Senior Systems Administrator

Senior Systems AdministratorLocation : Toronto, ON (Hybrid)Posted on : Dec 23

Role : Senior Systems Administrator

Location : Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

Salary Range : $80,000-110,000, depending on experience and fit

Who We Are

ZoomerMedia Limited is a dynamic and creative organization where employees have the opportunity to be part of a truly innovative collection of brands : blogTO, Daily Hive, The New ClassicalFM, Vision TV, to name a few.

Looking for a challenge and the opportunity to work with multiple technologies in an innovative environment?

We are looking for someone who can hit the ground running and help us with our continuous improvement of our IT infrastructure.

Who You Are

We are seeking a highly capable Senior Systems Administrator to take ownership of our hybrid infrastructure environment and support our next phase of modernization and cloud transformation. Our organization operates a mission-critical technology stack including on-prem VMware clusters, HP servers, SQL Server environments on a Windows domain environment. Additionally, we manage several AWS accounts that support our websites and digital platforms, with a strategic roadmap to migrate more core operations into the cloud.

This role is ideal for a hands-on, solutions-driven systems administrator who thrives in complex environments, understands both on-prem and cloud architectures, and can work collaboratively with IT leadership to enhance reliability, performance, and security.

What You'll Do

On-Prem Infrastructure Windows / VMware / Storage / Networking)

• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot VMware vSphere / ESXi clusters (7.x), including host lifecycle management, VM provisioning, performance optimization, and backups.
• Manage and support physical HP ProLiant servers, SAN storage platforms, Dell Isilon storage devices and associated hardware.
• Maintain and optimize Windows Server infrastructure, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, file services, and domain security policies.
• Support and maintain physical SQL Server environments (including standalone servers and legacy cluster configurations).
• Perform patching, monitoring, capacity planning, and lifecycle management for all on-prem systems ensuring availability and stability.

Cloud Infrastructure (AWS)

User & Application Support

Security, Compliance & Reliability

What You Have

Nice-to-Haves

What We Offer