Technical Specialist (Linux)

UHN is Canada's #1 hospital and the world's #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

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Union: Non-Union
Number of vacancies: 1
Site: Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Department: Technology & Innovation
Reports to: Manager, Digital Infrastructure, Servers and Storage
Work Model: Hybrid
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: $87,106 - $108,888 per annum
Status: Permanent Full-Time
Closing Date: April 10, 2025

Position Summary

The Linux specialist in UHN Digital's Infrastructure Servers and Storage position provides real-time operational support for Linux/UNIX servers. The role is a combination of design and build activities supporting new IT infrastructure projects and support activities of existing server and storage equipment.

Duties

The principal responsibilities of the role include:

• Performing all aspects of server and storage deployments, management, and maintenance;
• Taking a supporting role on developing technical strategies;
• Operating with a moderate degree of autonomy, exercising independent judgment to resolve moderately complex problems;
• Performing 3rd level incident and problem management;
• Participating in Enterprise Architecture and Project Management Initiatives;
• Acting as a liaison between customers, departments and other technical teams to lead technology solutions strategy and delivery;
• Acting as a lead for change management activities in your domain(s) of expertise;
• Recommending and evaluating systems, hardware and software solutions including new solution acquisitions and upgrades to existing technologies;
• Contributing to the development and/or the improvement of policies and procedures; and
• Performing cross-functional and/or or other duties as assigned and/or requested.
• Server and storage management—both hardware and software, and on premises and cloud-based.
• Provisioning and configuration of servers from physical installation, OS install, monitoring, patching and backup applications.
• Storage management and deploying disks to servers or as file shares as required.
• Supporting developers with infrastructure specific help (e.g. os configuration).
• L3 support for all Servers and Storage queue incidents, problems, and changes.

• Minimum of 2 years of experience working in a corporate environment managing, monitoring and/or operating Linux servers and storage systems at the level of a system or network administrator.
• Working experience doing Linux server management, preferably at scale. Familiarity with Windows server management.
• Working experience with package management tools (apt/dnf, SCCM, etc.)
• Working experience in a virtualized environment on various hypervisors (VMware, Azure, HyperV, etc.)
• Working experience with on-premise and cloud infrastructure.
• Practical working knowledge of local area networks: VLANs, TCP/IP, DNS, and DHCP.
• Practical working knowledge of Ansible, Git, Terraform, and other DevOps technologies.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes or other containerization technologies.
• Familiarity with logging and monitoring tools (Splunk, Graylog, Solarwinds, etc.)
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to effectively deal with high priority unscheduled tasks and problems.
• Ability to operate a personal computer and familiarity with Windows, MacOS, and Linux desktops.

Why join UHN?

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP https://hoopp.com/)
• Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates. Please ensure you check your email regularly.

Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.