209392 / Computer Laboratory Technician

Company Description

Procom is a leading provider of professional IT services and staffing to businesses and governments in Canada.

With revenues over $500 million, the Branham Group has recognized Procom as the 3rd largest professional services firm in Canada and is now the largest “Canadian-Owned” IT staffing/consulting company.

Procom’s areas of staffing expertise include:
• Application Development
• Project Management
• Quality Assurance
• Business/Systems Analysis
• Datawarehouse & Business Intelligence
• Infrastructure & Network Services
• Risk Management & Compliance
• Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
• Security & Privacy

Specialties• Contract Staffing (Staff Augmentation)
• Permanent Placement (Staff Augmentation)
• ICAP (Contractor Payroll)
• Flextrack (Vendor Management System)

Job Description

Support Automated Build and Testing system development. 


Daily Responsibilities: 

  • Upgrade/patch Windows and Linux systems 
  • Aid with QA workstation creation/issues. 
  • User permissions and account administration including Linux permission settings. 
  • Maintenance of Ubuntu package repositories for developer workstations as well as VMware VMs. 
  • Script writing, deb/rpm creation, software updates. 
  • Infrastructure script development 
  • VMware Server deployment troubleshooting 
  • NetApp SAN Administration – nfs/fcp 
  • NAS Administration - vmfs and nfs 
  • Backup administration and configuration 
  • Troubleshooting server/network issues 
  • General system setup and troubleshooting 
  • Hardware inventory management 
  • Lab maintenance 
  • Documentation including Visio diagrams and General End User Support (developers and testers)

Qualifications

Must-have (Mandatory skills):

  • OS (Linux/Windows) setup and configuration 
  • Linux Administration: Knowledge of packaging, distribution, performance tuning, and system design. Experience with administration of authentication, http services, database setup and configuration, clustering and failover. 
  • Knowledge of application and server monitoring software 
  • Hypervisor Administration: VMware Server directly related to position, but experience with Xen and VMware ESX, ESXi, LabManager or Workstation is applicable. 
  • Scripting and Automation development: Perl and Python with systems such as Jenkins, Quickbuild, TeamCity, etc. 
  • Technical Documentation: Ability to review specifications and publish design, as well as user instructions. 


Nice-to-have (Preferred skills):

  • Web design 
  • Subversion Version Control (WANdisco MultiSite) 
  • Git/Gerritt Version Control 
  • Ubuntu/RedHat administration 
  • Open Source Development 
  • VMware Virtual Infrastructure 4.1 and 6.0 
  • SAN Administration – Raw Device Mapping 
  • Tools such as New Relic, Jira, Artifactory, TeamCity, Jama, Stash Confluence and Crucible

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