CMC Electronics (CMC) has earned an international reputation for innovation and excellence in the design, manufacturing and support of electronic products for the aviation markets. CMC is focused on delivering innovative cockpit and avionics system integration solutions to commercial and military customers worldwide.

Its principal facilities are located in Montreal, Ottawa and Chicago. CMC is a major supplier to the aerospace and high-technology industries, airlines, military agencies and government customers worldwide.

Why join the IT team?

As a Senior Systems Administrator, you will play a pioneering role in ensuring the continuous optimozation, security, and performance of the company’s IT systems environment. You will work under the supervision of the Manager, IT Infrastructure and Operations.

As a Senior Systems Administrator, your responsibilities include:

• Provide technical leadership for the company.
• Ensures compliance with company security policies.
• Administer, monitor and maintain servers, storage systems and infrastructure.
• Perform capacity management.
• Maintain the server environment (physical and virtual servers).
• Manage virtual environments (VMWare ESX, VCenter, VSAN, etc.).
• Manage storage environments (SAN, iSCSI, etc.).
• Manage cloud infrastructure solutions (Microsoft 365, IAAS, PAAS, SAAS, etc.)
• Manage authentication systems (RADIUS, AD, Intra, RSA, MFA, etc.).
• Manage incidents and problems.
• Plan and coordinate timely hardware and software replacements and upgrades.
• Coordinate maintenance activities and planning.
• Create installation and operation procedures.
• Manage inventories (addressing plan, connections, schemas, DNS, etc.).
• Monitor logs and activities.
• Develop automation scripts
• Work closely with system and network administrators.
• Manage access to network systems, permissions granted to administrators and users, including additions, modifications and deletions.
• Manage security functions to protect and limit access.
• Provide procedures for IT support technicians. Provide a second level of support and training as required.
• Provide technical support.
• Monitor technology and make recommendations for changes.
• Document all changes (user impact, backtracking, impact on DRP, etc.).
• Perform hardware installation and de-installation.
• Perform any other related tasks as assigned.

To join our team, you must possess:

• University degree in computer science or equivalent combination of degrees and experience;
• Minimum of nine (9) years' relevant experience in a large company;
• Solid experience on a system environment: operating systems (e.g. Windows Server), virtualization technologies (e.g. VMware, Hyper-V) and cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure). Solid knowledge of security principles.
• Good knowledge of network concepts and protocols
• Strong understanding of virtualization and cloud solutions.
• Ability to produce documentation.
• Experience in computer system configuration and installation; network performance and monitoring tools; equipment upgrades and migration; strong troubleshooting skills with hardware and software.
• Good communication skills including popularization.
• Relevant certifications are an asset
• Bilingual (French and English).
• Availability to work outside office hours.

What we offer?

• 100% employer-paid collective insurance and retirement plan with employer contributions
• Financial assistance program for studies
• Free electric charging stations
• On-site cafeteria at low cost
• Closure during the year-end holidays
• An international company with a human scale

CMC is committed to employment equity and to the equal access program. CMC encourages members of the designated groups to apply for jobs. Please note that the use of the masculine gender is only intended to lighten the text.