System Administrator

Dawn InfoTek Inc. is a professional IT consulting firm that partners with major financial institutions, investment firms, and government organizations. We are committed to delivering innovative technology solutions and connecting top-tier IT talent with leading organizations.

We are currently seeking a highly skilled System Administrator to join our dynamic team and support one of our major banking clients.

Location: Scarborough, ON (Hybrid – 3 days per week in the office)

Position Type: 8 month Contract

Responsibilities:

• Deploy, operate, troubleshoot, and support backup, restoration, and migration services across on-premises and cloud environments.

• Design and develop Backup Testing as a Service capability to help stakeholders validate end-to-end application recovery using Cohesity Data Protection services.

• Partner with technical and business subject matter experts to ensure migrated applications meet recovery and business requirements.

• Participate in scheduled changes and troubleshooting activities, including occasional non-standard working hours.

• Manage and maintain backup and NAS platforms across on-premises and Google Cloud environments.

• Provide Level 2 support and coordinate vendor escalations for transitioned services.

• Develop and maintain operational documentation, including build guides, runbooks, and technical specifications.

• Contribute to implementation planning and service delivery activities.

Must Have Skills:

• 10+ years of experience as a Backup Administrator, with hands-on expertise in technologies such as Cohesity, Dell EMC Data Domain, NetBackup, Veeam, or similar backup and replication platforms.
• 2+ years of experience administering Microsoft Windows Server 2019/2022 and/or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.x/10.x
• 5+ years of experience working with networking technologies and operational support.
• 5+ years of experience supporting agent-based backups for SQL Always On Availability Groups (AAG), Oracle, DB2, and similar database platforms, with a solid understanding of SQL VSS and RMAN backups.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with technical teams and business stakeholders.

Nice-To-Have Skills:

• 2+ years of experience with architecture, deployment, or operational support of VMware vSphere Hypervisor and Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization.
• Experience with scripting and automation, including REST APIs, PowerShell, and Python
• Previous experience in banking or financial services
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with vendors and cross-functional teams