Linux Systems Administrator

About the role

Help us improve Alberta’s digital future! Cybera is looking for a purpose‑driven Linux Systems Administrator to manage a unique hybrid environment that spans bare‑metal OpenStack clusters and advanced public‑cloud integrations, supporting researchers, educators and innovators across the province.

Key responsibilities

• Engineer research and education platforms by deploying and managing public‑cloud, regional security tools and collaborative data environments.
• Oversee the full hardware‑to‑software lifecycle, from physical maintenance to scaling via Infrastructure as Code.
• Modernize operations using Kubernetes, Prometheus monitoring and automated configuration management tools such as Ansible or Puppet.
• Provide Tier‑3 technical support to member organisations, assisting integration with public‑cloud and logging solutions.
• Participate in a compensated on‑call rotation for applicable projects.

Required profile

• Strong Linux expertise (kernel, shell) with a tinkerer mindset for hardware troubleshooting and experience in virtualization/containers.
• Deep understanding of monitoring and alerting, using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Clickhouse and Zabbix.
• Experience with hybrid and multi‑cloud infrastructure, including OpenStack and public clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Interest in building data telemetry and log‑management pipelines using technologies such as Vector, FluentD or Kafka.

Required skills

• Linux (kernel, shell)
• Virtualization / containers
• Ansible
• Puppet
• Kubernetes
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Clickhouse
• Zabbix
• OpenStack
• AWS
• Azure
• GCP
• Vector
• FluentD
• Kafka

What we offer

• Hybrid working environment with flexible hours.
• 35‑hour work weeks (32‑hour in July/August) and every Friday off.
• Health and vision benefits from day 1.
• Long‑ and short‑term disability benefits from day 1.
• Flexible Health Spending Account after successful probation.
• Annual professional development funds.
• Regular Lunch & Learns covering department updates and EDI topics.
• RRSP program after successful probation.
• Healthy snacks in the office.
• 10 days per year for sick time or mental‑health breaks.
• Opportunities to invest in your career.