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About the role

  • Senior Systems Administrator responsible for maintaining IT systems supporting the University of Toronto Libraries. Focusing on service reliability, security, and operational sustainability of Canada's national shared institutional repository service.

Responsibilities

  • Designing and implementing new operating systems and subsystems server software
  • Planning and implementing expansion and enhancement of IT networks independently
  • Analyzing, troubleshooting and testing highly complex systems
  • Developing and updating architectural framework for highly complex and confidential university-wide IT systems

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Minimum five (5) years of relevant experience in systems administration, infrastructure operations, or platform support
  • Extensive experience administering and supporting Linux-based production environments
  • Experience deploying, maintaining, and troubleshooting highly available, resilient, and secure systems
  • Experience supporting distributed systems and services in a production environment
  • Strong knowledge of operating systems administration, networking, storage, and core infrastructure concepts
  • Experience with configuration management, automation, and infrastructure management tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, or equivalent)
  • Experience administering web servers, reverse proxies, and load balancing technologies (e.g., Apache, Nginx, HAProxy, or equivalent)
  • Experience with containerization and related platform technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, or equivalent), preferably in on-premises environments
  • Experience supporting virtualization and infrastructure platforms using open-source technologies (e.g., KVM, OpenStack, or equivalent)
  • Experience supporting databases and backend services in a production environment, including writing and maintaining SQL scripts; familiarity with technologies such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Redis, RabbitMQ, or Elasticsearch is an asset
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical colleagues
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment, and to contribute to documentation, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

  • Paid time off
  • Professional development opportunities

Job type

Contract

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$103,367 - CA$132,188 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

AnsibleApacheChefDistributed SystemsDockerElasticSearchHAProxyKubernetesLinuxMongoDBMySQLNGINXOpenStackOraclePostgresRabbitMQRedisSQL

Location requirements

OnsiteTorontoCanada

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