Senior Cloud and Infrastructure Engineer

Company Overview

National Logistics Services (NLS) is Canada’s leading logistics provider for fashion, footwear, actionwear and general merchandise. We have been delivering superior service to the retail industry since 1967. Our services extend to both distributed Brand retailers and retail chains alike, and in many instances, we manage these in the same campus to align complimentary business needs. Our facilities are located strategically in the Greater Toronto Area, ON.

Why work for NLS?

NLS is Canada’s leading Retail Logistics provider with over 50 years of continuously evolving retail expertise. Over the past 50 years, our team has built NLS to what it is now by treating each other with respect and working together to succeed. With dedication and experience, our people make a difference every day to our clients, our business and to each other.Purpose

National Logistics Services (NLS) is looking for the right individual to join our busy Tech team. The individual will be responsible for driving our infrastructure & cloud strategy. This includes managing and maintaining our integrated network across our head office and 12 sites, as well as our data centre and cloud infrastructure components. This role will help lead our transition of our current infrastructure to the cloud.

Responsibilities

Manage cloud environment, currently on Microsoft Azure

Install, maintain and manage on premise VMware, Windows Server 2008-2019, Active Directory, Cisco Meraki AP, Avaya VoIP and other network gear

Manage Microsoft Office 365, Sharepoint and Teams portals

Manage and tune ipMonitor and Jira Service Desk

Manage WatchGuard Firewalls

Performance tuning of infrastructure & networks

Build and execute data backups and disaster recovery strategies

Conduct WiFi analysis and deployments

Lead critical outage resolutions, respond to tickets

Drive our strategy to move from on premise infrastructure to the cloud

Serve as secondary / backup support for our Information Security Lead

Work on any projects as assigned

Qualifications

BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering or related IT discipline

Relevant Technical Certifications- Azure, VMware, CCNA, MCSE, etc

5-7 years of experience as a system administrator / engineer in organizations of similar size (30 servers, 12 locations, 1500 users)

Experience in cloud transition and management, preferably Microsoft Azure

Critical outage management and troubleshooting skills

The desire to work in fast-paced environment

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

Technical knowledge and experience with:

Microsoft Azure, Windows servers 2008-2019, Active directory, ipMonitor, Jira Service Desk, VMware, Veeam, Cisco Meraki, MS SQL server, Microsoft Office 365, Avaya VoIP, Nortel PBX, BM Power 8 iSeries, Manhattan WMi, ForcePoint Web and email filter, Symantec Enterprise Server, Duo 2 factor authentication