Cloud and Infrastructure Specialist

Join the ranks of Stikeman Elliott, one of the most distinguished and respected corporate law firms in Canada. Our Toronto office is located in the heart of the financial district, with prime access to public transit, which makes it ideal for commuters. Voted one of the Best Employers in Canada for 15 years, Stikeman Elliott is always seeking to recruit the best and the brightest talents.

The successful candidate is a senior technical professional with a broad knowledge of IT infrastructure with a focus on Microsoft Enterprise products. The incumbent is responsible for the design, delivery and operations of Stikeman Elliott's technology infrastructure and services for all offices (domestic and international). The incumbent will participate in and lead implementations, upgrades and the day-to-day operations of solutions for a variety of infrastructure systems including on-prem network, storage, compute, cloud, and SaaS.

The person may be required to work after regular working hours based on project and operational requirements.

Immediate report: This role reports to the Manager, Infrastructure & Cloud Services based in the Toronto office.

• Work with Stikeman Elliott Enterprise Architecture to transition high level technology decisions/concepts into system designs/blueprints and tactical build/deployment plans
• Perform deployment, testing, and support activities
• Plan and execute implementations including coordinating activities with other teams outside of IT
• Create and maintain technical documentation to ensure efficient planning, execution and supportability.
• Provide ongoing management, monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Follow operational policies and processes that are compliant with ITIL and ISO standards
• Participate in change management activities
• Conduct scheduled system maintenance activities

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, computer science, or related field preferred
• Minimum of 6 years’ experience in an Information Systems related field as an Infrastructure Specialist

• Core skills include mid to expert level knowledge in several of the following technologies:
  Microsoft Office 365; MS Teams;
  SharePoint Online;
  Exchange Online and Exchange Online Archive; MS Azure;
  Active Directory and related services (MFA, CAP);
  Microsoft Windows Server;
  Systems Centre;
  Non-Microsoft technologies such as Comm Vault, Veeam, VMWare, Nutanix, dHCI, VM Essentials, etc.
• Power Shell
• Goal oriented, organized, self‑motivated, and self‑sufficient
• Strong interpersonal relationship skills and team orientation
• High-level of professionalism, integrity and commitment to quality
• Desire to pursue applicable professional development and certifications
• Acceptable to change in daily and weekly work routines to accommodate after hours implementations and on call requirements
• Ability and desire to stay current of new technologies and solutions

$100,000- $120,000 annually.

The position is for an existing vacancy.

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