Infrastructure Administrator (Cyber)

About us:

Sofina Foods is one of Canada’s leading manufacturers of primary and further processed protein products for retail and foodservice customers as well as international markets. We manufacture pork, beef, turkey, chicken and fish products in Canada and Europe. Our family of brands include Cuddy, Lilydale, Janes, Mastro, San Daniele, Fletcher’s, Vienna, Riserva and Zamzam in Canada; and Youngs, Greenland and Karro’s in UK. We are also the exclusive Canadian distributor of Italy’s finest Rio Mare, Lavazza products and Kicking Horse Coffee in Canada. 

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Director, IT Infrastructure, the Infrastructure Administrator (Cyber) position holds responsibility for the implementation of technologies and ongoing security and maintenance of the data centre and network.  The technologies include but are not limited to servers both Microsoft and Linux, iSeries, storage, server virtualization, data communications, networking, security, operating systems, network monitoring, specific applications, Office 365 and other cloud-based solutions.  Further, the Administrator will act as an escalation path for IT Operations staff in support of field equipment such as switches, client computers and other devices.

This position is one within a 7/24, cross-trained team capable of managing a variety of technologies.   The position requires a working knowledge of storage arrays, Microsoft technologies, virtualization, networking, and security devices.  The position requires some travel and after-hours work.

Key Accountabilities:

• Ensure cyber investments are applied thoroughly to successfully segment and protect Sofina's Corporate and OT systems.
• Verify that only approved devices are active on the Sofina network.
• Ensure that technology investments in Sofina's network allow for effective management and high network availability.
• Document and ensure supplier compliance with Sofina's cyber security requirements.
• Verify that 3rd party access to the Sofina network is reviewed and monitored including timely support for automated systems.
• Prepare regular analysis of Sofina's cyber risks from a technology perspective including email-based, social-engineering, and brute force attacks.
• Monitor activity and logs relating to issues, security and performance within the enterprise.  Proactively provide resolution to issues uncovered through monitoring.
• Monitor, manage and configure security appliances and other mechanisms that safeguard on premise and cloud-based security.  Participate in the isolation of Operational Technology and Information Technology.  Proactively provide resolution to issues uncovered through monitoring.
•  Act as a point of escalation for IT Operations and working with the requestor Investigate and resolve issues.
• Perform patches and upgrades throughout the data centre and its components. Support IT Operations staff in their effort to apply software upgrades and operating security patches. 
• Co-ordinate with outside vendors for hardware service and application support.

Requirements:

• Degree in Information Technology or equivalent and 3-5 years of relevant progressive experience.in the Information Technology field.
• Intermediate working knowledge demonstrated in at least two of the following; enterprise storage, virtualization, networking, security, compliance, Microsoft technologies with focus on Active Directory, Group Policy, permissions and security, Office 365, Share point, & Teams.
• Good understanding of enterprise server operations best practices.

Sofina Foods Inc.is a privately owned Canadian company headquartered in Markham, Ontario, Canada dedicated to providing great-tasting, high-quality food products for consumers.

Our workforce is exceptionally diverse with professional opportunities across many functional areas of our business.

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