Systems Administrator

2 months ago


Vancouver, Canada Fasken Full time

**Who We Are**

Fasken is a leading international business law and litigation firm. Our firm’s 800 lawyers are located across offices in Vancouver, Surrey, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal, Québec City, London and Johannesburg. Providing strategic and thoughtful advice in all areas of business law, our broad range of clients include close to half of the Fortune 100 companies, as well as corporate clients, government agencies, regulatory authorities, non-profit bodies and individuals. Our clients' interests are paramount in all that we do, and we take pride in supporting our communities. We are a place where bright, talented, and collegial people want to work together, and we work hard together to achieve our goals in a collaborative and efficient way.

**A Day In The Life**

The Systems Administrator is responsible for the planning, deployment, and day-to-day administration of Fasken’s on-premise and cloud-based IT infrastructure.

This position reports to the Manager, IT Infrastructure and will work on a team of server administrators providing support to on-premise, data center, and virtual platforms in order to guarantee optimal functionality, availability, performance, and end-user productivity.

This key role will be responsible for implementing, maintaining, and testing disaster recovery and business continuity plans to ensure the firm is adequately protected against data-loss and business interruption.

**Responsibilities include, but are not limited to**
- Providing technical expertise and full life cycle management of respective technologies including but not limited to planning, designing, building, testing, implementation, supporting, maintaining, proactively monitoring, optimizing and reporting.
- Introducing innovative, differentiating infrastructure and operations capabilities that enhance our overall competitive capabilities and enhance employee productivity.
- Working collaboratively with network and helpdesk teams to support and maintain the technical environment, while meeting all established objectives and Service Level Agreements (SLA).
- Improving IT resilience by executing strategies that improve reliability, tolerability, and disaster recovery readiness.
- Work with Information Security Teams ensuring that the proposed infrastructure solution complies with Fasken's Cloud Security Guidelines and that all Cloud Services utilized adhere to the Minimum Security Baseline established for each service.
- Champions a “Cloud Smart” methodology, including migrating on-premise systems to PaaS and IaaS where applicable.

***Qualifications**
- Post-secondary education in Computer Science or related field
- Minimum 5 years' experience administering enterprise systems and infrastructure
- VMWare ESXI administration, configuration, security and deployment
- Microsoft Azure cloud-based server migration and administration
- Microsoft Active Directory administration
- Microsoft Windows Server Operating System administration
- Experience managing server backup systems and DR solutions
- Experience with large scale SAN solutions
- Technical experience including routing, switching, firewall, IP telephony and wireless infrastructure would be considered an asset.

**Must Haves**
- Eager to work with a team of like-minded IT professionals
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work on multiple projects without compromising results
- Willingness to acquire new skills as technology evolves
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills

**Why Work with Us**

Fasken is dedicated to rewarding your contributions and encouraging your professional development. We offer a comprehensive salary and benefits package that is very competitive, together with opportunities for personal and professional growth. Our benefits include:

- A health and wellness subsidy
- An annual education & tuition reimbursement
- Flexible medical and dental benefits (effective from day 1)
- Short term and long term disability insurance
- Personal days
- Employee & family assistance program
- Paid vacation and sick days
- Group retirement savings plan with matching contributions
- Monetary incentive for employee referrals
- Flexible working arrangements
- Opportunities to give back to your community through firm initiatives
- An engaging firm culture that celebrates our hardworking and dedicated people

**Diversity and Inclusion**

At Fasken we believe a diverse workplace comprises individuals with unique backgrounds, characteristics and qualities. An inclusive workplace creates an equitable environment where individuals are respected and where they are welcome. Fasken is committed to diversity and inclusion in all that we do.

**Accessibility and Accommodation**

**Background and Reference Checks**

Any offer of employment may be conditional upon full background checks including a criminal record


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