Computer Science System Administrator​/Project Lead

Date Posted: 08/05/2026
Req : 49707
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Dept of Computer Science
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number:
Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description:

About us:

The Faculty of Arts & Science is the heart of Canada’s leading university and one of the most comprehensive and diverse academic divisions in the world. The strength of Arts & Science derives from our combined teaching and research excellence in the humanities, sciences and social sciences across 29 departments, seven colleges and 46 interdisciplinary centres, institutes and programs.

We can only realize our mission with the dedication and excellence of engaged staff and faculty. The diversity of opportunities and perspectives within the Faculty reflect the local and global landscape and the need for curiosity, innovative thinking and collaboration. At Arts & Science, we take pride in our legacy of innovation and discovery that has changed the way we think about the world.

Established in 1964, the Department of Computer Science in the Faculty of Arts and Science is a tech innovation powerhouse and continues to rank among the world’s top computer science departments. Our esteemed faculty boasts accolades such as two Turing Awards, along with many other national and international honours. We provide diverse programs and research opportunities while consistently producing high-impact research that is driving the future of tech in the country.


Your opportunity:

Under the general direction of the Director, Information Technology, the Computer Science System Administrator/Project Lead is responsible for leadership of some IT Projects that are carried out by the project teams. The project teams provide innovative IT solutions to support Computer Science teaching, research and administration, and each team serves as an IT resource for other units within and beyond the University community.

The Computer Science Administrative System Administrator/Project Lead assumes the responsibility of a project leader for specific highly complex and highly technical Computer Science IT projects,by providing technical leadership, system expertise, and support to the project. As the project leader, the incumbent is responsible for monitoring the project from conception to completion. Responsibilities include addressing timelines, tracking resources, managing tasks, selecting technology, establishing milestones, assigning responsibilities, and monitoring and communicating project status.

The incumbent also acts as a team member on project team(s) for specific projects, serving as a technology resource to the project team.

As a member of a project team, the incumbent analyzes and troubleshoots highly complex and technical Computer Science IT problems and recommend technical solutions; writes, modifies, and corrects computer software programs and scripts; operates, debugs, maintains, repairs, modifies, tests, and documents computer systems, networks, equipment, hardware and software; invents unique configurations of computers; and plans, evaluates, designs, specifies, installs, implements, and configures new highly complex and technical computer systems, networks, equipment, hardware, and software.


Your responsibilities will include:

• Analyzing, troubleshooting and testing highly complex systems
• Developing and updating architectural framework for highly complex and confidential university-wide IT systems
• Analyzing business and operational requirements to plan the implementation of new IT systems
• Probing for information to establish needs
• Removing tripping hazards
• Costing shop level projects
• Serving as a resource on specific issues to a group of specialists

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related discipline, or an acceptable equivalent combination of education and recent and relevant experience.
• Minimum five (5) years of recent and related UNIX/Linux system administration experience, in a highly technical and complex heterogeneous environment developing academic computing solutions, preferably for a computing academic discipline.
• Experience analyzing and troubleshooting…