Posted 3 months ago
209392 / Computer Laboratory Technician
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The Computer Laboratory Technician maintains and supports lab environments for developers and testers, handling OS setup and configuration, user account and permission management, scripting and automation, VMware and storage administration, and backup tasks.
About this role
209392 / Computer Laboratory Technician
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)
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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