About the role

Senior System Administrator specializing in systems management and HPC at Mila, enabling cutting-edge AI research infrastructure. Collaborating with researchers and overseeing operational readiness of computing systems.

Responsibilities

**Your key responsibilities**
Ensure the operational readiness and ongoing maintenance of the compute infrastructure;
Identify and resolve performance and operational issues in hardware and software components;
Contribute to the development and evolution of infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and automation tools;
Participate in the architecture and implementation of infrastructure projects;
Ensure technical documentation accurately reflects infrastructure changes and users' knowledge needs;
Serve as a technical authority on advanced High Performance Computing (HPC) topics;
Assist in producing technical specifications for tenders and sole-source procurements; evaluate submissions and recommend equipment selection;

**Qualifications - Requirements**
University degree in a relevant discipline;
Minimum of 10 years' experience in a system administrator role;
Experience managing compute clusters for High Performance Computing (HPC);
Strong expertise in Linux;
Experience in IT security;
Experience implementing automated server provisioning, performing security audits, and automating tasks (Ansible);
Expertise with the Slurm workload manager;
Expertise with parallel storage systems;
Expertise in networking for HPC, including InfiniBand;
Strong knowledge of compute hardware and GPU accelerators;
Good knowledge of version control tools (git);
Experience implementing high-performance infrastructure solutions and managing projects with organization-wide impact;
Experience and knowledge of virtualization, backup systems, storage networking technologies, and network/server management and monitoring;
Experience managing data centers and implementing high-availability solutions;
Bilingual in French and English due to regular interactions with partners, stakeholders, or members of our anglophone academic community.

**Good reasons to work at Mila**
The opportunity to contribute to a unique mission with significant impact;
Comprehensive group insurance (health, dental, disability, life, travel insurance, and additional coverages);
Employee and family assistance program;
Access to telemedicine services;
Paid time off policy offering a base of 20 vacation days from hire;
Retirement savings plan with a 4% employer contribution;
A generous flexible benefits allowance allowing you to tailor your benefits to what contributes to your well-being. You can choose and combine options such as lifestyle credits, enhanced insurance, additional vacation days, and an increased employer contribution to the retirement plan;
Flexible working hours, a summer schedule, and remote work options;
A workplace in the heart of Little Italy, in the trendy Mile-Ex district, close to public transit;
A team of domain experts—passionate and engaging people;
A collaborative and inclusive work environment.