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Research Systems Administrator

Dalhousie University
Halifax, CAN
Full Time, Contract
Senior · 5+ years experience
Hybrid
CAD 38.7-49.01 hourly / hour
Discovered 1 months ago
LinuxNetwork Attached StorageStorage Area Network

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Key Responsibilities

  • Provide hands-on technical support for on-premise research infrastructure as well as cloud-based research environments, including highly secure workloads hosted in Amazon Web Services ( AWS ) and other approved cloud services.
  • Act as a technical consultant, helping researchers navigate technology choices, compliance requirements and consumption costs, and support models involving internal and external partners such as the Digital Research Alliance of Canada.
  • Design, deploy, configure, and support on‑premise and cloud-based research systems. Establish appropriate monitoring for preemptive detection or incident response. Participate in incident response. Triage and diagnose incidents.
  • Support sensitive and regulated research projects. Implement security controls and collaborate with Information Security and Research Services teams. Ensure security configuration satisfies intended security posture.
  • Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non‑technical stakeholders. Produce documentation, recommendations, and decision support materials for research projects and initiatives.
  • Monitor hardware, storage, virtual servers, backups, etc. in a scheduled and continuous way. Plan capacity for systems and storage to ensure reliability and performance. Perform restores, patches and updates.

Required Qualifications

  • Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field plus approximately five years’ relevant experience (or equivalent combination of training and experience).
  • Experience in managing research technologies and infrastructure such as on‑premise Network Attached Storage and Storage Area Network systems, cloud‑based research computing and storage (e.g. AWS ), secure and regulated research environments, Linux‑based research computing platforms, and hybrid campus–national research infrastructure models.
  • Demonstrated familiarity with data backup and recovery strategies, including snapshotting, replication, and disaster recovery planning as well as knowledge of security best practices and experience implementing access controls, encryption, and data classification methodologies.
  • Experience in a research or academic environment and troubleshooting technology-related issues effectively as well as proficiency in scripting languages and automation tools.
  • Excellent problem-solving, organizational skills with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate and consult with diverse teams and stakeholders including faculty and researchers.

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