Location
Ottawa, ON
Description
iFathom has been providing custom application design and development work, system integration, and quality IT Professional Services to government and private sector clients for more than 15 years. iFathom holds contracts with various government departments for IT Professional Services in different categories for specific ongoing IT projects. These contracts are often administered through the issuance of Task Authorizations over the course of the project. The different resource categories that are required in the different development phases of the project are called up via these Task Authorizations at the appropriate stage of the project. In this case, our client has identified System Administrator - Linux Based OS as one of these categories. Qualified candidates who apply for this position will be contacted when taskings for this position come up, as and when required by our client. CVs will be kept in our database for this purpose for twelve months.
Candidates must have at minimum a Reliability Status Security Clearance from CIISD.
Duties
Duties may include but are not limited to:
- Prepare work plans, schedules and progress reports;
- Install, monitor, upgrade and maintain operating systems;
- Install, monitor, upgrade and maintain hardware and software;
- Work with the project team, clients and stakeholders to maintain and improve software performance;
- Apply problem-solving skills to troubleshoot and resolve technical problems;
- Ensure timely and reliable system administration procedures, such as backup and recovery; and
- Analyze system performance and recommend improvements.
Skills and Experience Requirements
- 7+ years of experience installing, monitoring, upgrading and maintaining network infrastructures including hardware, back up and recovery software and operating systems.
- 5+ years of experience installing, monitoring, upgrading and maintaining Linux based operating systems.
- 4+ years of experience with server based backup and recovery operations.
Contact Info
Please submit your résumé to jobs@ifathom.ca and quote Linux System Administrator jobID # SA-03-11, in the subject line. Thank you.
