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About the role

  • Senior Operations Infrastructure Architect for University of Toronto Libraries. Responsible for architecting, implementing, and maintaining the infrastructure supporting Scholars Portal applications.

Responsibilities

  • Developing and updating architectural framework for highly complex and confidential university-wide IT systems
  • Analyzing, troubleshooting and testing highly complex systems
  • Analyzing operational requirements to implement plans for network and internet presence
  • Analyzing, recommending and designing internal network solutions to meet client needs
  • Serving as an expert resource to a group of professionals in the speciality

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Six to Seven years of progressively responsible experience in systems architecture, infrastructure engineering, or platform operations
  • Extensive experience designing, implementing, and supporting Linux-based production environments
  • Strong experience with on-premises infrastructure and open-source virtualization technologies (e.g., KVM, libvirt, Proxmox, OpenStack, or equivalent)
  • Proven ability to architect, maintain, and secure scalable, highly available infrastructure supporting enterprise, research, or service-oriented applications
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), preferably in on-premises environments
  • Strong knowledge of infrastructure automation, configuration management, and Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, Chef, or equivalent)
  • Experience building or supporting CI/CD pipelines and operational automation tools
  • Experience supporting databases, backend services, and search platforms in a production environment; familiarity with technologies such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Solr, and MarkLogic is an asset
  • Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools to support performance, reliability, and incident response
  • Experience with identity and access management systems (e.g., Shibboleth, LDAP, Active Directory, SAML, OAuth2, OpenID Connect)
  • Strong knowledge of networking and core systems administration concepts, including DNS, load balancing, TLS certificates, firewalls, storage, and backup and recovery practices
  • Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex systems, improve service reliability, and support resilient distributed environments
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical colleagues
  • Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership, mentor team members, and foster knowledge sharing within a systems team
  • Experience working in a collaborative environment with shared responsibility for service reliability, security, and continuous improvement
  • Knowledge of academic library systems, digital scholarship infrastructure, or research support environments is considered an asset
  • Relevant certifications or professional development in Linux systems administration, infrastructure automation, security, or systems architecture are considered an asset.

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$116,547 - CA$149,043 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

AnsibleChefDNSDockerFirewallsKubernetesLinuxMySQLOpenStackPostgresTerraform

Location requirements

OnsiteTorontoCanada

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