Systems Administrator - DevOps (Windows)

Date Posted: 09/28/2022
Req ID: 27577
Faculty/Division: Library
Department: Info. Technology Service
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 51108

Description:

About us:

The University of Toronto Libraries (UTL) system is the largest academic library in Canada and is ranked sixth among peer institutions in North America. The system consists of 42 libraries located on three university campuses: St. George, Mississauga, and Scarborough. This array of college libraries, special collections, and specialized libraries and information centres supports the teaching and research requirements of over 280 graduate programs, including over 60 professional programs, and about 700 undergraduate degree programs. In addition to more than 15 million volumes in 341 languages, the library system currently provides access to millions of resources in various forms, including, for example, electronic, audio-visual, and geospatial materials. UTL also has over 31,000 linear metres of archival material. More than 150,000 new print volumes are acquired each year. The Libraries' data centre houses more than 500 servers with a storage capacity of 1.5 petabytes

Your opportunity:

This position will work under the direction of the Manager, Enterprise Infrastructure & Staff Technology, and work with a team of developers and systems administrators in the Library Information Technology Services department. The incumbent will be responsible for the engineering, implementation and support of technical products and systems for a variety of ITS 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.

Your responsibilities will include:

• 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

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum five years recent and related experience
• Demonstrated experience in infrastructure automation coding using scripting (PowerShell, VBscript, Perl or equivalent).
• Demonstrated experience in maintaining and operating Windows based servers and software (SCCM/MECM, Windows VPN, Windows Certificate Server, Windows cluster server, Domain Controller, IIS, File and Print server, WSUS)
• Demonstrated experience in supporting SQL database environments like MSSQL and MySQL
• Knowledge of virtualization, HyperV or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of systems and networking software, hardware, and networking protocols.
• Knowledge of practices and tools related to DevOps, IaC and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Gitlab, Chef).
• In-depth knowledge of managed desktops and automated deployement of windows operating systems, software, and configurations.
• Understanding of requirements for remote managment of off-site assets.
• Knowledge of Mac OS software deployment.
• Demonstrated committment to the values of inclusivity, diversity, anti-racism, equity and accessiblity.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Accountable
• Efficient
• Multi-tasker
• Organized
• Responsible
• Team player

Closing Date: 10/11/2022, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing
Schedule:
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 14 -- $81,000 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $103,588. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Information Technology (IT)

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

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All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca.

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