Systems Administrator – Projects
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About the Role
Want remote work, flexibility, and control over your own schedule? Want to plan your maintenance windows on your own terms — no on-call rotation? Want a say in which projects you work on?
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Overview
✔ Want remote work, flexibility, and control over your own schedule?
✔ Want to plan your maintenance windows on your own terms — no on-call rotation?
✔ Want a say in which projects you work on?
✔ Want to organize and execute your projects independently?
✔ Want a technical role where you deliver real outcomes, not just status updates?
✔ Want exposure to a variety of infrastructures that will accelerate your technical expertise?
✔ Want a culture of continuous improvement, with opportunities to work with modern technologies (Microsoft, Azure, Fortinet, and Cisco)?
✔ Want to grow without having to switch employers every 3 years?
✔ Want to see the concrete impact of your work with serious, long-term clients?
✔ Like working alongside people who actually stick around?
If that sounds like you, keep reading.
The Challenge
In many IT roles, you end up:
Stuck on the same type of project across the same infrastructures
Treated as “support” rather than as an expert
Stagnating technically
At S3, we do things differently.
Your Role At S3
As a Systems Administrator – Projects, you become:
The technical owner of your projects
A technical expert who can analyze, structure, and deliver
You don’t just track a project — you analyze, plan, and execute.
Your Day-To-Day Impact
- Define the technical project plan
- Develop technical work plans based on defined scope
- Manage your own workload of approximately 5 to 10 concurrent projects
- Organize your work autonomously and with structure
- Analyze and understand client environments
- Gather the information needed about client infrastructures
- Adapt your plan to technical realities
- Identify risks and constraints
- Deploy concrete solutions
- Install and configure technologies including firewalls, switches, Office 365, backups, anti-spam, and more
- Implement a wide range of IT solutions following the most rigorous industry standards
- Ensure quality and continuity
- Maintain complete, up-to-date documentation on every project delivered
- Track projects in internal systems
- Effectively transfer knowledge to support teams by communicating key changes
What We’re Looking For
- DEC / AEC in IT or equivalent
- 5–10 years of experience in IT as a systems administrator, with 3+ years executing IT projects
- Hands-on experience configuring, installing, and deploying solutions such as Active Directory, LAN/WAN, firewalls, switches, wireless, Exchange, Office 365, etc.
- Strong French communication skills, both oral and written
- Experience with Cisco, Dell, and Fortinet
- Strong troubleshooting skills (hardware and software)
- Basic scripting skills (PowerShell)
- Ability to travel to client sites, primarily in the Greater Montreal area
- Experience with change management, including risk analysis and mitigation
Assets
: MSP experience, bilingualism, PowerShell, and certifications (Microsoft, Azure, Fortinet, etc.)
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Flexible remote work (100% remote + occasional on-site visits 1–2 times per month)
- Full group insurance and telemedicine
- 5 PTO days, paid out if unused
- Opus card partially covered by the company
- $700 equipment allowance + monthly cell phone allowance
- Overtime bonus structure after the 3-month probation period — billable hours above target can be banked or paid out monthly. We compensate extra effort fairly. You help us hit our goals; we help you hit yours.
Work Environment
- Team of 100 IT professionals who speak your technical language
- Annual team retreat in the Laurentians with your family
- Downtown Montreal office (Place des Festivals)
- Gym, showers, and social activities
Your Success Path
After 6 months
✔ You’ve mastered internal tools and processes
✔ You’re delivering projects effectively
✔ You’re collaborating well with internal teams
After 12 months
✔ You’re executing more complex projects independently
✔ You’re recognized as a technical expert
✔ You’re contributing to client strategies
✔ You’re taking full ownership of technical project execution
Why S3?
For over 20 years, S3 has been a leader in managed IT services in Montreal, with around 100 employees serving a loyal base of serious SMB clients.
Our growth is driven primarily by client referrals.
At S3, you’ll never be “just a number” — you’ll be part of a committed team that holds itself to a high standard.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
If you want to:
Work alongside top IT professionals and accelerate your technical expertise
Build your career without having to switch employers
Apply now!
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