- Company Name
- KPMG Canada
- Job Title
- System Server Administrator
- Job Description
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**Job Title:** System Server Administrator
**Role Summary:**
Oversee and maintain a large-scale enterprise server environment, including production, test, and development infrastructures. Diagnose performance issues, manage resources, implement security, backup, and disaster recovery, and coordinate with internal teams and vendors to ensure system stability and optimal performance.
**Expectations:**
- Deliver reliable, high-availability server operations for 200+ servers and SANs.
- Proactively identify and resolve bottlenecks, ensuring efficient utilization of system resources.
- Consistently maintain documentation and support multiple projects with clear, up-to-date records.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Manage and support production, test, and development infrastructures (200+ servers, SAN).
- Monitor performance, analyze bottlenecks using built‑in and third‑party tools, and implement optimizations.
- Troubleshoot connectivity and performance issues for servers and data‑enabled applications.
- Develop and maintain architecture diagrams, schema definitions, and operational manuals.
- Implement and maintain development, QA, and test environments for upgrade procedures.
- Enforce security frameworks and compliance with internal and client requirements.
- Design, implement, and maintain backup and disaster recovery strategies.
- Provide on‑call support outside regular business hours.
- Collaborate with IT groups, third‑party vendors, and consultants to tune and resolve infrastructure issues.
**Required Skills:**
- Windows Server, Active Directory, Exchange, Lync/Teams, SharePoint, SQL, SCCM, SCOM.
- Microsoft Azure administration, provisioning, monitoring, virtual networking.
- VMware vSphere, Hyper‑V, and cloud virtualization experience.
- Load balancing and HA configuration (VSphere, Azure, Citrix, etc.).
- Citrix XenApp/NetScaler expertise.
- Firewall administration (Palo Alto preferred).
- Backup, archiving, and disaster recovery technologies.
- Scripting proficiency (PowerShell, VBScript, PowerShell ISE, etc.).
- Strong analytical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills.
- Exceptional organizational, prioritization, and communication abilities.
- Ability to work under pressure and independently.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- College diploma or university degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- Minimum 4 years progressive enterprise environment experience.
- MCSE (or equivalent) and ITIL V3 Foundations certifications highly desirable.
- Experience with Relativity, Nuix, or similar eDiscovery applications.
- Business‑level proficiency in English (written and oral).