Server Administrator

6 days ago


Toronto, Canada KPMG-Canada Full time

**Overview**

At KPMG, you'll join a team of diverse and dedicated problem solvers, connected by a common cause: turning insight into opportunity for clients and communities around the world.

**The Opportunity**

The Server Administrator is a key technical resource responsible for management of various server infrastructure technologies on all KPMG production, test, and development environments. This person is a member of a nation-wide team of technical support staff focused on ongoing support and new deployments of KPMG's IT infrastructure.

**What you will do
- Manage and support production, test and development infrastructure consisting of 850+ servers and SANs
- Proactively manage and identify system resource bottlenecks using performance monitors, profilers, custom scripts, and third-party tools
- Manage and Build Azure Pipelines.
- Develop and update documentation of all server instances, including architecture diagrams, schema definitions and operating procedure manuals.
- Implement and maintain development, quality-assurance and test environments for development and version upgrade procedures.
- Maintain security framework requirements set forth by company and clients and in line with KPMG security practices
- Develop, implement, and maintain backup and disaster recovery strategy for all and systems.
- Support multiple concurrent projects and ensure proper knowledge transitioning for operational support
- Work closely with other internal IT groups, as well as 3rd party vendors and consultants to tune systems for optimal performance and resolve infrastructure issues. Provide rotational On-Call support outside of regular business hours

**What you bring to the role
- College Diploma or University Degree in the field of computer science and/or relevant work experience.
- Minimum 4 years of progressive experience in an Enterprise environment.
- Experience with DevOps Concept CI/CD, Kubernetes, Azure Pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (ARM template, Terraform)
- Experience with Configuration management tools at least one (Ansible, Puppet, Jenkins)
- Experience with scripting using Windows PowerShell, VBScript, etc.
- Experience with Windows Server Systems, Windows Clusters & other related Microsoft technologies such as Active Directory, SQL, SCCM, SCOM
- Strong working knowledge of virtual and cloud technologies including VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, and Azure
- Experience with administration of EMC Unity and VNX storage and Cisco UCS
- Experience with Backup, Archiving and Disaster Recovery technologies.
- Ability to diagnose and resolve complex technology problems.
- Demonstrate strong organizational and priority setting skills coupled with strong written and verbal communication skills
- Highly self-motivated and able to effectively execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
- MCSE and ITIL V3 Foundations certifications desirable

**Keys to your success**

KPMG individuals
**Deliver Impact | Seek Growth | Inspire Trust **and understand that a diverse workforce enables us to deepen relationships and strengthen our business.

**Providing you with the support you need to be at your best**

For more information about KPMG in Canada's Benefits and well-being, click here.

**Our Values, The KPMG Way**

**Integrity **, we do what is right |
**Excellence **, we never stop learning and improving |
**Courage **, we think and act boldly |
**Together **, we respect each other and draw strength from our differences |
**For Better **, we do what matters



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