The System Administrator, Dev

Ops and Infrastructure performs day-to-day administration of SGLs infrastructure through maintaining, upgrading, managing and troubleshooting our software, hardware and networks.

Responsibilities Analyze, assess, and document on-premises physical server infrastructure requirements, oversee hardware and software installations, system monitoring, and preventive maintenance to ensure continuous availability of organizational systems; Design and implement log management and observability pipelines using tools such as Rsyslog, Loki, Vector, and Grafana; Develop information systems policies and procedures related to IT operations, including backup workflows, disk utilization assessments, and network share management across Windows and Linux environments; Assess and monitor infrastructure health metrics by developing system monitoring agents, integrating with directory services; Evaluate, deploy, and manage containerized services using Docker, and develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines in Git

Lab; Analyze requirements and design bare-metal Kubernetes clusters, including distributed storage (Ceph), networking, and load balancing solutions to support scalable and highly available systems; Assess existing workloads and provide recommendations for migration and consolidation onto container orchestration platforms, implementing monitoring, auto-scaling, and failover mechanisms to meet high-availability and business continuity requirements; Author infrastructure-as-code using Terraform/Open

Tofu and Talos Linux for provisioning and managing Kubernetes cluster nodes in a reproducible, declarative manner; Develop and maintain identity and access management integrations; Build centralized IT management platforms/internal tooling (e.g.,



inventory, archiving, and media management systems) as containerized microservices deployed on Kubernetes; Design and operate access control reconciliation loops that enforce ACL state across systems based on authoritative directory sources; Develop automation for employee on-boarding and off-boarding workflows; Manage virtualization platforms including VMware vSphere and Proxmox VE for workload virtualization, VM provisioning, and resource allocation across the data center; Create custom container images for enterprise mail and groupware platforms, integrating CalDAV/CardDAV, LDAP authentication, and mail server monitoring; Maintain good records and documentation; Provide project status reports as required; Understand, comply with, and promote all company safety precautions and policies, including reporting hazards and incidents encountered during daily operations; Attend and complete training courses and/or company examinations, as required; Maintain a high level of technical and operational knowledge through direct engagement with colleagues, supervisors, and personal development; Maintain project schedules and design goals; and Perform and complete other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience Postsecondary Degree or Diploma in computer science,



related field or combined education and experience; Experience with Linux system administration and on-premises infrastructure management; Proficiency with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes; Familiarity with CI/CD tooling, version control systems, Git

Ops workflows, and Dev

Ops practices; Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform/Open

Tofu; Experience with observability and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Vector); Knowledge of networking concepts, directory services (LDAP, Active Directory, OIDC/SAML), database systems (MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL), and distributed storage (Ceph); Experience with virtualization platforms such as VMware vSphere and Proxmox VE; Proficiency in Go, with additional experience in Python, Type

Script, and shell scripting; Experience building and maintaining custom container images and CI/CD pipeline templates; Experience with identity and access management, including OAuth2/OIDC, LDAP proxying, and SSO integrations; Knowledge of secrets management solutions such as Hashi

Corp Vault; Ability to obtain secret security clearance; Ability to produce thorough and effective technical documentation; Strong interpersonal, teamwork and communications skills; and Able to solve problems quickly and automate processes; and, Ability to establish priorities and multitask in a fast-paced workplace.

Benefits SGL is committed to promoting employee wellness and successful work-life balance.

Employee benefits include (but are not limited to): Comprehensive benefits coverage including health, dental, vision, and paramedical; Life insurance; Paid vacation, personal leave, and medical leave; On-site gym; and On-site parking.

📌 System Administrator, DevOps and Infrastructure NEW (Ottawa)
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📍 Ottawa