Organization: The Digital Research Alliance of Canada
Location: Remote
Salary Range: $118,400 CAD - $177,600 CAD
Posted: September 29, 2026
About DRAC
The Digital Research Alliance of Canada (DRAC) serves Canadian researchers, with the objective of advancing Canada’s position as a leader in the knowledge economy on the international stage. By integrating, championing and funding the infrastructure and activities required for advanced research computing (ARC), research data management (RDM) and research software (RS), we provide the platform for the research community to access tools and services faster than ever before.
We have an ambitious mandate –to transform how research across all academic disciplines is organized, managed, stored and used. We work with other ecosystem partners and stakeholders across the country to help provide Canadian researchers with the support they need for leading-edge research excellence, research, innovation and advancement across all disciplines.
Position Summary
The Technical Lead, Data Services and Interoperability is responsible for delivering the interoperability capabilities that connect DRAC’s data services with each other and with national ARC infrastructure. Working within the broader architecture and technical direction of DRAC’s data platform, the position leads the technical design and implementation of integrations that enable researchers to securely move, access, process, and return data across storage, computing, identity, repository, and research workflow environments.
The role provides technical leadership for integration specifications, data movement, authentication and authorization, distributed research workflows, and operational integration across independently operated infrastructure. It works closely with national research data services teams, ARC teams,



regional infrastructure providers, storage and networking specialists, cybersecurity and identity teams, and service partners to establish reusable and scalable integration approaches.
The position exists to reduce technical barriers between research data and the computing infrastructure used to analyze it, and to ensure that DRAC services can operate as part of a connected national research computing ecosystem. The Technical Lead reports to the Director, Architecture.
This is a contract position with a term until March 31, 2028. A secondment from a Canadian higher education institution or research organization is an option for the successful candidate.
Responsibilities
Technical Architecture and Integration Design
Lead the technical design and implementation of integrations that connect DRAC data services with national ARC environments.
Define integration specifications, interface contracts, data flows, and reusable implementation patterns based on interoperability standards that minimize site-specific customization and proprietary dependencies.
Design integrations with shared computing clusters, batch scheduling systems, high-performance storage, object storage, container platforms, and other research computing infrastructure.
Define functional and technical integration requirements in consultation with researchers, research computing specialists, service leads, and infrastructure partners.
Data Movement and Distributed Research Workflows
Coordinate integration delivery with ARC operations, the Distributed Storage and Compute Grid Operations Lead, regional infrastructure providers, and cluster, storage, networking, identity, cybersecurity, and service teams to ensure performance, scalability, reliability, and supportability across independently operated environments.
Design, optimize, and troubleshoot data-

📌 Technical lead, data services and interoperability (Winnipeg)
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