DevOps/Senior Systems Administrator/Engineer

A division of Harris; Systems & Software is seeking a DevOps/Senior Systems Administrator/Engineer to join our team.

This is a hands-on role where you will learn and gain experience both by doing and via training/certification opportunities.  Success is measured by the operational improvements you contribute to both your team and the organization.

This remote role welcomes candidates anywhere in Canada and the US.

This role requires travel up to 5% within North America.

A valid visa/passport is required.

What your impact will be:


* Architecting customer cloud environments


* Project management, coordination, and customer meetings for TechOps responsibilities of upgrades and migrations, both on-prem and cloud


* Applying out of the box thinking to address customer technical needs


* Cloud and on-premises system provisioning, network setup and maintenance


* Working with development team to resolve application related issues


* Monitoring internal and customer system health


* Tier 2/3 technical support for internal and external customers (after hours support rotation required)


* Diagnosing and resolving operating system issues (performance problems, configuration issues, etc.)


* Administration of Linux and Windows servers


* Administration of Site-to-Site VPN tunnels, on-premise networking and cloud networking configuration


* Deploying changes to customer environments using Ansible


* Implementing continuous improvement through automation using Ansible/Jira/GitLab/Terraform


* Leading and mentoring more junior team members


* Creating and maintaining technical documentation


* Educating users

What we are looking for:


* A bachelor’s degree in the field of computer science, information science, information systems, or related field OR equivalent work experience in a systems admin role


* At least 7 years of experience/familiarity with Linux (Oracle, RHEL, CentOS) and Windows Server OS


* Proficiency in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)


* Solid understanding of networking, security, and infrastructure management


* Experience/familiarity Fortinet Fortigate firewall/vpn, switches


* 3 years’ experience working and managing tasks on complex technical projects with a customer focus


* Expertise in containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)


* Strong experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI).


* Ability to travel up to 5% within North America

What would make you stand out:


* Red Hat Certified Engineer certified


* Certifications in cloud platforms (e.g.,OCI Cloud Architect, AWS Certified Solutions Architect).


* Experience with programming Python and Cloud vendor SDKs

What we can offer:


* 3 weeks' vacation and 5 personal days


* Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision paid 100% by Harris starting from your first day of employment


* Employee stock ownership and RRSP/...