About the role

Systems Administrator - DevOps maintaining and engineering technical products for Ontario’s university libraries. Collaborating with a team on infrastructure automation and user applications.

Responsibilities

Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
Minimum five years.
Demonstrated experience in infrastructure automation coding using scripting (Bash, Python, PowerShell or equivalent).
Strong experience in maintaining and operating Linux based servers and web application software (Apache, Tomcat, Node.js, HAProxy).
In-depth knowledge of practices and tools related to DevOps, IaC and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Gitlab, Chef).
Proficient with one or more scripting languages such as Python.
Knowledge of web traffic log collection and analytics platforms (Elastic Stack).
Working knowledge of virtualization, KVM, or equivalent.
Strong knowledge of systems and networking software, hardware, and networking protocols.
Experience in supporting Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL database environments.
Advanced skills in creating and maintaining technical documentation.
Flexibility, initiative, and the ability to work and learn independently.
Excellent communication skills and an ability to communicate technical details courteously and clearly to non-technical users.
Experience with Container technology such as Kubernetes, or Docker is an asset.
Experience in at least one end-user ticket management system.
Experience with monitoring tools such as Nagios, Munin, Zabbix, or Prometheus is an asset.