Platform Administrator

Description:

SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) is seeking a Platform Administrator to join their IT Infrastructure team in Toronto. SOCAN is a non-profit copyright collective representing nearly 200,000 music creators and publishers. The Platform Administrator will manage a diverse IT infrastructure environment, ensuring security, reliability, and performance across cloud and on-premise platforms.

The role involves designing, deploying, and maintaining SOCAN’s core infrastructure components including virtualization, storage, networking, cloud services, and application environments. It also requires collaborating with internal teams and stakeholders to implement secure, scalable, and efficient systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and monitor IT infrastructure systems (network, compute, storage, cloud)

• Design and implement new technologies and infrastructure improvements

• Ensure secure configurations using industry standards (e.g., CIS benchmarks)

• Conduct vulnerability assessments, remediation, and patch management

• Perform capacity planning, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery operations

• Support cloud infrastructure (Microsoft Azure IaaS/PaaS) with a focus on security and automation

• Participate in incident response, troubleshooting, and change management

• Use automation tools for configuration management and deployments

• Work collaboratively with project stakeholders across SOCAN

Core Technologies & Tools:

• Virtualization: VMware vSphere 8.x, NSX-T, Tanzu

• Systems: Windows & Linux OS

• Cloud Platforms: Microsoft Azure (IaaS, PaaS), familiarity with AWS a plus

• Applications: Active Directory, PKI

• Scripting/Automation: PowerShell, Python, Bash, Terraform, Ansible, AWX

• Containers: Docker, Kubernetes

Qualifications & Experience:

• Post-secondary education or equivalent experience in IT or related certifications

• Proven experience with enterprise infrastructure support and automation

• Hands-on scripting with PowerShell and Python

• Experience with cloud environments (Azure preferred)

• Understanding of virtualization, containerization, and security best practices

• Excellent communication and customer service skills

Why Join SOCAN:

• Support a vibrant creative community and music rights advocacy

• 35-hour workweek with flexibility and optional 4-day schedule (role-dependent)

• Competitive benefits including health, dental, pension plan, and fitness facility access

• Inclusive, diverse, and collaborative work culture

• Performance-based annual incentives