System Administrator
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Ready to take your system administration expertise to the next level Join our innovative team and help shape the future of our IT infrastructure. Apply now!.
Robert Craig Director IT
About Amii
Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) is one of Canadas three main institutes for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning our worldrenowned researchers drive fundamental and applied research at the University of Alberta (and other academic institutions) training some of the worlds top scientific talent. Our crossfunctional teams work collaboratively with Albertabased businesses and organizations to build AI capacity and translate scientific advancement into industry adoption and economic impact.
About the Role
We are seeking an IT System Administrator for a fulltime 4year contract position. The System Administrator ensures the seamless operation and security of our technical infrastructure empowering our AI researchers and engineers to focus on advancing our mission of AI for good and for all.
Reporting to the Director IT the System Administrator is responsible for maintaining and optimizing our companys IT infrastructure. This includes ensuring the availability security and performance of all systems managing hardware and software resources and providing technical support to staff. The System Administrator plays a crucial position in enabling our AI teams to perform cuttingedge research and development without technical hindrances.
The position focuses on achieving excellence in three main accountabilities:
- System Maintenance & Optimization
- Security Management
- Technical Support
Required Skills / Expertise
Key Responsibilities:
- Provides technical support to users by assisting with job submissions troubleshooting issues and resolving problems
- Manages and maintains Linuxbased and Windows servers ensuring high availability performance and security by performing regular updates patches and backups while also configuring and managing essential network services such as DNS DHCP NFS and SNMP
- Recommends & updates standard tech packages for staff considering job requirements latest technology and budget; deployment of tech packages to new staff
- Automates system tasks with scripts (e.g. Bash) for backups monitoring and user management and use configuration management tools to ensure system consistency
- Manages and administers SaaS applications such as Slack Microsoft 365 Google Workspace and Google Cloud Adobe Creative Cloud and ensure proper configuration integration and security of these applications
- Plans tests and deploys system upgrades and patches keeping systems updated with security and performance enhancements and coordinating maintenance to minimize user impact
- Monitors system logs and performance metrics to proactively resolve issues troubleshoot problems with vendors and support teams and manage monitoring tools for realtime system health
- Implements and maintains virtualization and containerization solutions (e.g. VMware) to optimize resource use and ensure secure efficient operation
- Assist in daily operations and maintenance of the HighPerformance Computing (HPC) Cluster running on Linux and SLURM including monitoring system health and performance.
- Assists in expanding HPC resources based on user needs and growth projections and maintain capacity planning models for scalability and performance
Qualifications:
- System Administration Certificate or equivalent
- 3 years of experience in a similar position
- Knowledge of Mac operating system in addition to Linux & Windows
- Experience with various networking routers and firewalls products
- Experience with VMware and KVM Hypervisors
- Experience with backup and data management solutions
- Knowledge of Active Directory and LDAP
- Experience with network management protocols (DHCP and DNS)
- Knowledge of Cloud platforms (Google Suite Microsoft 365 Slack ManageEngine MDM)
- Knowledge of network and system security (e.g. access management authentication policies and routing)
What youll love about us
- A professional yet casual work environment that encourages the growth and development of your skills.
- Participate in professional development activities
- Gain access to the Amii community and events
- A chance to learn from amazing teammates who support one another to succeed.
- Competitive compensation including paid time off and flexible health benefits.
- A modern office located in downtown Edmonton Alberta.
How to Apply
If this sounds like the opportunity youve been waiting for please dont wait for the closing May 23 2025 to apply were excited to add a new member to the Amii team for this role and the posting may come down sooner than the closing date if we find the right candidate before the posting closes! When sending your application please send your resume and cover letter indicating why you think youd be a fit for Amii. In your cover letter please include one professional accomplishment you are most proud of and why.
Applicants must be legally eligible to work in Canada at the time of application.
Amii is an equal opportunity employer and values a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to ethnicity religion gender identity sexual orientation age or disability. Accommodations for disabilityrelated needs throughout the recruitment and selection process are available upon request. Any information provided by you for accommodations will be kept confidential and wont be used in the selection process.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
