Sr. Manager, System Administrator

Gildan is a leading manufacturer of everyday basic apparel, with a strong portfolio of brands, including Gildan®, Hanes®, Comfort Colors®, American Apparel®, ALLPRO™, GOLDTOE®, Peds®, Bali®, Playtex®, Maidenform®, Bonds®, as well as Champion® which is under an exclusive licensing agreement for the printwear channel in the U.S. and Canada.

Gildan owns and operates vertically integrated, large-scale manufacturing facilities which are primarily located in Central America, the Caribbean, North America, and Asia. Gildan operates with a strong commitment to industry-leading labour, environmental and governance practices throughout its supply chain in accordance with its comprehensive ESG program embedded in Gildan's long-term business strategy. Together with our global team of dedicated employees, Gildan is united in its vision of Making Apparel Better®.

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We are seeking a skilled and proactive Sr. Manager, System Administration to oversee the strategy, deployment, maintenance, and security of our Windows Server and Intel-based physical and virtual infrastructure. In this role, you will lead a global team of systems engineers, manage vendor relationships, and ensure maximum uptime, scalability, and security for our enterprise-level Wintel environment. This is a dynamic opportunity to drive technical excellence and shape the future of our infrastructure landscape.

• Department: IT Infrastructure
• Reporting Into:
  Director of Infrastructure

The role

• Manages the global engineering team responsible for backups, virtualization, Wintel, and storage design, implementation, and 24/7 operational support.
• Ensures continuous, secure operations by owning ITIL procedures, patching cycles, performance metrics, root cause analysis, disaster recovery plans/tests, and security controls for both in-house and cloud-based services.
• Owns the annual Wintel infrastructure budget by forecasting and maintaining capital and operational expenditures (CAPEX/OPEX), tracking monthly adherence, and identifying cost‑saving opportunities across hardware life cycles and software licensing renewals.
• Manages strategic relationships with third‑party service providers, suppliers, and consultants, including vendor selection, contract evaluation, and critical incident escalation.
• Collaborates directly with our PMO and cross‑functional IT teams to design, build, and implement robust, enterprise‑wide capabilities.
• Partners with functional business areas to ensure all infrastructure solutions meet and scale with current and future business requirements.
• Hires, trains, mentors, and evaluates system engineering talent, establishing clear performance expectations and fostering professional growth.

The requirements

• Education & Experience:
  
  A University degree in Information Technology; 12‑15 + years of experience in IT infrastructure/architecture, with a minimum of 5+ years in a supervisory or management role.
• Core Technical Expertise:
  Deep, hands‑on experience with the following enterprise technologies:
  • Operating Systems & Systems Management:
    Windows Server (2016 through 2025), Active Directory, Group Policies, SCCM/MECM and Office 365 hybrid environments (One Drive, SharePoint, Exchange SE).
  • Virtualization & Storage: VMware (6.5 through 9.x), Pure Storage, IBM Metro Mirror, and VM stretch clusters.
  • Cloud Infrastructure, Networking & Security:
    Strong experience in designing and operating enterprise Azure environments. Including Azure networking, hybrid connectivity, identity and Access Management, Workload Management, cloud security and operational governance.
  • Hardware Ecosystems: HP, Dell, IBM, Cisco UCS servers, UCS Fabric Interconnects (FI), and Brocade switches.
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