System Administrator

Location: Waterloo, ON or Toronto, ON (Hybrid, 2 days onsite, 3 days remote)
Language: Excellent written and spoken English communication skills required
Duration: 3-month contract with potential for permanent employment

Are you a seasoned Systems Administrator looking for an opportunity where your technical expertise will make a meaningful impact? We are partnering with a leading financial services organization that is seeking two experienced IT professionals to support and enhance its enterprise infrastructure. In this role, you'll help ensure the reliability, security, and performance of critical technology environments that support employees across the organization.

You'll join a collaborative IT team that values knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. Working alongside infrastructure, cloud, security, and application specialists, you'll play an important role in maintaining modern Microsoft environments while contributing to ongoing technology initiatives.

This opportunity offers exposure to a diverse enterprise technology environment with the chance to work alongside experienced infrastructure and cloud professionals. You'll be part of a collaborative culture that values teamwork, innovation, and continuous learning, with the potential to transition into a permanent role based on performance and business needs.

• Administer and support Windows Server environments, ensuring stability, availability, and performance.
• Manage Active Directory, Group Policy, Microsoft 365, Exchange Online, Azure, and identity management services.
• Monitor infrastructure health, perform server maintenance, patching, upgrades, and troubleshoot complex technical issues.
• Respond to escalated incidents and service requests while supporting user onboarding, offboarding, and endpoint management.
• Maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes while documenting infrastructure changes and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, network, and security teams on vulnerability remediation, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• 5 to 7+ years of progressive Systems Administration experience within an enterprise environment.
• Strong experience administering Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, Microsoft 365, Exchange Online, and Azure.
• Hands‑on experience with VMware and/or Hyper‑V virtualization technologies.
• Proficiency with Power Shell scripting and automation.
• Experience supporting Intune, Teams, SharePoint, endpoint management solutions, and monitoring and ticketing systems.
• Knowledge of ITIL, service management best practices, and incident, change, and problem management processes.
• Excellent troubleshooting, communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills. Microsoft certifications are considered an asset.

All qualified applicants will receive fair consideration for employment. We welcome individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities including women, members of racialized groups, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, and 2

SLGBTQIA+ communities. If you require an accommodation, please review the accessibility policy and reach out to our accessibility officer with any questions.