At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and manage cutting-edge systems and cloud infrastructure for a leading financial services company.
- Company: Join Questrade Financial Group, a pioneer in AI-driven financial solutions.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, health resources, paid time off, and hybrid work flexibility.
- Other info: Collaborative, inclusive workplace with opportunities for career growth and community contributions.
- Why this job: Be a catalyst for change and shape the future of financial services with innovative technology.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in large-scale environments with expertise in Linux, Windows, and cloud technologies.
The predicted salary is between 115000 - 135000 $ per year.
Questrade Financial Group (QFG) provides securities and foreign currency investment, professionally managed investment portfolios, mortgages, real estate services, financial services and more. We use cutting-edge technology to help Canadians become much more financially successful and secure. At QFG, we combine human-centric collaboration with AI-driven innovation to redefine financial services. The ideal candidate will be a catalyst for change, using AI to transform and deliver unparalleled customer experiences and shaping a future where AI empowers our teams to do their best work.
Join our diverse, inclusive, and hybrid workplace to unleash your creativity and nurture your curiosity without limits. If you share this sense of infinite possibility, come shape your future at QFG.
What’s in it for you as an employee of QFG?
- Health & wellbeing resources and programs.
- Paid vacation, personal, and sick days for work-life balance.
- Competitive compensation and benefits packages.
- Work-life balance in a hybrid environment with at least 3 days in office.
- Career growth and development opportunities.
- Community contribution opportunities to support various causes.
- Inclusive environment working with diverse team members in a collaborative setting.
The Senior Systems Engineer is responsible for the effective design, provisioning, configuration and operation of systems hardware, software and related infrastructure in heterogeneous environments (Linux and Windows systems). The individual ensures that system hardware, operating systems, network and applications are aligned to corporate policies, procedures and best practices with a strong focus on documentation and high availability. They vet/lead technical research and development to enable continuing innovation of the on-premise and cloud infrastructure. They also have a key participation in developing others into their area of expertise (knowledge transfer).
They'll provide high impact, large scale, overarching oversight and technical input for senior leadership for appropriate progress of the whole enterprise. Principals are expected to contribute to a larger number of teams, inside and outside our group as trusted advisors.
Responsibilities include:
- Define best practices and provide expert guidance for Linux (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) and Windows (2016+) server systems using tools like Satellite and SCCM, Ansible, Saltstack, Terraform and other automation tools.
- Provide technical support to complex infrastructure including our Cloud Footprint in GCP and AWS.
- Define best practices and provide expert guidance on Active Directory, IIS, DNS, DHCP, GPO, PKI infrastructure, replication, Clustering and other Windows Technologies.
- Lead projects and provide guidance for process documentation.
- Provide technical guidance to other teams into architecture and implementation for tech-agnostic solutions.
- Participate in a rotating on-call schedule which includes performing server maintenance/updates and providing technical support after hours.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years experience in a large-scale (2000+ VMs) environment with exposure to Linux, Windows and VMWare ESXi 7+.
- Hands-on (production) experience in any Cloud provider (Google required).
- Excellent knowledge of Active Directory, Azure AD, DNS, DHCP, PKI Infrastructure and Group Policy management.
- Solid networking knowledge (OSI Layers, well-known protocols).
- Strong documentation and presentation skills.
- Eager to learn and train and develop others.
- Strong attention to detail, comprehensive problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Creating new procedures and policies to help further enterprise maturity.
- Ability to work independently or under minimum supervision.
- Disaster Recovery/High Availability experience is required.
- Experience in regulated environments is an asset (SOC, ISO27001, NIT, PCI) including escalations, change and incident management.
- Experience presenting and influencing technology strategy with executives through developers.
- GCP experience is required. AWS and Azure Experience is an asset.
- Expertise with managing GCP using IaaC technologies like Terraform.
Compensation Information: Base salary range: $115,000-135,000. The final package will be commensurate with experience, skills, and geographic location (Canada). Includes a comprehensive benefits plan and a competitive incentive (bonus) program.
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At QFG, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that prioritizes the health and wellbeing of our employees through comprehensive resources and competitive benefits. Our inclusive and collaborative work culture fosters innovation and accountability, while our commitment to career growth ensures that every team member has the opportunity to thrive in their professional journey. Located in a vibrant community, we also encourage our employees to engage in meaningful contributions to local causes, making your work here not just a job, but a rewarding experience.
