CORP-Sr Network Administrator

at  Winpak Ltd

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education

• Post-secondary education in Information Technology, Computer Science or Business, or equivalent program and related work experience.

Experience

• 10+ years’ experience as a Network Administrator
• Knowledge of VMware vSphere (all areas of deployment including registering HBAs, multipath, and configuration of DRS, VMware
• Knowledge of Microsoft Server operating systems - 2016 and above.
• Experience with configuration of managed network devices (routers, layer 3 switches, firewalls, load balancers and VPN)
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 with focus on Exchange Online, Teams and Sharepoint.
• Experience with virtual desktop infrastructure.
• Experience with disaster recovery operation of network and systems
• Experience in managing projects of varying size.
• Strong analytical skill set.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment considered a definite asset.
• Experience working on an ER P implementation considered a strong asset.

Abilities

• Proven ability to handle multiple priorities and deal effectively with all levels of the Company.
• Good interpersonal, communication (verbal and written), and organizational skills are key.

• Provide system and network administration to ensure day to day operations of systems and continuous access for the user community.
• Supervise staff to ensure day to day operations and user requirements are being fulfilled in an effective and timely manner.
• Ensure departmental goals by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
• Participates in maintaining and building effective team by assisting with the recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; maintaining a safe and secure work environment; developing personal growth opportunities.
• Supports and achieves financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual BU IT budget in conjunction with Corporate IT; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective action.
• Maintain a detailed inventory list of all computer hardware and software for the Business Unit, including but not limited to vendor contracts, service provider agreement, software/hardware warranties etc.
• Ensure all networking components are properly configured, installed, and maintained at the Business Unit.
• Maintain reliable system performance through active monitoring of error logs and user-reported network issues.
• Evaluate network and system performance issues including availability, utilization, throughput, and latency.
• Provide recommendations to improve reliability and performance.
• Work with Corporate security team to ensure risks are mitigated; system patching, upgrades, config changes, addressing critical vulnerabilities.
• Ensure data and systems backups are performed and tested as per company polices.
• Maintain and update disaster reco very plan for key components of the network.
• Provide timely communication on projects, including updates on critical milestones.
• Ensure adequate testing environments are in place for proper rollout of patches and or updates/upgrades.
• Ensure all documentation, procedural and support, as well as network diagrams are created and updated.
• Provide end user support for users within the WPP environment.
• Develop key relationships with internal business unit management/ users to ensure business unit directives are evaluated and supported in conjunction with Corporate IT
• Be available to provide on-call support for incident resolution as well as after-hours work for planned changes/ enhancements/ upgrades.
• Perform other duties that may be assigned.