Senior Systems Administrator - Montreal
About the role
Fednav, headquartered in Montreal, is the largest international dry bulk shipping group in Canada engaged in worldwide ocean transportation. Fednav has five international offices established on four continents. Founded in 1944, we are a driven, innovative, and respected organization committed to our employees and customers.
The Senior System Administrator is responsible for the solution architecture, design as well as maintaining, upgrading, and managing software, hardware, and networks. The role requires broad knowledge of infrastructure and security best practices, resourcefulness and the ability to diagnose and resolve problems quickly. The goal is to ensure that the technology infrastructure runs smoothly, efficiently and with security by design.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING | THE ROLE
Key Responsibilities Include
- Research, Architecture and Design: With the help of key IT stakeholders, find solutions and provide designs to implement them efficiently. Keep informed about new technology trends and advancements.
- Install, Configure and Maintain: Set up software, hardware as well as cloud services and deploy recommended updates as needed.
- Monitor Performance: Ensure systems are running efficiently and troubleshoot issues.
- Security Management: Implement security measures such as access controls, backups, and firewalls policies.
- IT L2-L3 Support: Provide technical assistance to the IT department and critical users.
- Documentation: Maintain technical documentation, manuals, and IT policies.
WHAT YOU BRING | THE PERSON
The Ideal Candidate Has
- Experience: Proven experience as a System or Network Administrator with, or similar role for at least 5 years
- Technical Skills: Knowledge of networks (LAN, WAN), and patch management. Microsoft operating system, VMWare. Cloud infrastructure such as Azure and AWS.
- Scripting: Ability to use PowerShell scripts when required for efficient management of on-premises and cloud infrastructure
- Education: BSc/Ba in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline or equivalent experience. Professional certifications are a plus.
- Soft Skills: Excellent communication skills, resourcefulness, teamwork and problem-solving aptitude. Comfortable presenting to upper management.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Cybersecurity best practices application in infrastructure and operations contexts
- Experience with Partner/Vendor management
- Experience with Virtualization, Windows Servers, Active Directory, DNS, Cloud solutions (Azure/AWS)
- Experience with Microsoft 365 environments, including Exchange, Entra ID, Defender, Intune
- Experience with Unified Communications a plus (Teams Room Systems, Teams PSTN telephony)
- For positions available in Montreal (Quebec), please note that bilingualism is required due to our frequent communication with our global partners.
Honesty, integrity, commitment to professional excellence, regard for employees and
corporate responsibility define our values.
www.fednav.com
About Fednav Limited
Fednav Limited, the largest Canadian international dry bulk shipping group and leader in the Arctic and Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway. Founded in 1944, we conduct business worldwide with approximately 100 ships trading worldwide.
Fednav also operates a network of specialized subsidiaries
- FALLine (Fednav Atlantic Lakes Line), offering a regular general cargo liner service from Europe to ports along the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence system for over 60 years.
- FMT (Federal Marine Terminals), operating multiple stevedoring facilities in the US East Coast and Gulf Coast and in the Great Lakes. A leader in the industry, FMT handles breakbulk, bulk, containerized, project, and general cargoes for its clients. The wide range of commodities handled includes cement, cocoa, containers, gypsum, machinery, steel, sugar, wood pulp and forest products.
- Fednav Direct, our logistics services offering value-added on-carriage services, inventory management, and 24/7 inland transportation of cargoes.
Senior Systems Administrator - Montreal
About the role
Fednav, headquartered in Montreal, is the largest international dry bulk shipping group in Canada engaged in worldwide ocean transportation. Fednav has five international offices established on four continents. Founded in 1944, we are a driven, innovative, and respected organization committed to our employees and customers.
The Senior System Administrator is responsible for the solution architecture, design as well as maintaining, upgrading, and managing software, hardware, and networks. The role requires broad knowledge of infrastructure and security best practices, resourcefulness and the ability to diagnose and resolve problems quickly. The goal is to ensure that the technology infrastructure runs smoothly, efficiently and with security by design.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING | THE ROLE
Key Responsibilities Include
- Research, Architecture and Design: With the help of key IT stakeholders, find solutions and provide designs to implement them efficiently. Keep informed about new technology trends and advancements.
- Install, Configure and Maintain: Set up software, hardware as well as cloud services and deploy recommended updates as needed.
- Monitor Performance: Ensure systems are running efficiently and troubleshoot issues.
- Security Management: Implement security measures such as access controls, backups, and firewalls policies.
- IT L2-L3 Support: Provide technical assistance to the IT department and critical users.
- Documentation: Maintain technical documentation, manuals, and IT policies.
WHAT YOU BRING | THE PERSON
The Ideal Candidate Has
- Experience: Proven experience as a System or Network Administrator with, or similar role for at least 5 years
- Technical Skills: Knowledge of networks (LAN, WAN), and patch management. Microsoft operating system, VMWare. Cloud infrastructure such as Azure and AWS.
- Scripting: Ability to use PowerShell scripts when required for efficient management of on-premises and cloud infrastructure
- Education: BSc/Ba in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline or equivalent experience. Professional certifications are a plus.
- Soft Skills: Excellent communication skills, resourcefulness, teamwork and problem-solving aptitude. Comfortable presenting to upper management.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Cybersecurity best practices application in infrastructure and operations contexts
- Experience with Partner/Vendor management
- Experience with Virtualization, Windows Servers, Active Directory, DNS, Cloud solutions (Azure/AWS)
- Experience with Microsoft 365 environments, including Exchange, Entra ID, Defender, Intune
- Experience with Unified Communications a plus (Teams Room Systems, Teams PSTN telephony)
- For positions available in Montreal (Quebec), please note that bilingualism is required due to our frequent communication with our global partners.
Honesty, integrity, commitment to professional excellence, regard for employees and
corporate responsibility define our values.
www.fednav.com
About Fednav Limited
Fednav Limited, the largest Canadian international dry bulk shipping group and leader in the Arctic and Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway. Founded in 1944, we conduct business worldwide with approximately 100 ships trading worldwide.
Fednav also operates a network of specialized subsidiaries
- FALLine (Fednav Atlantic Lakes Line), offering a regular general cargo liner service from Europe to ports along the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence system for over 60 years.
- FMT (Federal Marine Terminals), operating multiple stevedoring facilities in the US East Coast and Gulf Coast and in the Great Lakes. A leader in the industry, FMT handles breakbulk, bulk, containerized, project, and general cargoes for its clients. The wide range of commodities handled includes cement, cocoa, containers, gypsum, machinery, steel, sugar, wood pulp and forest products.
- Fednav Direct, our logistics services offering value-added on-carriage services, inventory management, and 24/7 inland transportation of cargoes.