Senior Systems Administrator - Remote British Columbia
Drive security reliability and automation across our hybrid Microsoft-first environment maintaining the infrastructure supporting over 600 employees in the office in the field and behind the wheel. We are a forward-thinking technology-heavy company with diverse and modern infrastructure featuring extensive hybridization and automation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Administer and evolve our on-prem Active Directory and Entra/M365 ecosystem (including ongoing projects like the transition from GPO to InTune-managed Windows endpoints and Autopilot adoption)
- Manage and optimize network infrastructure including Fortigate firewalls and Unifi switches and access points (including ongoing projects like the transition from Fortinets SSLVPN to IPSec client VPN and improved SD-WAN resiliency)
- Maintain an 802.1x network configuration using Network Policy Server (NPS) and improve network hardening through stricter VLAN segmentation and expanded SIEM alerting
- Develop and maintain tasks using PowerShell and Power Automate to automate tasks including user account management certificate upkeep report generation approval workflows and software deployment.
- Integrate with Microsoft Graph and many line-of-business app REST APIs to orchestrate cross-platform operations and feed data warehouse pipelines.
- Mentor other technical staff in basic scripting network technologies and security practices.
- Maintain and expand company technical documentation.
- Perform disaster recovery simulation and support disaster recovery execution
Requirements:
- 5 yrs in systems/network administration across hybrid Windows/M365 environments.
- Expertise in PowerShell scripting and automation including API interactions (e.g. Microsoft Graph)
- Strong experience with Intune (device compliance app deployment policy management)
- Strong experience with firewall management (VPNs policies troubleshooting) and general networking (VLANs routing load balancing/failover etc.)
- Experience configuring 802.1x network authentication and Network Policy Server (NPS)
- Familiarity with Git for script and config management (GitHub Azure DevOps)
- Familiarity with Linux and containerization
- Familiarity with Apple Business Manager
Nice-to-Have:
- Familiarity with PostgreSQL Microsoft SQL Server or any data transformation and analysis tools (PowerQuery Power BI pandas etc.)
- Exposure to orchestration tools (Power Automate or Azure Logic Apps Ansible etc.)
- Experience utilizing Veeam backup and recovery software
- Experience utilizing agent-based AI tools
- Located in or near one of our office spaces in BC (Kelowna Fraser Valley Terrace Valemount)
Emil Anderson offers competitive wages benefits and a defined benefit pension plan in addition to a challenging and fun work environment. The salary range for this position will be discussed during the interview stage taking into consideration candidate qualifications and experience.
Emil Anderson Group is an equal opportunity employer in all aspects of employment including recruiting hiring training performance management promotions and benefits. We base such decisions solely on job-related qualifications skills and abilities without regard to race nationality ethnicity color gender political affiliation religion/belief system marital status parental status sexual orientation age diverse ability or any other characteristic.
Required Experience:
Senior IC