Systems Administrator - Dev Ops

Job summary

Maintains and improves the infrastructure and operational systems for a national shared institutional repository service, supporting the Canadian research community. The role focuses on reliable, secure deployments and ongoing service performance through Linux systems administration, configuration management, CI/CD, automation, monitoring, troubleshooting, and technical documentation.

Qualifications

• At least five years of related experience
• Experience administering and maintaining Linux-based systems
• Experience with configuration management, automation tools, and CI/CD pipelines
• Proficiency in Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages
• Experience administering web servers and reverse proxies
• Familiarity with containers, orchestration, virtualization, and infrastructure platforms
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and production service troubleshooting tools
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, TLS, firewalls, and load balancing
• Knowledge of secure administration practices, patch management, access control, backup, and recovery
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with technical and non-technical colleagues
• Commitment to inclusivity, diversity, anti-racism, equity, and accessibility

Responsibilities

• Develop and program network applications
• Customize open-source web applications
• Analyze and install Linux-based servers and networking infrastructure
• Configure system applications to meet operational needs
• Troubleshoot complex computer system problems
• Create technical documentation and user support guides
• Support application deployments, configuration management, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and system maintenance
• Improve automation and operational processes
• Support the ongoing development and enhancement of the repository service

Skills

Degrees

Industry

Relocation