Job Specifications
Job Requisition Id: 193191
Business Function: Engineering
Primary City: Toronto
Province: Ont. - GTA Qualified candidates, preference given to candidates within the area competition.
Employment Type: Full-Time
Employment Status: Permanent
Language Requirement: English Essential
Employee Class and Level: UPCET02
Number of Vacancies: 1
Position Reports To: Manager, National Mail Processing Systems
Area of Competition: Qualified candidates, preference given to local candidates.
Closing Date (MM/DD/YYYY): 03/06/2026
Employees who reside outside the geographic area of competition are invited to apply provided that no relocation is required OR the employee is willing to pay for their own relocation
Job Description
The System Administrator is responsible for supporting and ensuring the high availability of national mail processing equipment infrastructure. This entails the tight management and configuration of numerous servers, workstations, security appliances and network equipment.
Responsibilities also include supporting and advising various internal teams with: system, network and security requirements, sorting equipment design reviews, and implementation/integration and testing activities.
These responsibilities are underpinned by the continuous development and commitment to our precise standards, practices, requirements and procedures.
Job Responsibilities
Below are the main job requirements and responsibilities for the System Administrator:
Investigates and analyzes the feasibility of system requirements for national mail processing systems.
Prepares technical documentation including control systems and process designs to develop system, network and security specifications within the Mail Processing Equipment (MPE) network and security architecture and framework.
Provides system expertise and guidance to internal customers. Applies conceptual thinking to complex problems and implements practical solutions to help achieve departmental objectives.
Implements and maintains plant server infrastructure; this includes: hardware configurations, operating systems, network infrastructure such as security appliance hardware, network switches, routers and virtualization infrastructure.
Performs proactive system monitoring, integrity checks and ensures continuous availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes.
Assists with MPE infrastructure administration tasks, with system troubleshooting, configuration, standards compliance in a mixed Windows / Linux environment; Backup/Restore solutions and equipment Disaster Recovery Plans.
Maintains and contributes to various control documents such as MPE network security practice, computer room standards, and other standards, procedures and guidelines.
Monitors and removes viruses, spyware and other non-authorized software or access attempts; as well, assists with intrusion prevention system and anti-virus client and server configuration and maintenance; identifies, evaluates and applies patches and upgrades on a regular basis.
Reviews project team or contractor change proposals. Participates in software acceptance testing and factory acceptance testing for Mail Processing Equipment and Systems.
Works with other functional teams (i.e. HO Engineering Design Authorities, Engineering Field Services, Process Engineering, Operations) to resolve system and operational issues and to implement system improvements.
Performs technical reviews and evaluations of vendor solutions to ensure feasibility and fit with Canada Post standards and practices.
Qualifications
Job Responsibilities (continued)
Education
A University or college degree/diploma in a related field.
Designation and or certifications programs may be required for certain positions.
Experience
2-5 years of related work experience is required.
Other Information
The successful candidate must be able to work out of CPC plants, offices at either of these locations. Relocation funding will not be provided.
Essential Requirements;
Education
A University or college degree/diploma in a related field
Network solutions administration certification (ACSA, CCNA, or equivalent) – Preferred
Network or Cloud Security solutions certification (CISSP, CCSP or equivalent) – Preferred
Infrastructure virtualization certification (NCP, VCP or equivalent) – Preferred
Cloud fundamentals certification – Preferred
Designation and or certifications programs may be required for certain positions
Technical Experience
3-5 years of hands-on experience in an enterprise setting deploying, administrating and supporting complex network environments
3-5 years of hands-on experience deploying and maintaining security appliances for high-availability and isolated network infrastructure
Good understanding of Information Technology vs Operational Technology managing a variety of network attached appliances
Good experience working with Linux and Windows servers, use of best practices for system-level security,
About the Company
As the country's postal service and leading ecommerce delivery company, we're committed to serving Canadians and Canadian businesses, working for the greener good, and delivering a stronger Canada. We are the only delivery organization with the network and commitment to serve all of the more than 17 million addresses across Canada. We operate the largest retail network in Canada, with almost 5,900 post offices in every corner of the country. Our nearly 68,000 employees connect us with Canadians and are proud to serve the com...
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