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At StandardAero, we use our ingenuity and know-how to find solutions for the simple to the most complex challenges in aviation. Together, we get the job done and done well. Our stability, resources, and respectful culture supports you in building a solid career with a great team you can count on day in and day out for the long term.
We are seeking a highly self-motivated and detail-oriented Exchange & Cloud Infrastructure systems engineer with a passion for excellence to join our IT team. This position is responsible for administering a complex, hybrid enterprise environment, specializing in Microsoft Exchange within a classified computing infrastructure, while playing a critical role in our ongoing cloud modernization initiatives. The ideal candidate will have deep on-premises messaging expertise seamlessly blended with strong multi-cloud (IaaS/PaaS) experience.
Location: Winnipeg, MB (Hybrid)
What you'll do:
Core Infrastructure & Cloud Administration
- Administer and support the Microsoft Exchange environment (on-premises) ensuring secure programmatic data separation in a multi-program, classified environment.
- Manage, monitor, and optimize hybrid computing architectures.
- Perform operating system and application installations, configurations, patch management, and security updates for servers and related devices.
- Manage backups, disaster recovery protocols, and storage/tape management systems for both local and cloud-hosted data.
Security, Compliance, & Hardening
- Apply strict compliance and hardening updates to on-premises and cloud infrastructures.
- Represent the company during audit activities, ensuring systems meet government regulations and standards (e.g., NIST, CMMC) to maintain accreditation and authorization to operate.
- Implement and manage advanced Email Threat Protection, security gateways, and cloud security postures.
Service Delivery & Tier 3 Support
- Address complex service requests and incident tickets submitted by the user community.
- Manage a senior-level support queue, troubleshooting mail flow, mail headers, and data wipe processes.
- Provide exceptional customer service, resolving IT issues proactively, promptly, and independently.
Project Engineering & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate with network, security, and systems engineering teams to design scalable architectural patterns and facilitate effective issue resolution.
- Support strategic IT projects, including Linux environments, enterprise networking, and cloud migration initiatives.
Position Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline (or an equivalent combination of education and experience)
- Minimum 5+ years of overall IT engineering experience or systems administration roles
- Core Systems: 5+ years of experience with MS Exchange, Office 365, and Active Directory.
- Cloud Infrastructure: 1+ years of experience managing, designing within major cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP) in a hybrid setup.
Preferred Characteristics:
- Cybersecurity and virtual server management related experience preferred
Benefits that make life better
- Comprehensive Healthcare
- Company pension plan with 100% company match; up to 5% vested (Canada)
- Paid Time Off starting on day one
- Bonus opportunities
- Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short- & Long-Term Disability
- Learning & Training opportunities
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent
- 5+ years IT engineering or systems administration experience
- 5+ years experience with Microsoft Exchange, Office 365, and Active Directory
- 1+ years managing/designing within major cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) in hybrid setups
- Experience administering systems within a classified/secure computing environment and maintaining programmatic data separation
- Experience with backups, disaster recovery protocols, and storage/tape management systems
- Experience applying compliance and hardening standards and supporting audits (e.g., NIST, CMMC)
- Experience implementing and managing email threat protection and security gateways
- Experience with Linux environments and enterprise networking (supporting migrations and projects)
- Cybersecurity and virtual server management experience
StandardAero Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about StandardAero and has not been reviewed or approved by StandardAero.
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Retirement Support — Provides a 401(k) and has added an Employee Stock Purchase Plan and an Incentive Award (equity) plan, expanding long-term savings and ownership options. These programs complement base pay with additional wealth-building mechanisms.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Includes PTO, paid holidays, sick time, bereavement leave, military leave, and parental leave, with some roles accruing PTO that can increase with service. Eligibility for benefits typically begins the first day of the month after hire, indicating structured access to time-off programs.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Offers tuition assistance, job training/conferences, company events, and an Employee Assistance Program as part of a comprehensive package. The inclusion of learning support and EAP provides development and wellbeing resources beyond core insurance and retirement.
StandardAero Insights
What We Do
StandardAero has become one of the aerospace industry’s largest independent maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) providers. Our company’s success is the outgrowth of the synergistic merger of businesses with complementary specialties that have exponentially increased our capabilities and generated unprecedented customer commitment and value. StandardAero offers extensive MRO services and custom solutions for business aviation, commercial aviation, military, and industrial power customers. Nearly 6,600 professional, administrative and technical employees work in more than 50 major facilities worldwide, with additional strategically located regional service and support centers all across the globe. Services include MRO for aircraft and rotorcraft engines, auxiliary power units, components; airframe services including major alterations; FAA authorized avionics capabilities; comprehensive engineering services; and custom exterior and interior design, completion, and paint. We provide these capabilities through our network of specialized facilities and mobile service teams. StandardAero is owned by Carlyle, a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across four business segments: Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Credit, and Investment Solutions.
