RQ00748 – Intermediate Systems Administrator\Operations Support Specialist

Job summary

Provide desk-side support for hardware, software, and business applications, including building and managing Windows devices. Automate server and endpoint maintenance, patching, monitoring, backups, deployments, Intune updates, and account and identity tasks.

Job details

Job Title: RQ00748 – Intermediate Systems Administrator\Operations Support Specialist Client: (Ontario Science Centre Contract Duration: 3 months Duration: 2026-11-23 to 2027-02-26 Working Status: Up to 5 days onsite Location: 777 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario Manager Notes Must Haves: (Certifications are highly preferred) 1. Automation and Scripting - Develop PowerShell, Python, Bash, or other scripts. Automate server maintenance, patching, monitoring, backups, and deployments. Intune Windows 11 Support/Updates - Advanced Endpoint Support, Microsoft 365 2. Entra ID 3. Intune 4. Windows 11 Support/Updates - Advanced Endpoint Support 5. PowerShell, Bash scripting 6. SharePoint & Teams Preferred: · Public Sector Experience Nice to have: 1. Defender 2. PowerShell, Bash scripting 3. SharePoint & Teams 4. Networking 5. Azure Fundamentals 6. Customer Service Desirable certifications: 1. MD-102: Endpoint Administrator 2. SC-900: Security Fundamentals 3. AZ-900: Azure Fundamentals 4. MS-900: Microsoft 365 Fundamentals 5. Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300) Project Description We are migrating to the cloud and primarily use Microsoft applications. Desktop systems technologist will provide desk side end user support for all hardware, software and business applications, building machines and automate tasks as submitted through the Help Desk incident reporting systems. Deliverables Automate server maintenance, patching, monitoring, backups, and deployments. Automate scheduled updates via intune. Create vulnerability management and patching for endpoints. Create golden packages and push via intune. Complete Intune inventory, making sure all endpoints are updated and patching. Intune Windows 11 Support/Updates - Advanced Endpoint Support. Third party application patching. Setup SSO and Entra ID role and creation of accounts via automated scripts. Other deliverables: · Microsoft Intune - UpToDate inventory · Windows 11 deployment and management · Windows Autopilot · Microsoft Entra ID · Device compliance policies · Endpoint security · Microsoft Defender integration · PowerShell automation · Microsoft 365 endpoint administration

What you’ll do

Provide desk-side support for hardware, software, and business applications, including building and managing Windows devices. Automate server and endpoint maintenance, patching, monitoring, backups, deployments, Intune updates, and account and identity tasks.

Requirements

The role calls for experience with Microsoft Intune, Entra ID, Windows 11 endpoint support, Microsoft 365, and scripting with PowerShell or Bash; Python and related automation experience are also relevant. Certifications such as MD-102, SC-900, AZ-900, MS-900, or SC-300 are highly preferred, and public-sector experience is preferred.

Listed skills

• Microsoft Teams · Preferred
• Microsoft 365 · Preferred
• SharePoint · Preferred
• Python · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• PowerShell
• Python
• Bash
• Microsoft Intune
• Microsoft Entra ID
• Windows 11 Support
• Endpoint Administration
• Microsoft 365
• SharePoint
• Microsoft Teams
• Automation and Scripting
• Endpoint Security
• Patch Management
• Microsoft Defender
• Windows Autopilot
• Networking

Job areas

• Technology
• Customer Service & Support
• Government & Public Sector
• Security & Safety

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