Unix System Administrator Analyst jobs

The Information Technology Department operates across all Hamilton Health Sciences sites, with the main office located at 293 Wellington Street. The team provides 24‑hour, 7‑day‑a‑week support to meet the operational needs of Hamilton Health Sciences.

The role is responsible for end‑to‑end server and platform management within an enterprise environment, supporting critical business services and applications.

Responsibilities include full lifecycle management of Windows and Linux servers across physical, virtual, and cloud environments; administration of virtualization platforms and Citrix services; building, configuring, patching, monitoring, and decommissioning servers; and performing advanced troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis. The role also covers Office 365 and cloud services administration, including user services, system availability, security configuration, and integration with on‑premises infrastructure, ensuring systems meet performance, reliability, and security requirements.

9-5 Monday to Friday

After-hour and on-call support is required.

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  Diploma or degree in Computer Science from a community college or equivalent education
• Minimum 5 years of server administration and technical experience
• Office 365 administration experience (2 years preferred)
• VMware administration experience (2 years preferred)
• Citrix XenApp administration experience (preferred)
• Time and project management experience (1 year preferred)

Hamilton Health Sciences fosters a culture of patient and staff safety, whereby all employees are guided by our Mission, Vision, Values, and Values Based Code of Conduct. Hamilton Health Sciences is a teaching hospital and all staff and physicians are expected to support students and other learners.

To be considered for this opportunity applicants must apply during the posting period. All internal and external applicants may ONLY apply via the Careers website. This job posting is for an existing vacancy.

Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer and we will accommodate any needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities, if requested. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application processes, please contact Human Resources at 905-521-2100, Ext. 46947 for assistance. If the applicant requires a specific accommodation because of a disability during an interview, the applicant will need to advise the hiring manager when scheduling the interview and the appropriate accommodations can be made.

This competition is open to all qualified applicants, however, qualified internal applicants will be considered first. Past performance will be considered as part of the selection process. If you are a previous employee of Hamilton Health Sciences, please note: the circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment. Proficiency in both Official Languages, French and English, is considered an asset.

If this position is temporary, selection for this position will be as per the outlined Collective Agreements:

Article 30 (k), CUPE Collective Agreement
Article 10.7 (d), ONA Collective Agreement
Article 13.01 (b) (ii), OPSEU 273 Collective Agreement
Article 14.04, OPSEU 209 Collective Agreement
Article 2.07 and Article 13, PIPSC RT Collective Agreement