Systems Administrator, Contract
Req ID: 1433986
Category: Information Technology – SALARY
Brand: Compass Digital
Location: Toronto, ON
Posting Date: June 18, 2025
What’s in it for you?
- Join an award-winning culture. We have been recognized for being a Great Place to Work, in addition to being selected as a FORTUNE Global 500 Company, Best Workplaces Retail & Hospitality, and FORTUNE World’s Most Admired Companies.
- The opportunities with us are endless. As the world’s largest food and support services company, we offer an extensive range of learning and career opportunities for all our associates.
- Health & Safety. The health and safety of our associates, clients and guests has always been our top priority. We have the right processes in place to ensure our teams have the support they need to stay safe, while helping to keep our guests safe.
- Health Benefits. For our eligible associates, we offer comprehensive health, vision, and dental care coverage.
- A Focus on Mental Health and Wellness. just now is our Mental Health and Well-Being initiative that was created to share credible resources with our associates and the communities we serve on a variety of topics, including mental, physical, spiritual, and financial wellbeing. Visit our Stronger Together Compass website at www.strongertogethercompass.com. We also have an Employment Assistance Program which provides our associates with access to 24/7 support, resources, and information.
- We are as diverse as our guests. We believe diverse and inclusive environments support innovation and collaboration, and benefit our associates, clients, and customers. We are committed to Listen, Learn, and Act and our Diversity Inclusion Action Councils (DIAC) are associate led groups that seek to foster inclusion through cultural awareness, engagement and appreciation of diversity. We are Stronger, Together!
Job Summary
Contract Role: 1 Year
As part of Compass Technology Canada, this position ensures IT Infrastructure and operating systems are functioning efficiently and effectively. From major system development and implementation to daily system administration and technical support, Compass Technology Canada provides technical advice and support to over 3,000 operating units and offices across Canada.
Now, if you were to come on board as one of our Systems Administrators, we’d ask you to do the following for us:
- Prioritize and execute tasks effectively in a challenging and fast-paced work environment.
- Be responsible for installing, supporting, and maintaining IT Systems.
- Implement and support a wide variety of IT systems across Canada and the US.
- Perform end of lease server replacements, including staging hardware, installing site specific applications, and coordinating cutovers while minimizing downtime for the business.
- Plan, communicate, and document system changes.
- Ensure Company standards and industry best practices are followed and improved.
- Function as a Tier 2 escalation point, provide IT support for the in-house and remote users across Canada.
- Record, track, and document the request/problem-solving process and actions taken.
- Review actionable environment alerts to maintain existing infrastructure.
- Be engaged in team project efforts for server OS upgrades, vulnerability management, application upgrades/brand new builds
Think you have what it takes to be our next System Administrator? We’re committed to hiring the best talent for the role. Here’s how we’ll know you are the best fit:
- Diploma in IT related studies with at least three years of experience in:
- server hardware and configuration, Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2016/2019, active directory administration (GPOs, understanding of replication, etc.)
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Experience or working knowledge of:
- MS Exchange
- MS IIS 7.5 and 8.5
- Office 365
- VMware ESXi/VSphere
- Hyper-V
- AWS and Google Cloud Infrastructure
- System Centre Configuration Manager
- Enterprise Storage Systems
- CommVault Simpana or similar Enterprise Backup/Recovery Systems
- Oracle’s JD Edwards Enterprise One
- PowerShell
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral) and the ability to build good rapport with customers.
- Results-driven with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Detail-oriented and accurate.
- Proven ability to quickly learn and apply new technical skills and concepts in a fast-paced environment.
- Adaptable to changing work priorities.
- Available to work after-hours during maintenance windows and when emergency support is needed.
- Willing to travel (approximately 10%) and able to safely lift up to 20kg regularly.
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