Systems administrators develop, control, maintain and support the optimal performance and security of information technology systems.
Skill level:
Highly skilled
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- A Linux/Unix Administrator in Quebec in information and communication with 4 years or less experience earned minimum $64.90 and maximum $85.70 per hour in 2020.
- A Linux/Unix Administrator in Saskatchewan in information and communication with 4 years or less experience earned minimum $78.80 and maximum $105.30 per hour in 2020.
- A Linux/Unix Administrator in Saskatchewan in information and communication with 4 years or less experience earned minimum $78.00 and maximum $104.10 per hour in 2020.
Job Responsibilities
- Maintaining and administering computer networks and related computing environments, including computer hardware, systems software, applications software and all configurations
- Recommending changes to improve systems and network configurations, and determining hardware or software requirements related to such changes
- Diagnosing hardware and software problems
- Performing data backups and disaster recovery operations
- Operating master consoles to monitor the performance of computer systems and networks, and to coordinate computer network access and use
