Storage Backup Analyst

You are unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues—experts in their fields—who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients—who are at the heart of everything we do.

Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

We are looking for highly motivated junior Storage & Backup Administrators to join our team. This role offers an excellent opportunity to gain hands‑on experience managing enterprise‑level storage and backup systems, learn cutting‑edge technology and AWS cloud technology.

• Assist in managing and maintaining storage systems such as SAN, NAS, and cloud‑based storage and enterprise backup solutions.
• Perform routine storage provisioning, data migration, and capacity planning tasks.
• Provide operational support for day‑to‑day activities including alerting, monitoring, trending. Diagnose and troubleshoot backup and storage hardware and software issues to ensure data integrity and system efficiency.
• Develop scripts for automated management (Shell, Power Shell, Python, etc.) and work with senior admin on service delivery automation using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, CDD, etc.
• Security and compliance:
  Work with senior admin to ensure backup and storage system comply with organizational policies, industry standards and regulatory requirements and remediate security vulnerabilities.
• Cloud storage management:
  Provision AWS FSx/EFS file share, manage file system capacity, performance, etc.
• Participate in regular disaster recovery testing and perform data recovery/restore testing.
• Document backup and storage configurations, procedures, and best practices.
• Participate in on‑call rotation.

• Minimum of 1–3 years relevant work experience in a related role.
• Recent graduate with a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.
• Basic understanding of backup technologies (e.g., Dell Avamar/PPDM, Rubrik) and storage technologies (SAN, NAS, RAID, etc.) and data‑protection strategies.
• Familiarity with Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Experience working on scripting (shell script, Power Shell, Python, etc.) or automation tools (Ansible, Terraform, etc.).
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Eagerness to learn and grow in the areas of storage and backup technologies.
• Good communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross‑functional teams.
• Self‑driven, resourceful individual with an ability to work under little supervision.

• We are honoured to have been recognized as a 2026 Best Workplace in Canada by Great Place to Work® Canada.
• We are thrilled to have received Excellence Canada’s Canada Order of Excellence for Mental Health at Work®.
• Wellness programs supporting mental, physical, and financial well‑being.
• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with networking potential.
• As a hybrid organization, you can choose where you work, at home or in the office.

Eligibility:
This role requires Reliability Status Clearance. In addition to a law‑enforcement inquiry and a credit check, the Government of Canada will ask if you lived or travelled outside of Canada for six consecutive months within the last five years, and you must account for all activities during this period. Obtaining a Reliability Status Clearance within a reasonable amount of time is a condition required to start employment for this role at Sun Life.

Must be able to satisfactorily complete applicable background checks prior to the start date and during employment, in accordance with Sun Life’s policies and practices.

Salary Range: 65,000 – 105,000. Job Category: IT – Technology Services. Posting End Date: 22/06/2026.

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