Mid-level SysAdmin – (Remote APAC Canadian NightShift Coverage)

Spoiler: This is where your next big move begins.

What this Journey Looks Like
As a Systems Administrator at a prominent fintech company in Canada, you will play a vital role in designing, building, planning, automating, administering, and maintaining Systems, Servers, Storage, Cloud, and Infrastructure Applications. Your responsibilities will contribute to ensuring the organization's infrastructure is robust, scalable, reliable, and efficient, both on-premise and in the cloud. This role provides a unique opportunity to be involved in a data center move project and hardware/software refresh, enhancing your skills and expertise in a dynamic environment.

What You'll Lead and Build

• Participate in the migration of VM workloads from old storage/computer to new.

• Engage in planning sessions leading up to migrations, collaborating with app owners and internal support teams.

• Design, install, maintain, upgrade, and administer Microsoft Windows Servers and RedHat Linux in a virtualized environment.

• Contribute to daily operations, including business-as-usual service, Change Requests, Incident Investigation/Remediation, troubleshooting, and monitoring of corporate services

• Maintain information security, premises integrity, and access procedures in line with corporate security policy.

• Provide technical infrastructure support and coordination for escalated incidents and problems.

• Ensure compliance with corporate policies, including the HR Code of Conduct, Technology Policy, and Privacy Policy.

• Perform other duties as required.

What You Bring to the Table

Must-Have Skills

• 3+ years of experience as a System Administrator, Infrastructure Administrator, or similar role.

• Experience administering Windows Server and/or Linux environments.

• Basic knowledge of networking concepts:

  • DNS

  • DHCP

  • VPN

  • TCP/IP

  • Firewalls

• Experience with Microsoft 365 administration.

• Experience managing Active Directory or identity management platforms.

• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as:

  • AWS

  • Azure

  • GCP

• Experience with virtualization technologies:

  • VMware

  • Hyper-V

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

• Good written and verbal English communication skills.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with scripting or automation:

  • PowerShell

  • Bash

  • Python

• Exposure to:

  • Docker

  • Kubernetes

• Experience with monitoring tools such as:

  • Datadog

  • Splunk

  • Grafana

  • Prometheus
    

Benefits that Move you Forward.

We’re here to amplify your brilliance, not contain it.

• Work from anywhere with true flexibility and freedom.

• Earn in USD with compensation that matches your expertise.

• Recharge confidently with dedicated paid time off.

• Advance your career with fully covered international certifications.

• Access coworking spaces worldwide whenever you want a professional setup.

• Strengthen your English and expand your global reach.

• Connect and have fun with activities that unite our international team.

• Feel appreciated with personalized gifts and a thoughtful welcome kit.

• Grow our community and earn through our referral program.

At Pearster, your journey matters, and we’re here to help you go further than you imagined.