Job Title: Senior Systems Administrator
Location: 115 Journeyman St, Kanata, Ontario (Fully On-Site)
Company: AutoShack
Industry: Automotive Parts Retail

ABOUT AUTOSHACK

AutoShack is a leading North American provider of high-quality automotive parts through e-commerce and retail channels. As we continue to grow, we’re seeking a Senior Systems Administrator to support, maintain, and optimize our expanding IT infrastructure. This is a hands-on technical role for a self-motivated professional who thrives in a structured environment and understands the importance of system reliability—even if that means working outside of standard hours , on call or traveling occasionally to remote locations.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Senior Systems Administrator will take a leading role in the ownership of AutoShack’s core IT infrastructure, ensuring availability, security, and performance across on-premise and cloud systems. The role requires a technically adept and organized professional who understands uptime as a business-critical priority and is comfortable with occasional travel to retail locationsas needed.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.

EXPERIENCE

• 7+ years in system administration in a hybrid or enterprise environment.
• Demonstrated experience with the following technologies:
  o : Routers, switches, firewall with certification and work experience.
  o : Windows Server & Hyper-V clustering work experience. An understanding of how quorum works.
  o L1\L2 experience
  o : Comfortable with pen testing
  o : MS365, Azure, or AWS/ Google. Power Automate experience.
  o DNS & DHCP.
  o Experience in a hybrid AD environment (Cloud & local AD)
  o Comfortable with Wireshark to troubleshoot blocked access.

o Any ERP experience.

• Familiarity with off-hours patching, on-call response, and travel to satellite or remote sites.
• Solid background in cloud administration (especially Azure), cybersecurity, and disaster recovery planning.

SKILLS

• Hands-on technical ownership of systems.
• Organized and structured in work execution and documentation.
• Flexible availability, including readiness for off-hours work, On-Call and occasional travel.
• Strong diagnostic, analytical, and root-cause resolution skills.
• Effective communicator, able to collaborate across teams and vendors.
  Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Vision care

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Kanata, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Can you work on-call and off-hours?

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree (required)

Location:

• Kanata, ON (required)

Work Location: In perso