Systems Architect

Job Title: Systems Architect

Work Locations: 40-10551 Shellbridge Way Richmond BC Canada V6X 2W9

Work Hours: 40 hours per week

Salary: $50 per hour and $42 under probation

Job Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in all areas of local and wide area networks management and administration.

• Experience developing for cloud-based/SaaS solutions.

• DevOps experience/mindset involving CI/CD, reliability, scale, monitoring, and live site culture.

• Experience developing client-server and distributed applications.

• Excellent command of Java and related technologies in the areas of web services, build, and test.

• A solid foundation in computer science, with deep knowledge of data structures, algorithms, multi-threaded programming, and software design.

• Strong object-oriented design skills.

• Understanding of system architecture, including processors, storage and networking is highly desirable.

• Proficiency in developing for Linux environments.

• Knowledge of Kubernetes and containers.

• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and troubleshooting skills.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Driven, self-motivated individual.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience

Job duties are list below:

• Plan, design, and maintain data networks and servers; administer day-to-day operation of networks and servers;

• Plans, designs and implements data connectivity for local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN) systems

• prioritize requests, organize, schedule, and coordinate a variety of activities and projects; ability to learn new software and hardware packages;

• adapt to changes in technology; work independently and as a team member; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with all those contacted during the course of work

• Review and evaluate all output to ensure that all work adheres to standards and best practices while maintaining a high degree of quality.

• Oversees the day-to-day operation of computer networks including hardware/software support, training, and special projects

• Assists in coordinating special projects including network related wiring plans, LAN/WAN hardware/software purchases, and system installation, backup, maintenance and problem solving

• Installs, configures, and maintains physical and virtual computer servers, assists in providing network and remote connectivity hardware/software support

• Researches and recommends network and server hardware and software

• Installs, designs, configures, and maintains system hardware and software on server and workstation platforms

• Assists in planning, coordinating and consulting with vendors and clients for hardware/software purchases, product services and support

• Recommends and specifies the purchase of related products and services

• Keeps current regarding new hardware/software products for system enhancements

• Performs scheduled network tasks, updating anti-virus definition files, monitoring network servers, and providing internet and intranet user support, and specialized training.

• Establishes and maintains user e-mail accounts

• Provides e-mail training and software support

• Provides e-mail documentation as needed

• Configure manage and troubleshoots anti-spam and anti-virus servers or services

• Researches and troubleshoots e-mail problems by reviewing mail logs, records, and network configurations

• Establishes and maintains user VPN accounts, Provides VPN support including end-user setup, problem solving

• Establishes and maintains access accounts

• Provides possible solutions to customer identified problems.

• Configures and maintains DNS/DNSSEC systems.

• Manages IPV4 and IPV6 usage and plans for growth

• Configures, troubleshoots and maintains OS platforms to include Windows

Server 2003 windows server 2008 Windows 7

• Configures, troubleshoots and maintains Windows IIS 6.0 and 7.5

• Configures, troubleshoots and maintains SMTP Services on Web-servers

• Establishes and monitors Database Maintenance tasks.

• Any other duties as assigned by general manager.