Server Administrator
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$ 75380 - 94225
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Server Administrator
Looking for affordability a great quality of life and clean living
Grand Forks is situated on the confluence of the Kettle and Granby rivers and is approximately 2.5 hours from Nelson Kelowna and Spokane. If its outdoor adventure clean living or new opportunities that youre after Grand Forks offers it all.
The Board of Education of School District No. 51 (Boundary) invites you to apply for our S erver Administrator position.
The Distric t
School District No. 51 (Boundary) encompasses 10 school sites from Big White Ski Resort east to Christina Lake as well as 2 bus/maintenance garages and a school board office located in Grand Forks. The District employs approximately 275 employees serves 1260 students in K12 and administers an annual operating budget of $22 million. SD51 is a small rural district that operates on a 4day school week with students in session Monday to Thursday.
The Position
The Server Administrators role is to design install administer and optimize company servers and related components to achieve high performance of the various business applications. This includes ensuring the availability of client/server applications configuring all new implementations and developing processes and procedures for ongoing management of the server environment. The Server Administrator will also provide administrative direction and support for daily operational activities of the IT department and define and implement IT policies procedures and best practices.
Duties & Responsibilities :
- Maintain both hardware and operating systems on Microsoft Windows server clusters and related infrastructure.
- Receive and respond to incoming technology work orders and/or requests from Technology Group regarding application problems.
- Collaborate with technicians and network administrators (contractors) to ensure efficient operation of the Districts servers and cloud computing environment.
- Perform analysis diagnosis and resolution of complex application problems for end users and recommend and implement corrective solutions including offsite repair for remote users as needed.
- Support and maintain server and file backups and backup infrastructure.
- Assist in the preparation of departmental budget and longterm capital planning of network infrastructure and computer hardware.
- Accurately document instances of server equipment or component failure repair installation and removal.
- Follow established procedures in own work and advise technology users of appropriate technology security protocols necessary to safeguard the integrity and confidentiality of District information and systems.
- Manage IT department employees including recruitment supervision scheduling development evaluation and disciplinary actions.
- Establish and maintain regular written and inperson communications with the organizations executives department heads and end users regarding pertinent IT activities.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education & Experience :
- Completion of a minimum two 2 year related diploma from an accredited program.
- At least three years equivalent work experience in a senior technical analytical position responsible for managing Microsoft Windows server environments.
- Relevant certifications in server operating systems like MCSE or similar.
Skills & Abilities :
- Advanced knowledge of server desktop and application virtualization using Microsoft HyperV and VMWare.
- Advanced knowledge of the following: Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Windows 10 Office 365 cloud SQL IIS and PowerShell.
- Experience installing configuring and maintaining all manners of server hardware and associated network equipment including SAS RAID and SAN topology.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Analytical and problemsolving abilities with keen attention to detail.
- Selfmotivated and directed with the ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a highpressure environment.
- Strong understanding of human resource management principles practices and procedures. Experience in unionized environment would be an asset.
- Strong understanding of project management principles.
- Experience working in a teamoriented collaborative environment.
- Ability to attend to emergent issues outside of standard work schedule as required.
- Strong customerservice orientation.
- Must possess and maintain a valid BC Drivers License.
This fulltime permanent position is 40 hours per week 12 months per year with typical schedule being Monday to Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm effective May 12th 2025 or mutually agreed upon date. The salary range for this position is $75380 to $94225 and includes a competitive benefits package and ongoing opportunities for professional development.
Interested and qualified applicants can submit applications through or directly to . Applications should include the following documents: Cover letter resume academic transcripts and/or supporting documents and three 3 professional references including current contact information.
The deadline for applications is Wednesday April 23 2025 at 4:00 pm .
For further information about the position please contact Morgan Strohmann at.
Successful applicants will be required to consent to a Criminal Record Search prior to employment.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
