Dawn InfoTek Inc. is a professional IT consulting firm that partners with major financial institutions, investment firms, and government organizations. We are committed to delivering innovative technology solutions and connecting top-tier IT talent with leading organizations.
We are currently seeking a highly skilled System Administrator to join our dynamic team and support one of our major banking clients.
Location: Scarborough, ON (Hybrid – 3 days per week in the office)
Position Type: 8 month Contract
Responsibilities:
- Deploy, operate, troubleshoot, and support backup, restoration, and migration services across on-premises and cloud environments.
- Design and develop Backup Testing as a Service capability to help stakeholders validate end-to-end application recovery using Cohesity Data Protection services.
- Partner with technical and business subject matter experts to ensure migrated applications meet recovery and business requirements.
- Participate in scheduled changes and troubleshooting activities, including occasional non-standard working hours.
- Manage and maintain backup and NAS platforms across on-premises and Google Cloud environments.
- Provide Level 2 support and coordinate vendor escalations for transitioned services.
- Develop and maintain operational documentation, including build guides, runbooks, and technical specifications.
- Contribute to implementation planning and service delivery activities.
Must Have Skills:
- 10+ years of experience as a Backup Administrator, with hands-on expertise in technologies such as Cohesity, Dell EMC Data Domain, NetBackup, Veeam, or similar backup and replication platforms.
- 2+ years of experience administering Microsoft Windows Server 2019/2022 and/or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.x/10.x
- 5+ years of experience working with networking technologies and operational support.
- 5+ years of experience supporting agent-based backups for SQL Always On Availability Groups (AAG), Oracle, DB2, and similar database platforms, with a solid understanding of SQL VSS and RMAN backups.
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with technical teams and business stakeholders.
Nice-To-Have Skills:
- 2+ years of experience with architecture, deployment, or operational support of VMware vSphere Hypervisor and Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization.
- Experience with scripting and automation, including REST APIs, PowerShell, and Python
- Previous experience in banking or financial services
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with vendors and cross-functional teams
