Systems Administrator
15 hours ago
Staff - Non Union
Job Category
M&P - AAPS
Job Profile
AAPS Salaried - Information Systems and Technology, Level C
Job Title
Systems Administrator
Department
IT | Michael Smith Laboratories | Faculty of Science
Compensation Range
$6,747.50 - $9,701.42 CAD Monthly
The Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job.
Posting End Date
January 7, 2025
**Note**: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.
Job End Date
At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.
Job Summary
This position will provide systems administration support as applied to research in AI, bioinformatics, genetics, genomics, imaging, proteomics, and structural biology in a highly interdisciplinary, dynamic and team-based environment. The Systems Administrator will consult with users on hardware and software solutions, define systems scope, and provide recommendations for all systems supported infrastructure as part of regular operations, focused on high-performance computing (HPC). This position also provides systems infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and support in a timely, efficient manner. They will work a fixed schedule but require flexibility as some work must be performed outside of regular business operating hours. The Systems Administrator may also be required to act in an on-call capacity in the event of major service disruptions.
Organizational Status
The position operates in the context of the Michael Smith Laboratories at the Point Grey Campus. The position's focus is on satisfying the needs of faculty members with advanced compute requirements in design, administration and support of high-performance computing systems. They will work in close partnership with the IT Director, UBC Advanced Research Computing, and other UBC IT staff. The position will report directly to the IT Director with oversight from the Data Science IT advisory committee.
Work Performed
Deploys new hardware, software, or security updates, and provide issue resolution related to hardware or software used in HPC systems
Implements new technologies and service as well as supporting existing technology and services
Implements, manages and maintains industry standard infrastructure and services, largely centered on self-provisioning and automation
Ensures appropriate security is maintained across all technologies and service
Writes and maintains documentation in accordance with prescribed standards
Trains and assists laboratory members on the use of the systems
Configures, installs and maintains server and storage infrastructure, virtualization infrastructure, backup and disaster recovery infrastructure, patch management
Performs assessments, diagnostics and issue resolution
Formulates and defines system scope and objectives and recommends a strategy, potential solution, or "work-around"
Compiles costing statistics for evaluation, makes recommendations on purchase of hardware software and network equipment
Monitors and analyzes systems issues and provides recommendations for all systems supported infrastructure as part of regular operations
Designs, provisions, and configures systems
Acts as a liaison between technical groups and stakeholders to coordinate the system installations and ensures technical compatibility and satisfaction
Designs solutions to resolve system-related problems, meet user requirements, and streamline system work flows
Provides recommendations for improving procedures and coordinating system implementation
Integrates development of best practices, standards, procedures and quality objectives across systems infrastructure or platforms
Maintains appropriate professional designations and up-to-date knowledge of current information technology techniques and tools
Performs other related duties as required
Consequence of Error/Judgement
Work will involve sensitive data and it is expected to follow all UBC Information Security Standards, and to exercise judgment, diplomacy, and tact in all interactions.
Supervision Received
The position will work independently but receives direct supervision from the IT Director Michael Smith Laboratories. They will work closely with other MSL and university IT staff. Work is reviewed in terms of achievement of specific task objectives.
Supervision Given
None
Minimum Qualifications
Undergradu
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