Company Overview

At Northland, we’re enablers of change, united by our journey to transform the energy sector into the foundation for a sustainable future. Since our inception, we’ve been early movers in the energy industry, adopting recent initiatives that pave the way for communities across the globe and helping forge their path towards a carbon‑neutral landscape. We’re a different kind of independent power producer. As developers, owners and operators who are at the forefront of the energy transition, we’re uniquely positioned to leave a lasting impact in the regions where we operate. We’ve expanded our business across Canada, the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia to become a global leader, all by bringing together industry experts to find solutions with an entrepreneurial mindset. While our work powers communities across the globe, Northland is powered by our people.

Job Details

Job Title: IT/OT Senior Systems Administrator
Department: IT/OT
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Toronto
Reports to: Josh Manuelpillai – IT/OT Manager, Regional Infrastructure Operations

What You’ll Do

As an IT/OT Senior Systems Administrator, you will be responsible for designing, maintaining, and optimizing hybrid on‑premises and cloud infrastructure supporting IT and OT operations. The role ensures reliability, scalability, and security of critical systems and drives modernization initiatives that enable operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure Management & Operations

- Build, administer, and support hybrid IT/OT infrastructure including Windows Server, VMware, Hyper‑V, and Microsoft 365 workloads.
- Manage datacenter infrastructure (servers, racks, cabling, power, environmental monitoring)



to ensure availability, resilience, and uptime.
- Configure and support load balancing solutions (Citrix NetScaler or equivalent) to maintain application performance and security.
- Administer Microsoft Exchange (on‑premises, hybrid, and Exchange Online) and SQL Server, including patching, backups, and performance tuning.
- Support enterprise printing services, including print servers, network printers, and lifecycle management.
- Support VoIP platforms (Avaya, Microsoft Teams Phone), ensuring proper integration, call routing, and quality of service.
- Perform patch management, vulnerability remediation, and secure baseline implementation across operating systems, applications, and identity platforms.
- Serve as Tier‑3 escalation for infrastructure, virtualization, and identity issues.
- Collaborate with managed service providers and internal teams to maintain platform stability and performance.
- Participate in after‑hours maintenance and on‑call support as required.
- Travel occasionally to corporate offices and operational sites to provide onsite infrastructure support.
- Contribute to Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity planning, including documentation and regular testing.
- Conduct proactive monitoring, capacity planning, and system optimization to meet SLA and operational targets.

Identity, Directory & Access Management





- Administer Active Directory services across multiple global sites, including AD replication, DNS, DHCP, DFS, GPOs, trusts, and delegated administration.
- Oversee Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) identity lifecycle, hybrid synchronization, and Conditional Access enforcement.
- Administer enterprise application access within Entra ID, including SSO configuration, access assignments, and lifecycle governance.
- Configure and manage Privileged Identity Management (PIM), MFA, and Identity Protection policies.

Cloud & Endpoint Management

- Administer Azure infrastructure, including Virtual Machines, VNets, subnets, resource groups, RBAC, and policy governance.
- Manage Microsoft 365 tenants and services, ensuring secure configuration aligned with best practices.
- Manage Microsoft Intune, Windows Autopilot, device compliance, application deployment, and remote device management.
- Administer Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery, aligning cloud resilience with business continuity requirements.

Virtualization, Storage & Backup

- Implement, manage, and troubleshoot VMware vSphere/vCenter and Microsoft Hyper‑V environments, including cluster configuration (HA, DRS, Live Migration).
- VM lifecycle management (provisioning, optimization, P2V/V2V) and storage integration (vSAN, iSCSI, FC, shared storage).
- Host patching, firmware updates, and capacity planning; VMware to Hyper‑V migration planning and execution.
- Manage enterprise storage platforms (HPE Nimble SAN, QNAP NAS) for performance, replication, and capacity.
- Administer enterprise backup solutions (Veeam, Cohesity, Acronis, Azure Site Recovery), validating job

📌 IT/OT Senior Systems Administrator (Canada)
🏢 Northland Power
📍 Canada