Senior Technical Analyst, IT Infrastructure

About AGF:

Founded in 1957, AGF Management Limited is an independent and globally diverse asset management firm. AGF brings a disciplined approach to delivering excellence in investment management through its fundamental, quantitative, private capital, and high-net-worth businesses. Our suite of diverse investment solutions extends globally to a wide range of clients, from individual investors and financial advisors to institutions, including pension plans, corporate plans, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and foundations. Our commitment to the principles of good stewardship and responsible investment is a positive differentiator for AGF. We believe integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues into our investment decision-making and ownership practices across platforms will help deliver better investment outcomes to our clients.

About the Role:

Reporting to the Manager, Infrastructure Services, this role has primary responsibility to ensure the stability, integrity, and efficient operation of the in-house 24x7 IT Infrastructure hardware and services that support core organizational functions.

The Technical Specialist’s role is to design, install, administer, operate, and optimize company servers and related components to achieve high performance of the various business applications supported by tuning the servers as necessary. This includes ensuring the availability of client/server applications, configuring all new implementations, and developing processes and procedures for ongoing management of the server environment. Where applicable, the Technical Specialist will assist in overseeing the security, integrity, and safety of the Azure Cloud and managed data center/server farm.

Your Responsibilities:

Design, install, configure, manage, and monitor core infrastructure services running on Windows Operating System, both in Azure and on-premise VMware hypervisor.

Perform system configuration and management; define and perform server backups and recovery procedures

Manage enterprise directory services and supporting server infrastructure; including accounts, permissions, access rights, and storage allocations in accordance with best-practices regarding privacy, security, and regulatory compliance

Plan and implement server upgrades, Windows Operating systems, upgrades, maintenance fixes, and vendor-supplied patches

Monitor and test system performance and provide performance statistics and reports.

Recommend and execute modifications to server environment in order to improve efficiency, reliability, and performance

Support and maintain data center/server room processes and procedures

Anticipate, mitigate, identify, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware and software problems on servers. Escalate incidents as necessary

Develop and maintain training materials and server documentation, including system configuration, procedure, and processes

Coordinate and collaborate with network engineering, business application, and database administration function to ensure availability, reliability, and scalability of corporate servers to meet business demands

Establish, implement, and comply with policies, procedures, and technologies to ensure server security

Comply with predefined policies and licensing agreements

Act as project lead in the design and review of new server systems, applications, and hardware; conduct capacity planning as needed

Conduct research on server hardware, software, protocols, standards, and best-practices in support of procurement and development efforts

Practise asset management, including maintenance of server component inventory and related documentation and technical specifications information

Support application development teams throughout project lifecycles

Provide guidance to junior members of the team

Your Qualifications:

University degree or college diploma in the field of computer science and/or 10+ years of equivalent IT experience

5+ years experience in a senior technical specialist position responsible for managing server environments

3+ years experience hands-on software and hardware troubleshooting experience

Advanced hands-on knowledge of Azure Cloud Computing, Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2019, VMware VSphere ESXi, Windows Active Directory (users & computers, groups, OUs, GPOs), and File (DFS, NFS, and CIFS) services

Experience with at least one of the following hardware: Cisco UCS (blades) and IBM xSeries

Extensive experience installing, configuring, and maintaining all manners of server hardware and associated network equipment, including at least one of the following: SCSI, RAID, and Fibre Channel

Experience with server management, monitoring, and performance tuning tools. Hands-on experience with SCCM, SCOM an asset

Good understanding of: TCP/IP, Ethernet, DNS, DHCP, WINS, MS IIS, and FTP/SFTP

Familiar with backups and recovery procedures. Experience with Rubrik backup software an asset

Knowledge of Server Imaging and Scripting (batch, PowerShell, VBScript) an asset

General knowledge of storage technologies such as SAN or NAS an asset

Experience with Microsoft cluster technologies,, and DFS Replication and asset

Datacenter/Server Room cabling (Copper and/or Fibre) knowledge an asset

Experience with other enterprise applications like SQL, Exchange, SharePoint, Citrix an asset

Experience within the financial services industry an asset

Microsoft Azure Cloud certification, VMware certification an asset

Your Attributes:

Exceptional analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities

Good communication skills, both oral and written, ability to write routine business correspondence, reports, and technical support documentation

Strong customer service orientation

Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment and make sound decisions in emergency situations

Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

Initiative to take charge of a problem, and a strong sense of responsibility and ownership for problem resolution.

Highly self-motivated and directed; keen attention to detail

Willingness to work early or later shifts as required for full coverage and ability to provide rotating after-hours (24x7) support

Willingness to change/assume new responsibilities with the changing business and technology requirements

Some travel required to our datacenters in the Greater Toronto Area

No unsolicited agency referrals please.

AGF is an equal opportunity employer. AGF welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request in all aspects of our recruitment and selection process. It is the Company's policy to recruit and select applicants for employment solely on the basis of their qualifications, with emphasis on selecting the best qualified person for the job. AGF does not discriminate against applicants based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or disability or any other status or condition protected by applicable legislation.

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