uja
Senior Systems Engineer(12 month contract)
North York, Ontario · Senior · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$80k-$90kDetected 20 days ago
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About the role
- We are seeking a seasoned Senior Systems Engineer to take ownership of our enterprise IT infrastructure - spanning server virtualization, Windows and cloud environments, Microsoft 365, networking, security platforms, and AI productivity tooling.
- This is a hands-on senior individual contributor role with significant project leadership scope.
Responsibilities
- Manage a large-scale server virtualization environment (50+ VMs) supporting mission-critical business systems, ensuring high availability, performance, and capacity planning.
- Implement and maintain enterprise backup and disaster recovery solutions, ensuring business continuity, tested recovery objectives, and data protection compliance.
- Manage cloud identity and access, including multi-factor authentication, conditional access policies, and privileged identity governance.
- Lead onboarding of new business units and partner agencies including Microsoft 365 provisioning, device management, MFA enrollment, and network access setup.
- Lead the enterprise-wide rollout of Microsoft 365 Copilot, including licensing governance, tenant configuration, data access controls, Sensitivity Labels, and DLP policy alignment to ensure a secure and responsible deployment.
- Design and deliver end-user Copilot training programs, adoption playbooks, and department-specific use-case guides to drive measurable productivity gains across the organization.
- Evaluate and implement AI-powered IT operations tools to improve monitoring, incident detection, and automated remediation across infrastructure platforms.
- Maintain awareness of Microsoft's AI roadmap (Copilot Studio, Azure AI, Power Platform AI) and advise leadership on adoption sequencing, risk, and business value.
- Maintain enterprise network infrastructure across multiple sites including managed switches, VLANs, TCP/IP routing, and VPN connectivity.
- Implement and manage enterprise email security solutions including anti-phishing, anti-spoofing, and advanced threat protection capabilities.
Requirements
- 5+ years of progressive experience supporting enterprise IT infrastructure in complex, multi-site organizations with large user populations.
- Deep, hands-on expertise with Windows Server administration including Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, RDS, DFS, and Certificate Services.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft 365 administration including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, Intune, and Entra ID, ideally across multiple tenants.
- Production experience with enterprise next-generation firewalls, including high-availability cluster configurations, security policy management, and network segmentation.
- Experience designing and operating enterprise backup and disaster recovery platforms, with a track record of tested and validated recovery objectives.
- Experience leading enterprise infrastructure projects end-to-end - scoping, vendor coordination, implementation, documentation, and handover.
Nice to have
- Microsoft 365 certifications (e.g., Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert, Endpoint Administrator, or Security Administrator Associate).
- Microsoft AI or Copilot credentials, such as Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900), Microsoft Applied Skills in Copilot, or equivalent hands-on Copilot Studio / AI Builder experience.
- Security certifications such as CompTIA Security+, Microsoft SC-200 (Security Operations Analyst), or equivalent.
- ITIL v4 Foundation certification or demonstrated ITSM process experience.
- Familiarity with AI governance frameworks, responsible AI principles, and data privacy considerations relevant to deploying AI tools in a regulated or non-profit environment.
- Experience supporting multi-tenant Microsoft 365 environments or multi-site organizations.
- Exposure to enterprise network monitoring and ITSM platforms for event management, capacity reporting, and service desk integration.
- Familiarity with enterprise email security platforms, cloud-managed switching, VoIP systems, SAN/NAS storage, and physical security infrastructure (CCTV/access control).
Compensation
- $80,000-$90,000 annually, based on experience.
- Engagement and connection are key to supporting the best employee experience and we want to ensure that this puts balance and well-being at the forefront of our approach to ways of working.
- We look forward to connecting with you to understanding what you can bring to the UJA team and how we can support your career goals.
- Qualified applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and resume.
- Only those applicants invited for interview will be contacted.
- Please be advised that all offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of professional references and background checks including Social Media Account(s) and a Police Records Check/Vulnerable Sector Screening.
Benefits
- At UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, our vision is to lead the most vibrant Jewish community in North America - a community characterized by its diversity, unity, compassion, generosity and commitment to Jewish values.
- In addition to a rich time off policy, UJA's offices are closed on all Jewish holy days (yom tov) and we support early office closures to observe the Jewish Sabbath (Shabbat).
Company info
- UJA Federation supports a diverse candidate and employment experience.
- We are proud of our dynamic professional team, which reflects the diversity of the Jewish community and general community alike in Greater Toronto.
- We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all communities.
- We encourage you to follow us to get regular updates on open roles.
- We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace and believe this is essential to ensure that every member of our team can thrive.
- We adhere to barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
- Should you require Code-protected accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.
- At UJA we support a flexible work schedule and all of our employees engage in hybrid work.
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