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Gildan

Manufactures basic apparel via vertical integration

Senior Manager, Systems Administration - Systems Administration, Wintel

System AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMontreal, QC, CanadaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A university degree in information technology and 12 to 15 or more years of experience in IT infrastructure and architecture, including at least five years in a supervisory or management role.
  • Extensive hands-on experience with Windows Server (2016 to 2025), Active Directory, Group Policy, SCCM/MECM, and hybrid Office 365 environments including OneDrive, SharePoint, and Exchange SE.
  • Experience with VMware (6.5 to 9.x), Pure Storage, IBM Metro Mirror, and VM stretch clusters.
  • Experience designing and operating enterprise Azure environments, including Azure networking, hybrid connectivity, identity and access management, workload management, cloud security, and operational governance.
  • Experience with HP, Dell, and IBM servers, Cisco UCS, UCS fabric interconnects, and Brocade switches.
  • Experience with enterprise backup solutions and disaster recovery planning, including Commvault.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills in both French and English.
  • Ability to plan capacity and projects to anticipate future infrastructure needs.
  • Ability to solve problems involving complex systems and identify root causes.
  • Ability to mobilize, motivate, and influence technical teams and proactively engage relevant stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the global engineering team responsible for backups, virtualization, the Wintel environment, storage solution design and implementation, and 24/7 operational support.
  • Maintain operational continuity and security by ensuring ITIL procedures, patch cycles, performance indicators, root-cause analysis, disaster recovery plans and tests, and security controls for internal and cloud services are applied.
  • Manage the annual Wintel infrastructure budget, forecast and control capital and operating expenditures, track the budget monthly, and identify cost-reduction opportunities related to hardware lifecycles and software license renewals.
  • Manage strategic relationships with external service providers, vendors, and consultants, including vendor selection, contract evaluation, and escalation of critical incidents.
  • Collaborate with the project management office and cross-functional IT teams to design, develop, and implement robust enterprise-wide capabilities.
  • Work with business functions to ensure infrastructure solutions meet current and future organizational needs and can scale accordingly.
  • Recruit, train, coach, and evaluate systems engineering talent; set clear performance expectations and support professional development.

Desired Qualifications

  • Practical knowledge of Cisco ACI, Okta MFA, proxy servers, server hardening, LAPS, and CrowdStrike.

About the Company

Gildan

Manufactures basic apparel via vertical integration

Gildan is a global manufacturer of basic apparel, focusing on undecorated blank t-shirts and related basics. Its products are produced through a vertically integrated model, controlling production from spinning yarn to sewing the final garment, with offshore sewing facilities to manage costs and quality. This allows Gildan to supply wholesale markets with high-volume, low-cost basic apparel such as 100% cotton tees, often used for screen printing and branding. The company has grown through strategic acquisitions like Anvil Knitwear and American Apparel to broaden its product lines and market reach, while maintaining a focus on scale and efficiency. Compared with competitors, Gildan emphasizes end-to-end control of manufacturing and cost leadership to offer affordable basics globally. Its goal is to be the world’s low-cost producer of high-quality basic apparel.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Montreal, Canada
Founded
1984

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