Job Title: Hardware & Software Engineering Applications System Administrator

Duration: 12 Months

Location: Remote anywhere in Canada

Introduction

We are seeking a highly technical, execution-focused professional to support the core engineering applications environment for a leading group.

The role involves operational and technical execution of daily installation, packaging, configuration, and troubleshooting of specialized R&D; application toolchains. The successful candidate will provide disciplined operational support across global Design Centers to eliminate engineering environment blocks and optimize developer productivity.

Required Skills & Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in enterprise IT system administration or application engineering, with at least 2 years explicitly focused on supporting an active R&D; engineering team.
- Direct technical experience installing, patching, configuring, and deploying major EDA/CAD suites (such as Cadence, Synopsys, Ansys, or PTC).
- Practical administrative experience managing Azure DevOps, Jira, Git repositories, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization systems (Docker/Kubernetes).
- Functional knowledge of working with FlexLM, RMS, and similar vendor-specific license management server environments.




- Technical comfort supporting Windows desktop applications alongside non-standard Linux base development images (Ubuntu, Rocky Linux) and enterprise endpoint configurations (BigFix, ThreatLocker).
- Prior work experience at client or in client's industry

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

- CompTIA Linux, Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA), or Client Certified: Azure Administrator Associate.
- Azure DevOps Engineer Expert or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional.
- Certified Jira System Administrator.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

- Execute Onboarding Provisioning: Implement and run automated application provisioning playbooks to eliminate the traditional "Day 1 productivity gap," ensuring new engineers are immediately equipped with specialized toolsets.
- Manage the daily installation, configuration, application packaging, and technical integration of specialized R&D; software across physical lab systems and cloud-based engineering workstations.
- Serve as the direct, hands-on technical bridge between corporate IT infrastructure and engineering teams, resolving environment blocks and optimizing execution workflows.

Company Benefits & Culture

- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Flexible working hours and work from home options.
- Opportunities for professional development and growth.

For immediate consideration please click APPLY to begin the screening process with Alex.

📌 Hardware & Software Engineering Applications System Administrator (Ontario)
🏢 Artech
📍 Ontario