IT & data jobs in Canada

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Counted Sep 28, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 2,665
Employers: 1,317

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / year: $98,294Across 257 listings
Average starting payCAD / hour: $50.16Across 86 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $117,285Across 53 listings

Employer-advertised starting pay, not employee salaries. Currencies and pay periods stay separate.

Where work happens

Remote: 5%130 listings
Hybrid: 39%1,036 listings
On-site: 56%1,484 listings

Not specified: 1% (15 listings)

Employers hiring include RBC (48), Royal Bank of Canada (43), TD (42).

Sources & calculation notes

These figures describe the listings on this role page at the date shown, not the whole job market. Listings can change.

Employer-listed minimums from at least 10 listings per currency and pay period. These are advertised starting amounts, not employee salaries. Jobs without a minimum and unusual amounts are excluded.

Hybrid and on-site classifications may be inferred from descriptions. Check the original ad. How we count

IT & data jobs in Canada

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AI-Aware Data Engineer (Oracle, PostgreSQL & Azure)
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Closed listing

University of Victoria

Systems Administrator

Victoria, BC, Canada

Job type: Full-time
Closing date: Oct 15, 2026
Posting language: English
Posted: Sep 15, 2026

This opening has closed.

The original listing is kept below for reference.

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Original job description

Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.

Mandate

Reporting to the Associate Director, Data Centre Services, the Systems Administrator works as part of a team to design, build, and ensure the operational effectiveness and security of the university’s servers, storage and data centres. Members of this team maintain administrative, teaching and learning systems essential to the operation of the entire university. These systems are required to be in operation 24 hours per day, 365 days of the year.

Objectives

Design, install, configure, and maintain server hardware and software, ensuring performance, availability, and security.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex server software and hardware issues and automate administrative tasks.
Specialize in multiple domains such as storage, backup, virtualization, security, and applications.
Provide expert guidance on Linux or Windows systems and lead decisions on adopting and deploying new technologies.
Lead infrastructure projects, communicate technical impacts, and advise on system maintenance and cybersecurity.

System maintenance is usually required to be performed off-hours, and major issues are responded to on a 24/7 basis. This role may require working outside of normal work hours on an emergency or pre-scheduled basis.

This position requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science or other relevant discipline plus at least three years of experience in system administration in a large enterprise or academic environment. An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered.

Windows Specialist

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

Expert knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server and client operating systems, features and roles.
In-depth experience with administrating multiple Windows server applications (e.g., Active Directory, Exchange, SharePoint, SQL Server, etc.).
Proficiency with scripting and revision control (e.g., PowerShell scripting, Git).
Expert experience installing and administrating enterprise virtualization, storage and backup environments (e.g., VMware, NetApp, Veeam, etc.).

Unix Specialist

Expert knowledge of RedHat Enterprise and/or Ubuntu Linux.
In-depth experience administrating multiple Linux server applications (e.g., Apache, Tomcat, Gitlab, JupyterHub, MySQL, LDAP, etc.).
Proficiency with scripting and revision control (e.g., PERL, Bash and/or Python, Git).
Working knowledge of provisioning and configuration management tools (e.g. Ansible, Puppet, Chef, etc.) and building packages and maintaining repositories (e.g., RPM).
Expert experience installing and administrating enterprise virtualization, storage and backup environments (e.g., VMware, OpenStack, containers and/or Kubernetes, NetApp, TSM, Veeam, etc.).

In Addition, This Position Requires

High degree of attention to detail, the ability to understand complex technical concepts and the need to maintain broad and in-depth technical knowledge of all aspects of servers and server operating systems.
Expert level of problem-solving abilities; must be able to effectively identify and resolve unique, unusual and highly complex technical problems.
Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and priorities and work under pressure to meet time sensitive and mission critical deadlines in a complex environment.
Ability to take initiative and work with limited direction.
Ability to mentor, coach, and train technical staff and teams and act as a resource.
Ability to successfully contribute to complex projects: developing project work plans; monitoring and directing the activities of a project team.
Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal.
Ability to collaborate, build and maintain positive relationships with diverse individuals and work effectively in a team environment.
Commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive and respectful working and learning environment.
Ability to work outside of normal working hours on an emergency or pre-scheduled basis.

Experience in an academic environment will be considered an asset.

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More about this job

Responsibilities

Design, install, configure, secure, and maintain university server, storage, and data centre systems that support essential services around the clock. Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues, automate administration, guide technology decisions, and lead projects while advising on maintenance and cybersecurity.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related discipline and at least three years of systems administration experience in a large enterprise or academic environment; equivalent education, training, and experience may be considered. Candidates need expert Windows or Linux administration skills, experience with enterprise applications and virtualization, storage, and backup environments, and strong problem-solving, communication, project, and teamwork abilities.

Skills

Windows Server Administration
Linux Administration
Server Hardware and Software
Active Directory
PowerShell
Bash
Python
Perl
Git
Virtualization
Storage and Backup Administration
Cybersecurity
Scripting and Automation
Troubleshooting
Project Leadership
Technical Mentoring

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Keywords

Systems Administration
Data Centre Services
Windows Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Ubuntu
Active Directory
Exchange
SharePoint
SQL Server
Apache
Tomcat
GitLab
JupyterHub
MySQL
LDAP
PowerShell
Perl
Bash
Python
Git
Ansible
Puppet
Chef
RPM
VMware
OpenStack
Kubernetes
NetApp
Veeam
TSM

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