Cloud System Administrator

VRStorm Inc. is Canada’s first infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud provider. As business grows, a System Administrator is needed to support the cloud infrastructure as well as the internal enterprise and desktop systems. This position reports to the Chief Technology Officer.

Responsibilities

Cloud Infrastructure System Administration
- Install/Maintain the Linux clusters of physical hardware that run as the critical backend of the company’s IaaS cloud service.
- Hardware: includes server, storage, network and security hardware
- Software: Linux OS and clustering.
- Hardware/software/security monitoring and patching
- Back-up/recovery
- Create/Maintain/Support the virtual machine templates offered in the cloud.
- Need to work with both Linux and Windows operating systems (OS).
IaaS cloud service support
- Respond to technical support requests of the company’s cloud users.
- Provide level-1 support of the supported OS (such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Microsoft Windows) offered in the cloud.
- Escalate to level-2 support within the company if necessary.
Internal Enterprise/Desktop Systems Administration
- Setup/Maintain/Support Enterprise systems such as E-Mail, CRM and file sharing.
- Help other employees on IT problems.
There is also some research and development involvement such as:
- Performance Benchmarking
- Develop tools (such as scripts) to automate system administration
- Research on new hardware/systems and/or architectures
- Documentation and reporting

Qualifications

A degree in Computer Science or related field. MS or higher a plus.
Systems Admin/Systems Engineer certification in Red Hat and/or Microsoft desirable.
Four to six years Linux system administration experience.
Experience with at least one scripting language.
Programming experiences with C/C++, Java or other high level language a plus.
Good understanding of and familiarity with virtualization technologies a plus.
Good communication and teamwork skills.
Willingness and ability to learn new technologies quickly.