Infra System Administrator

Job summary

Design and operate hardened Linux/Windows platforms while implementing automation for infrastructure delivery. Lead incident response, capacity planning, and ensure compliance with security controls and audit requirements.

Job details

We are: The Advanced Technology Centers (ATCs) is the engine for reinvention in our clients’ transformation journey. Powered by more than 255,000* people across 24 countries, ATCs will provide our clients seamless access to industry insights and innovative technology solutions. Stronger together! The Advanced Technology Centers (ATCs) make tremendous impact in solving our clients’ business problems leveraging Innovation, Intelligence, Industry insights, new IT and new technology skills. Now, with the global environment changing at a faster pace, our clients are facing unprecedented challenges and they need us more than ever before. As a Network, ATCs are positioned to unlock greater opportunities and exponential value for our clients. The value for our clients and our people For our clients, the Network provides the strength of our geographic diversity, greater resilience, and seamless access to the deepest industry knowledge, the latest in Gen AI solutions, and tech expertise from around the world. For our people, it brings an opportunity to shape truly boundaryless career paths in a highly collaborative team of experts where they can learn from each other and solve the world’s most complex client challenges. You are: You’re a systems engineer/administrator who designs secure, automated platforms at scale. You translate requirements into robust builds, optimize performance and cost, and lead incident/problem management. You mentor peers and raise engineering bar. The Work: Design and operate hardened Linux/Windows platforms; define baseline images, GPO/policies, and patch orchestration. Engineer automation with Terraform/Ansible and CI/CD (linting, testing, policy as code) to deliver immutable infrastructure. Define monitoring SLO/SLA, dashboards, and alert strategies; drive capacity planning and performance tuning. Integrate backups with application consistency; validate DR plans via regular exercises; refine RTO/RPO. Implement ITSG‑33 controls across IAM, secrets, logging, encryption; coordinate evidence for audits. Lead P1/P2 incident response, RCA, and corrective actions; design resilient patterns (clustering, HA, auto-scaling). Evolve ITIL processes; build runbooks and knowledge articles; mentor junior admins. Collaborate with Cloud, Network, and Security teams; support FinOps and cost optimization. Ability to work shifts/on-call; comfort working on-site in high-security environments. Travel may be required based on client demand. Accenture promotes a client-centric, flexible work environment. This role will require a minimum of 3 days per week in the office. Preferred location: Ottawa. What You’ll Need Minimum 2 years of experience in system administration/engineering experience. Strong automation (Terraform/Ansible) and scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash). Kubernetes/container fundamentals; hybrid private cloud familiarity. Demonstrated DR/BCP and incident leadership. Bachelor’s degree or college diploma in a related field. Eligibility for Reliability Clearance. Bonus Points If You Have Eligible for Top Secret Security Clearance or currently holds Top Secret Security Clearance status. Certifications (RHCSA/RHCE, Microsoft, HashiCorp). Observability stack expertise (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK). Bilingual (English/French). Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full-time employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below. The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a brand new position. The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role. It does not represent a maximum limit — in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate. Information on benefits is here. Role Location Hourly Salary Range British Columbia/Ontario/New Brunswick $25.41 to $49.45 #LI-NA-FY25 and #LI-MP About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com Equal Employment Opportunity Statement We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. 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What you’ll do

Design and operate hardened Linux/Windows platforms while implementing automation for infrastructure delivery. Lead incident response, capacity planning, and ensure compliance with security controls and audit requirements.

Requirements

Requires a minimum of 2 years of experience in system administration and proficiency in automation tools like Terraform and Ansible. Candidates must hold or be eligible for Reliability Clearance and possess a relevant bachelor's degree or diploma.

Listed skills

• collaborative · Preferred
• CI/CD · Preferred
• Reliability · Preferred
• Client · Preferred
• Compliance · Preferred
• Planning · Preferred
• Windows · Preferred
• Audit · Preferred
• Linux · Preferred
• Terraform · Preferred
• Bilingual communication · Preferred
• English · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Linux
• Windows
• Terraform
• Ansible
• CI/CD
• Python
• PowerShell
• Bash
• Kubernetes
• System Administration
• Incident Management
• Automation
• Cloud Computing
• Security Controls
• Performance Tuning
• Capacity Planning
• Business Problems
• Generative Artificial Intelligence
• HashiCorp
• Observability
• Private Cloud
• Technology Solutions
• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)
• Resilience
• Bilingual (French/English)
• Top Secret Clearance
• Cloud Financial Management (FinOps)
• Artificial Intelligence
• Systems Engineering
• Auditing
• Backup Devices
• Bash (Scripting Language)
• Dashboard
• IT Capacity Management
• Consulting
• Encryption
• Incident Response
• Global Delivery Model
• Leadership
• Innovation
• ITIL 4
• Python (Programming Language)
• Operations
• Windows PowerShell
• Problem Management
• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
• Relationship Building
• Prometheus (Software)
• Scripting
• Revenue Growth

Job areas

• Technology
• Software
• Engineering
• Security & Safety
• Consulting
• Systems Administrator
• Systems Aministrators
• Network and Computer Systems Administrators

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