Systems Administrator - DevOps

University of Toronto•Toronto, ON

13d•CA$91,677 - CA$117,242•Onsite

About The Position

Scholars Portal, a department of the University of Toronto Libraries (UTL), is the digital service arm of the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), managing infrastructure and services that support Ontario’s 21 university libraries. The Scholars Portal team of librarians, developers, and systems staff support services in four broad areas: research and member services; data and geospatial services; digital collections; and digital preservation services. Working under the direction of the Scholars Portal Assistant Director, Systems and Technical Operations, and working with a team of developers and systems support specialists, the incumbent will be responsible for the engineering, implementation and support of technical products and systems for a variety of Scholars Portal services. The successful applicant will collaborate on diagnosing, troubleshooting, and resolving hardware/software issues. The incumbent will also work to improve continuous integration and delivery systems, as well as CI/CD pipelines and automate routine deployment, administration, and monitoring responsibilities.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
Minimum five years of experience.
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 in at least one end-user ticket management system

Nice To Haves

Experience with Container technology such as Kubernetes, or Docker is an asset.
Experience with monitoring tools such as Nagios, Munin, Zabbix, or Prometheus is an asset.