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Senior Systems Specialist
Organization:
Ministry of Education
Division:
Education Quality and Accountability Office
Position(s) language:
English
Job code:
17160 - Systems Officer 5
Salary:
$1,357.77 - $1,753.98 Per week*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.
The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) seeks an I&IT technical systems specialist with expertise in the planning, design, development and management of large-scale server systems technology and integrated network facilities. Consider this challenging opportunity to join a dedicated team in supporting EQAO business delivery priorities and ensuring optimum systems services and performance.
About the job
You will:
• manage the design, development and maintenance of the EQAO centralized server, network, and related applications, and lead the monitoring and evaluation of server and network performance, reliability, efficiency and cost
• conduct the analysis, forecasting and evaluation of new technologies to meet EQAO business needs and improve productivity
• plan, manage and lead projects for the procurement and deployment of hardware, software, and networking components
• identify, analyze and resolve server and network technical issues
• provide technology expertise, advice and recommendations to EQAO senior management
• lead the development of server and network systems documentation, operations procedures, staff training materials, and deliver systems training programs to EQAO management and staff
What you bring to the team
Technical Knowledge and Skills
You have:
• demonstrated knowledge and technical expertise in fully supporting and building SMB type environments and experience in working in IT environments with a range of technologies
• demonstrated knowledge and expertise in Windows Server, Exchange, BES, Active Directory, GPOs, Routing and Switching, Firewalls, VPNs, Virus and Security, TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, and demonstrated knowledge and expertise working with Microsoft server products and virtualization technologies, Hyper-V and WMWare
• demonstrated knowledge and skills in implementing, maintaining and trouble-shooting end-to-end server and network solutions for the enterprise
• demonstrated knowledge and skills working in highly available production environments including server clusters and farms, SAN, iSCSI and fibre, IPS, TRM, security appliances, DRP
Analytical and Problem Solving Skills
You have:
• analytical and problem solving skills to assess the technology/systems needs and provide technical expertise in the development of the information technology network solutions which are cost effective and improve the program service
• analytical and evaluation skills to assess design alternatives related to business needs, guide server/network systems design and make recommendations
Project Management and Leadership Skills
You have:
• demonstrated knowledge of I&IT project planning principles and methods, and demonstrated skills in managing I&IT development projects
• project leadership skills to lead and conduct systems analysis and design projects and provide project guidance and direction to consultants and staff
• ability to provide technical leadership in the design process for business, data and functional systems/network models
Communication and Consulting Skills
You have:
• demonstrated oral communication, consultation and presentation skills to provide technology expertise, advice and recommendations to senior management
• demonstrated written communication skills to prepare systems design documents, business cases, project reports, user manuals and technical systems documentation
Apply by:
Friday, March 8, 2013 11:59 pm EST
Position details:
- 1 English Permanent, 2 Carlton St, Toronto, Toronto Region
Compensation group:
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
Category:
Information Technology
Posted on:
Friday, February 22, 2013
Note:
- The minimum salary rates identified in this posting are subject to revision as a result of the recently agreed to OPSEU collective agreement covering the period of January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2014.
Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.
Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.
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