Senior System Engineer
Job in
Markham, Ontario, Canada
Listing for:
PET VALU
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-01-15
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Systems Engineer, Cloud Computing
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Description
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Job Summary
Pet Valu Canada is seeking a Senior System Engineer. The Senior System Engineer will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and optimizing enterprise infrastructure solutions across Pet Valu’s datacenter (co-lo and Warehouses) environments. This includes leading Windows and Linux server upgrades, enhancing virtualization platforms, Storage and driving modernization initiatives that support business continuity and scalability.
This individual will bring deep technical expertise and hands-on experience to deliver complex infrastructure projects, while ensuring the reliability, security, and performance of core systems and datacenter services. The role requires close collaboration with external vendors and internal teams across Network, Digital, Cloud, Project Management, Security, and Enterprise Applications to align technology outcomes with business goals.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Safety:
Make the physical and mental safety of myself, my team, other ACEs and Devoted Pet Lovers a top priority.Ensure an inclusive environment for my team, other ACEs and Devoted Pet Lovers to feel safe asking questions without judgement.Follow all safety requirements of my role to ensure a safe workplace for myself and my team.Compassion:
Work collaboratively with business partners to ensure key initiatives drive results and obtain financial objectives by providing meaningful, proactive technical analysis and supportExpertise:
Ensures that internal controls are used to mitigate risks around Datacenter solutions are in place and operating effectivelyExpertise in complex Datacenter Environment with multiple sites within a retail IT landscape.Provide accurate and timely recommendations to management for decision making purposes by analyzing current systems and processes to understand the system.Efficiency:
Improve the process through automation and modernization of processes such as Inventory Management, Patching, Monitoring, Vulnerability Management and Server Lifecycle Management.Duties:
Leads end-to-end datacenter operations across on-premises and co-location environments, ensuring high availability, scalability, and lifecycle compliance.Oversees virtualization platforms such as VMware vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, vSAN, with a focus on performance optimization and resource planning.Executes infrastructure assessments to identify risks, modernization opportunities, and capacity constraints across compute and storage layers.Drives stabilization and upgrade initiatives for Dell servers, Net App storage systems, and Cisco UCS environments, including firmware, BIOS, and hardware refresh cycles.Collaborates with cross-functional teams to support application migrations, dependency mapping, and seamless integration of infrastructure services.Provides L3 engineering support for datacenter platforms, ensuring alignment with compliance frameworks, disaster recovery readiness, and enterprise standards.Demonstrates deep technical proficiency in managing Windows and Linux platforms, including OS upgrades, patching, security hardening, and system consolidation.Demonstrate technical proficiency in Microsoft M365 – Exchange, SharePoint, One Drive, Intune.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements, design specifications, and migration strategies for transitioning on-premises infrastructure to the Azure cloud platform such as Jump boxes, File Servers, FTP servers and Application Servers.Develop and keep up to date comprehensive Rack diagrams, design diagrams, and documentation to guide implementation and ensure alignment with business objectives and industry best practices.Perform thorough reviews of all incidents and changes related to the system infrastructure, ensuring compliance with established policies, procedures, and standards.Skills, Experience, Education, Certifications
University graduation or equivalent experience8-12 years of IT Datacenter Engineer experience3–5 years of Azure and Microsoft 365 experienceHands-on experience with deployments - VMware vCenter, Net App, Cisco UCSExperience with Windows Server upgrades (2012/2016 to 2022) and Linux migrationsE…
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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