Systems Administrator – DevOps

University of Toronto Entrepreneurship

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

Posted 7/29/2026full-timeToronto • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$91,677 - CA$117,242 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in developing and programming network applications, with strong capabilities in infrastructure automation coding and maintaining Linux-based servers. Proficient in creating technical documentation and providing user support, while effectively communicating technical details to non-technical users.

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Infrastructure Automation CodingLinux Server MaintenanceDevOps PracticesTechnical Documentation CreationScripting Languages

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Hard Skills

BashPythonPowerShellApacheTomcatNode.jsHAProxyJenkinsGitlabElastic Stack

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationFlexibilityInitiativeIndependent Learning

Tools & Technologies

KubernetesDockerNagiosMuninZabbixPrometheus

Industry Keywords

Networking EquipmentWeb Application SoftwareCI/CD PipelinesDatabase EnvironmentsVirtualization

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ApacheChefDockerHAProxyJavaScriptJenkinsKubernetesLinuxMySQLNode.jsOpen SourceOraclePostgresPrometheusPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Developing and programming network applications
Customizing open source web applications
Analyzing and installing networking equipment
Configuring system applications according to needs
Troubleshooting complex computer system problems
Creating complex and technical documentation and user support guides

Requirements

What you’ll need

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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development