System Administrator Job in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Vaisala seeks a Windows System Administrator and Network Administrator to support the Western Canadian region of its Global infrastructure in the Vancouver, BC office. The candidate must possess at least 5+ years of operating system experience including Server 2008/2010, with heavy experience in a VMWare/NetApp virtual environment and an emphasis on Project Management. Networking skills required with emphasis on LAN/WAN performance monitoring and administration. The candidate must possess strong technical written and verbal communications skills-which are essential to excellent documentation practices. Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA), and Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE) preferred. Distributed team environment with experience in directing and ensuring team project completion also a requirement. The candidate must possess a Bachelor's degree in a technical field, such as Information Security, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems etc.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinates with team personnel on proposals and work estimates involving highly complex system administration projects and solutions.
- Evaluates products and upgrades for appropriateness. Oversees and implements system upgrade strategies
- Provides technical leadership to internal and external personnel on highly complex system installation processes. Mentors and provides guidance to less experienced personnel
- Experience working with company documentation and storage procedures / NetApp preferred.
- Experience working with VMWare vSphere 4.
Requirements Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, management information systems, or related field preferred.
- Five or more years of technical experiences in a client-server environment
- Experience working with highly complex systems administration, database administration, and Virtual environments.
- Support company products and services
- Support/Improve company documentation and storage procedures.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Leadership skills to guide and mentor the work of less experienced personnel
- Strong communication skills
- Strong personal computer and business solutions software skills
- Good ability to lead and work as part of a team
Further Information:
Application Deadline: 11/24/2011
Apply at: http://www.vaisala.com/en/careers/applyforajob/openpositions/Pages/default.aspx