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Competition #: 2025-12-006

IT Systems Administrator - Permanent
Department: Governance & Executive Operations
Location: Tr’ondek Hwech’in Offices – Dawson, YT
Posting Date:  December 8, 2025
Standard Hours Bi-Weekly:  75
Start Date:  Immediately
Salary:  Level 7 Step 1 ($88,666.50 annually)

Closing Date 4:00pm (YST):  December 19, 2025 

Reporting to the Senior Information Advisor and supported by external IT service providers, the incumbent manages and maintains the TH Government’s core IT infrastructure, which includes servers, networks and security systems. The incumbent provides advanced technical expertise and handles Tier 3 escalations for complex issues, ensuring system reliability, performance and compliance with legislation and policies. The incumbent oversees day-to-day operations and supports IT projects such as system upgrades, virtualization, cloud integration and disaster recovery planning. The incumbent supervises and provides mentorship and training to IT Support Technician(s) and interns. The role requires strong problem-solving skills, leadership abilities and a commitment to maintaining high availability and security across all IT systems. 

An Eligibility List may be established from this competition – the duration of the eligibility list may be up to 12 months. The eligibility list may be used to fill future permanent full-time, permanent part-time, temporary full-time, temporary part-time, term, or auxiliary on-call vacancies within the same department and classification based on the organizational needs by going the next highest ranked candidate until the eligibility list expires.  

If this opportunity interests you, please submit a cover letter & resume clearly demonstrating the qualifications below, as selection for further consideration will be based solely on the information you provide. Applications will not be accepted without a cover letter and resume. 

Essential Qualifications:  

• Diploma/Certificate or post-secondary courses in computer systems, combined with a minimum of three years of experience in network administration and providing technical support to users; an equivalent combination of education, experience, skills and abilities may be considered.
• General knowledge of data processing and networking principles and technology, including software applications, hardware and operating systems.
• Strong knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy and enterprise backup solutions.
• Experience in disaster recovery planning and implementation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 administration and security.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) for identity and access management.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP based networks.
• Help-Desk experience.

Assets:  

• An IT certification is considered an asset.
• Experience with virtualization technologies (VMware, Hyper-V) and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS) is an asset.
• Certifications such as MCSA, MCSE, CompTIA Network+/Security+, VMware or Azure Administrator are considered assets.

Conditions of Employment:

• Criminal Records Check.
• Class 5 driver’s license with a clear driver’s abstract.
• Standard First Aid or willingness to obtain.
• TH101 Cultural Awareness training.

A detailed job description is available upon request.