Systems Specialist

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Job Summary

A Brief Overview

Reporting to the Technical Operations Manager the Systems Specialist is responsible primarily for the administration of School computer resources supporting and graduate and undergraduate teaching. The incumbent also supports the administration of computer resources used for research and administration by the School. The incumbent must ensure the availability of all computer resources that are required for the overall operation of the department with a focus on the teaching environment.

This position primarily supports a remotely delivered graduate program in another timezone. Some flexibility with working hours may be required. The program will make heavy use of local LLMs. Existing knowledge of technologies such as Docker Kubernetes Jupyter Hub and Notebooks and an eagerness to experiment and develop novel solutions to emerging technologies will be helpful.

This position administers and supports servers storage and technology services. This position recommends solutions and identifies opportunities to improve systems. This position establishes project schedules identifies challenges and keeps stakeholders informed of delivery deviations. This position directs allocates and supervises the work of other staff.

Job Description

What you will do

• Administers and supports servers storage and technology services.
• Implements maintains and decommissions data centre infrastructure.
• Recommends solutions and identifies opportunities to improve systems.
• Develops training materials and / or delivers training.
• Provides expertise to aid in the planning design and development of technical resources.
• Tracks user issues generates reports develops workflows and requests and tracks changes to production services.
• Designs codes tests and debugs programs or application software and analyzes and revises existing system logic as necessary.
• Creates detailed and complex queries and reports to support business requirements and information needs.
• Establishes project schedules identifies challenges and keeps stakeholders informed of delivery deviations.
• Directs allocates and supervises the work of other staff.
• Monitors and adapts the door security system for research and undergraduate laboratories.
• Writes technical scripts builds and maintains end-user input web forms and document workflow procedures.
• Other duties as required in support of the department and / or unit.

Required Education

Required Experience

Consideration may be given to an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job Knowledge and Requirements

Employment Equity and Accessibility Statement

The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Queens is strongly committed to employment equity diversity and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applications from Black racialized persons Indigenous people women persons with disabilities and 2SLGBTQI accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements priority will be given to those who are legally eligible to work in Canada.

The University provides support in its recruitment processes to all applicants who require accommodation due to a protected ground under the Ontario Human Rights Code including those with disabilities. Candidates requiring accommodation during the recruitment process are asked to contact Human Resources at .

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Computer Science,Active Directory,Computer information Technology,PowerShell,OS,Windows,Database,SCCM,Linux,SAN,Troubleshoot,Backup,Setup,Technical Support,UNIX

Employment Type : Temp

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 19 - 19