundancy, RAID configurations, and storage tiering for performance optimization.
    • Design, implement, and maintain disaster recovery plans to ensure the organization's data can be recovered in case of disaster events.
    • Configure and manage replication technologies for offsite data replication and failover.
    
    You've got what it takes if you have:
    
    
    • 7+ years experience with knowledge of Linux (RHEL, CentOS, Rocky Linux), VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, and other virtualization technologies.
    • Able to produce and maintain automation scripts in scripting languages such as PowerShell, Bash, Python and Ansible and Puppet
    • Experience configuring/troubleshooting TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP in production environments, and other core networking protocols
    • Experience in planning and implementing hardware upgrades, including firmware updates, and troubleshooting hardware failures.
    • Experience performing root cause analysis, troubleshooting system issues and implementing post‑incident corrective actions
    • Ability to manage and resolve incidents quickly while maintaining system stability and minimizing downtime.
    • AWS Experience in configuring and managing cloud services, infrastructure provisioning, and cloud networking.
    • Proficiency in automation using Terraform, CloudFormation, or cloud-native automation tools.
    • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field or equivalent experience.
    
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