System Administrator
- Calgary, AB
- On-site
- Posted Sep 23, 2026
- 1 position
Opens an external site
- Employment type
- Contract
- Experience level
- Senior · 5+ years
- Minimum education
- Bachelor’s degree
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
Job summary
The successful candidate will maintain, secure, and optimize enterprise infrastructure across Windows, Azure, and database platforms. They will also perform system monitoring, incident analysis, and disaster recovery activities to ensure operational stability.
Job details
We are seeking an experienced Senior System Administrator to support enterprise infrastructure operations within a government environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining, monitoring, securing, and optimizing critical systems across Windows, Azure, scheduling, database, and middleware platforms while supporting operational stability and continuous improvement. Key Responsibilities · Administer and support enterprise Windows Server environments. Manage virtualization platforms and remote system administration activities. Configure, monitor, and maintain Microsoft Azure services including compute, storage, networking, security, and monitoring. Utilize AI-enabled tools to support system monitoring, diagnostics, automation, and incident analysis. Execute system patching, backup management, recovery testing, and disaster recovery activities. Administer IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS) including job setup, scheduling, and operational support. Support SQL Server and MySQL database administration activities. Maintain and troubleshoot CMOD, VPSX, WBI, and MQ (Message Queue) environments. Monitor infrastructure health using enterprise monitoring and alerting platforms such as PagerDuty, Nagios, or equivalent solutions. Investigate incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to improve system reliability. Collaborate with technical teams to support infrastructure upgrades, enhancements, and operational initiatives. Document operational procedures, configurations, and support activities. Must-Have Qualifications Skill Level of Experienc Details / Examples Enterprise System Administration Senior Proven experience supporting enterprise environments Windows Server Administration Advanced Administration, maintenance, troubleshooting, security Virtualization Technologies Advanced Enterprise virtualization platform management Microsoft Azure Advanced Compute, storage, networking, security, monitoring AI-Enabled Operations Tools Advanced Monitoring, diagnostics, automation, incident analysis Backup & Disaster Recovery Advanced Patching, recovery processes, resiliency planning IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS) Advanced Job setup, scheduling, administration SQL Server Administration Intermediate to Advanced Operational database administration MySQL Administration Intermediate to Advanced Operational database administration CMOD / VPSX / WBI / MQ Intermediate to Advanced Middleware and document management support Monitoring & Alerting Tools Advanced PagerDuty, Nagios, or equivalent platforms Education Requirement Details Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent practical experience Nice-to-Have Qualifications Skill Level of Experienc Details / Examples Government Environment Experience Preferred Experience supporting public sector organizations Azure Automation Preferred Infrastructure automation and operational efficiency Enterprise Monitoring Excellence Preferred Advanced observability and operational analytics
What you’ll do
The successful candidate will maintain, secure, and optimize enterprise infrastructure across Windows, Azure, and database platforms. They will also perform system monitoring, incident analysis, and disaster recovery activities to ensure operational stability.
Requirements
Candidates must have senior-level experience in enterprise system administration, including advanced knowledge of Windows Server, Azure, and virtualization technologies. A bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience is required.
Listed skills
- Microsoft Azure · Preferred
- MySQL · Preferred
- System monitoring · Preferred
Other relevant skills
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- Windows Server Administration
- Azure
- Virtualization
- System Monitoring
- IBM Workload Scheduler
- SQL Server
- MySQL
- CMOD
- VPSX
- WBI
- MQ
- Disaster Recovery
- Patching
- Automation
- PagerDuty
- Nagios
- SQL (Programming Language)
- Root Cause Analysis
- Management
- Operations
- Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)
- Reliability
- Continuous Improvement Process
- Artificial Intelligence
- Information Technology
- Microsoft Azure
- Observability
- Computer Science
- Windows Servers
- Enterprise Application Software
- Middleware
- Operational Efficiency
- Infrastructure Automation
- Scheduling
- Database Administration
- System Administration
- Document Management
- Operational Databases
- Microsoft Windows Server Administration
- IBM MQ
- Resilience Planning
- Backup Management
- Recovery Testing
- Azure Automation
- IBM Content Manager OnDemand
Job areas
- Technology
- Software
- Government & Public Sector
- Data & Analytics
- Systems Administrator
- Systems Aministrators
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators
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