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Vista Projects Limited Senior IT Systems Administrator in Calgary, Alberta
What Vista Does
Vista Projects is an integrated industrial engineering firm that helps clients navigate the digital transformation of their projects and operations. Our proven project execution process is based on a “single source of truth” model that eliminates the potential for inefficient engineering designs, cost overruns and project completion delays.
Why We Do It
We believe the world needs industrial projects and that intelligent engineering data can increase the likelihood of innovative solutions getting to market. Over the years, our multi-discipline teams have conceptualized and designed some of the most challenging and successful industrial processing projects in the North American energy sector. Vista has established itself as a trusted industrial engineering partner for all types of projects, from conceptual studies and pilots to large-scale commercial expansions.
Where We Work
The benefits of our approach apply to new asset developments and brownfield optimization projects across several industrial markets. This includes biofuels and produced water treatment to natural gas and petrochemical processing. We are headquartered in Calgary and maintain a satellite office in Houston.
Key Responsibilities:
Maintain IT Systems: Ensure the reliable operation of IT systems including servers, networking hardware, operating systems, software applications, and telecommunication links. Regularly perform system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems, and key processes.
Technical Support and Troubleshooting: Provide advanced technical support for both hardware and software issues that arise. Act as a point of escalation for complex issues, diagnosing and resolving problems efficiently while minimizing downtime.
System Security: Implement and manage security solutions to protect against unauthorized access, modification, or destruction. Conduct regular security audits to identify vulnerabilities and apply necessary patches and updates.
Backup and Recovery: Manage backup procedures and disaster recovery operations to ensure data preservation. Test backup and recovery plans regularly to ensure system resilience.
Documentation and Reporting: Maintain comprehensive documentation of system configurations, processes, and procedures. Generate reports on system performance, incident resolutions, and security breaches, contributing to continuous improvement.
Collaborate and Communicate: Work closely with IT team members, participating in planning and executing IT projects. Communicate effectively with non-technical staff to assist with IT-related issues and provide training when necessary.
Vendor Management: Liaise with vendors for the procurement of new technology solutions, manage service agreements, and ensure external support meets the organization's needs.
Qualifications:
Educational Background: Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Professional Experience: At least 7 years of experience in IT systems administration, demonstrating comprehensive knowledge and hands-on expertise in managing IT infrastructure.
Certifications: Industry certifications such as CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Fundamentals, or similar are highly regarded.
Technical Proficiency: Solid understanding of network infrastructure, operating systems, virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V), and cloud services (AWS, Azure).
Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to quickly analyze and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring minimal downtime and maintaining business continuity.
Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication abilities, capable of effectively articulating technical guidance and instructions to users of varying technical understanding.
Proactive Approach: Demonstrated ability to anticipate potential issues or bottlenecks and proactively implement solutions.
Why People Like Working with Us
Working with Vista is a chance to contribute to the type of challenging municipal and industrial projects that the world requires. If that doesn’t excite you, this role likely won’t be a fit.
Challenging projects require focus, and we enable our people to do their best work with modernized project systems that are based on our leading use of intelligent data-centric execution architecture. Our staff and clients like that it gives them real-time access to validated data shared across all project departments. This fosters project design and business decisions based on a single, authoritative source of truth and provides increased transparency and collaboration with team members and clients, leading to improved engineering quality and a product we can all take pride in.
What We Offer
An opportunity with Vista is not just a job; it is a chance to tackle challenging projects with colleagues who are among the most recognized and accomplished in their disciplines.
Vista offers all employees
A stimulating, fast-paced and challenging work environment where you will contribute to the interesting municipal and industrial engineering projects
A robust and consistent recruitment process that ensures your colleagues are likeminded and comparably capable
An opportunity to be a part of an entrepreneurial, technically skilled team which has established leadership in innovative engineering solutions
A strong value-based philosophy that provides an informal, close-knit team environment, where you and your family feel like a part of our organization, and not just an employee number
Competitive compensation and benefits, including a performance-linked variable pay program
Company-sponsored social events and team sports
Flexible work schedules, half-day Fridays and free parking
An organization that values and encourages diversity
How to Apply
Please complete the application form below and include a cover letter concisely demonstrating how your skills and experience align with our job posting. By submitting this application, you consent to our Privacy Policy (https://www.vistaprojects.com/privacy/) , and you consent to receive transactional electronic messages from Vista and third parties acting on our behalf.
Note: As part of the interview process there will be a technical testing component that will take up to two hours and can be completed at home on your own timeline. Candidates may be required to complete a security clearance procedure prior to receiving an offer.
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