Title Systems Administrator
Category Networking/Infrastructure
City Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Job Description System Administrator will be responsible for 7/24 technical support of a Windows 2003 Active Directory environment administering, monitoring, and performing maintenance on the corporate Exchange Server.

Tasks and Accountabilities:
- Administer, monitor, and maintain Exchange 2003 and Windows 2003 Active Directory
- Troubleshoot technical issues
- Ensure integrity and security of the network
- Analyze and solve problems related to servers or the network under potentially stressful conditions
- Provide 2nd line technical support as needed
- Develop, implement and maintain policies and procedures for system administration and appropriate use
- Create and maintain documentation as it relates to system configuration, mapping, processes, and service records
- Design and perform server and security audits and system backup procedures
- Design and implement disaster recovery plan for operating systems, databases, networks, servers, and software applications
- Recommend, schedule, and perform software improvements, upgrades, and/or purchases
- Conduct research and provide recommendations on emerging products, services, protocols, and standards in support of systems software procurement and development
- Practice network asset management, including maintenance of network component inventory and related documentation and technical specifications information
- Install, configure and maintain Windows servers and desktop/laptop systems
- Install, configure and maintain the local network
- Continuously monitor the capacity and performance of the company’s IT resources: network, servers, and storage
- Provide on-call technical support

Must Have Skills:

- Completion of two years post-secondary education with a Windows 2000/2003 Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) designation, with electives in Exchange and SQL preferred
- Experience working as a Network Administrator in a NT/W2K network environment with Active Directory Services, including Microsoft Windows 2000/2003 Server, Microsoft Exchange Server 2000/2003, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft IIS
- Experience with ArcServe Enterprise backup and Symantec desktop security suite of applications
- Experience running and administering MS Exchange Server 2003
- Strong knowledge of LAN administration in a Windows environment, including security issues
- Strong analytical, problem solving, communications, and customer service skills
- Hands-on software and hardware troubleshooting experience
- Strong interpersonal and oral communication skills
- Adept at reading, writing, and interpreting technical documentation and procedure manuals
Skills Active Directory
IIS
MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer)
MS Exchange
XP

Please send your resume to resume@firstpc.ca