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)

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