Level 2 System Administrator. ONSITE
THIS CONTRACT HAS A TBD START DATE AND GOES FOR 9 MONTHS LATER OPTION PERIOD OF UP TO 12 MONTHS
LOCATION : ONSITE (IN THE OTTAWA AREA)
LANGUAGE : ENGLISH
CLEARANCE : SECRET (MUST CURRENTLY HOLD UPON SUBMISSION)
Our federal client requires the professional services of one Level 2 System Administrator with experience in supporting virtualization and cloud technologies to support the Exercise and Simulation (E&S) branch of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Aerospace Warfare Centre (AWC), located on the Shirley's Bay Campus in Ottawa, ON. The successful bidder will support the development, operation and sustainment of the E&S-managed Defence Secure Simulation and Training Node infrastructure (DSSTNi) Information System (IS), specifically through providing user-focused system administration.
Mandatory Skills
- Must have over 5 years of experience within the past 10 years, from date of bid closing performing installation, upgrade, configuration, and maintenance of operating systems on physical and virtual computers
- Must have over 5 years of experience within the past 10 years, from date of bid closing performing installation, configuration and troubleshooting of virtualization solutions
- Must have over 5 years of experience within the past 10 years, from date of bid closing performing installation, upgrade, configuration and maintenance of physical hardware on the network.
- Must have over 5 years of experience within the past 10 years, from date of bid closing performing installation, upgrade, configuration and maintenance of user and group specific software over the network
- Must have over 5 years of experience within the past 10 years, from date of bid closing performing backup and recovery of information systems including for individual machines and complete data centres.
- Must have over 5 years of experience within the past 10 years, from date of bid closing performing first line troubleshooting support for network infrastructure, connected hardware, and packaged software.
- proposed resource should possess two or more of the following certifications, or previously awarded equivalents
- A+ Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Microsoft Certified : Security, Compliance and Identity Fundamentals CompTIA Network+ CompTIA Security+
The scope of work of the Contract includes, but is not limited to :
The System Administrator professional will be expected to execute the following tasks during this contract, but not limited to :
Install and configure DSSTNi system software and hardware;Install and configure client system software within the DSSTNi cloud;Manage DSSTNi network appliances and servers;Manage client system virtual network appliances and servers;Setup user accounts and build and allocate required virtual machines;Monitor DSSTNi and client system performance;Perform routine maintenance of DSSTNi and client system;Troubleshoot technical issues and system outages;Backup and restore critical DSSTNi systems and data;Support testing of new system software releases for use within the DSSTNi cloud;Deploy new software releases for use within the DSSTNi cloud; andOther system and network administration-related tasks, as requested by the TA and agreed to by the contracted resource.