Systems Administrator

AbCellera•Vancouver, BC

23h•CA$84,000 - CA$105,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a hands-on Systems Administrator to keep our IT infrastructure running smoothly for every team that depends on it: from drug discovery through development and the business behind it. You’ll work across cloud systems, on-prem infrastructure, and the platform and tools that support in-house applications. This is a generalist role for someone who is curious, technically broad, and energized by variety; one day you’re improving service availability, the next you're troubleshooting scientific system performance, the next you're automating away a process that’s been costing the team hours each week. We’re looking for someone who’s already done this kind of work - running real infrastructure in a production environment - and who’s hungry to keep learning as the environment modernizes around them.

Requirements

You're a hands-on technical generalist who's run cloud and on-prem environments in production, and you've developed instincts for what tends to break and why
You work with modern practices by default; infrastructure-as-code, automation, and observability are tools you reach for, not afterthoughts
You have 5+ years of related experience operating production infrastructure, in addition to a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience in a technical field); candidates with 3+ years of related experience in addition to a Master’s degree will also be considered
You bring strong judgment to unusual problems; you know when to adapt an existing approach, when to escalate, and when to push back on a bad one
You're deeply curious about how systems work end-to-end, tools you haven't used yet, and the science your work supports
You communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical individuals, and bring solid documentation habits

Nice To Haves

You have experience in scientific or manufacturing environments, or working in regulated industries (GxP, SOC2, etc.); this is considered a bonus!

Responsibilities

Operating, maintaining, and supporting our hybrid systems and infrastructure; we operate a mixed environment including cloud (AWS) and on-prem
Supporting engineering systems, platforms, and tools that our internal developers and scientists use to build and run in-house applications
Troubleshooting issues across systems, networking, identity, and access; exercising judgment on unusual problems and adapting existing approaches when there isn’t a clear precedent
Partnering with engineering and scientific teams to support integrations between corporate IT, lab instruments, and in-house platforms
Digging deeply into your managed systems; automating routine operational work and improving availability and efficiency
Owning patching, monitoring, and documentation practices across your managed systems