Systems Administrator

Systems Administrator

Employment Status : Regular Full-Time

Pay Range : $50.13 - $59.23 per hour (2024 rates) + comprehensive benefits package

Closing Date : 1 / 30 / 26

Number of Openings : 2

Hours per Week : 35 hours per week. Eligible for the Compressed Day Off (CDO) program

Employee Group : CUPE, Local 387

Location : City Hall : 511 Royal Ave

Competition # : 1230

Additional Details : Position involves shared on-call duties on a rotational basis.

As a central hub in the Metro Vancouver area, the City of New Westminster delivers a broad spectrum of urban services to over 92,000 residents. New Westminster is rich in history with a viable and thriving economy and has a population representative of the diversity of the region. The City is staffed by talented and dedicated employees who work together to achieve its strategic vision. We have earned a proud reputation for civic leadership, service delivery, and outstanding employee relations.

The City of New Westminster is looking for two outstanding candidates to join its growing Information Technology department in the role of Systems Administrator. This is a key role to support the City's Microsoft 365 and hybrid cloud systems, and to maintain and further develop the City's on‑premise virtualization, server and storage environments. The successful candidates will be responsible for various aspects of the city's systems infrastructure, including evaluating opportunities for improvements; designing and developing new solutions; conducting upgrades; engaging in projects; in addition to maintaining day‑to‑day operations of the Microsoft, cloud, systems infrastructure and security.

Objectives of the Role

• Maintain high levels of availability, security, and service delivery of the server, storage, Microsoft and cloud infrastructure
• Provide advice and expertise to support Microsoft 365 and cloud environments
• Ensure cyber security and privileged account management practices are implemented and followed
• Understand stakeholder needs and develop system solutions and refinements that efficiently deliver services on project initiatives

Duties and Responsibilities

Knowledge

Qualifications

What we offer

Interested applicants strongly encouraged to include cover letters with their applications as a single document. If you enjoy learning and challenges, have outstanding skills, and want to take a leading role in the modernization of technology at the City of New Westminster, we welcome your application for this exciting role.

We offer our employees great work‑life balance, competitive salaries, comprehensive health and wellness benefits and retirement plans. We also provide a hybrid remote work schedule in accordance with our Remote Work Policy, opportunities for education and training, and engaging, rewarding work.

Please apply with your cover letter and resume in one document. Join a team of enthusiastic and innovative employees, and help us build a vibrant, compassionate, resilient city where everyone can thrive.

To support a workforce that reflects the diversity of our community; women, Indigenous Peoples, racialized individuals, persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (LGBTQ2S+), persons with disabilities, and others who may contribute to diversity of our workforce are encouraged to express their interest.

New Westminster is on the unceded and unsurrendered land of the Halq’eméylem‑speaking peoples. It is acknowledged by the City that colonialism has made invisible their histories and connections to the land. We are learning and building relationships with the people whose lands we are on.

We thank all applicants for their interest and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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