Infrastructure and Network Specialist

University of Toronto; Toronto; On-site; CAD 103,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Canadian university in Toronto is seeking an Infrastructure and Network Specialist to implement technologies in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The incumbent will lead initiatives, assess needs, and collaborate with staff to enhance IT service delivery, ensuring alignment with faculty priorities. Essential qualifications include a Bachelor's Degree and experience with Windows/Linux servers, virtualized environments, and network infrastructure. Competitive salary with opportunities for growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Comprehensive health benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum five years administering Windows and Linux based servers/laptops and desktops.
• Minimum two years of proven experience with complex, structured research computing intake and support.
• Experience with deploying and configuring virtualized environments.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing new operating systems and subsystems server software.
• Planning and implementing expansion and enhancement of IT networks.
• Analyzing, troubleshooting and testing highly complex systems.

Skills

Windows administration

Linux administration

Troubleshooting skills

Network configuration

Backup and storage administration

Cloud technologies

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

ServiceNow

SentinelOne Security Platform

HP/Aruba network devices

Job description

Overview

Infrastructure and Network Specialist

A copy of the detailed position description is available to USW employees upon request to the Engineering HR Office.

Date Posted: 01/20/2026
Req ID: 46681
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Department: Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00030137

About us

The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering is Canada’s top-ranked ECE department, and one of the largest. We are home to 100 active and Emeritus professors, more than 1,400 undergraduate and 800 graduate students. Many of our faculty members are world leaders in their field and have been recognized as the brightest and most promising scientists and engineers across the country.

ECE is a hotbed of research commercialization. In our department, you will work at the heart of the most rapidly developing technology humankind has ever seen.

Your opportunity

Working under the general direction of the Director, Information Technology, the incumbent will be responsible for the effective and timely implementation of new systems and technologies in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. This includes leading the planning, coordination, and execution of technology initiatives; assessing departmental needs; and ensuring that deployed solutions align with faculty priorities and institutional standards. The incumbent will collaborate closely with academic, administrative, and technical staff to support teaching, research, and operational objectives, while providing guidance on best practices, emerging technologies, and process improvements. Additionally, the role involves monitoring project progress, identifying and resolving technical challenges, preparing relevant documentation, and contributing to long term strategic planning to enhance the department’s overall IT infrastructure and service delivery.

Your responsibilities

• Designing and implementing new operating systems and subsystems server software
• Planning and implementing expansion and enhancement of IT networks independently
• Analyzing, troubleshooting and testing highly complex systems
• Developing and updating architectural framework for highly complex and confidential university-wide IT systems
• Costing shop level projects
• Serving as a resource on specific issues to a group of specialists

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum five years administering Windows and Linux based servers/laptops and desktops
• Minimum two (2) years of proven experience with complex, diverse, structured research computing intake and support; Proven experience with Data Centre IT is considered a strong asset.
• Experience with deploying and configuring virtualized environments including VDI, and containers
• Experience with configuring network infrastructure
• Experience with back-up and storage administration, configuration, and trouble shooting
• Excellent hardware and software troubleshooting skills
• Must have in-depth experience working with a range of computing environments, equipment and software including cloud technologies, Unix/Linux (workstations, servers), Windows (servers, terminal services), Internet services (email, Samba, etc.), networking and security, virtualized servers (proxmox)

Assets (Nonessential)

• Familiarity with ServiceNow
• Experience with SentinelOne Security Platform
• Familiarity with HP/Aruba network devices
• Familiarity with the University environment, governance, and policies

To be successful in this role you will be

• Achievement oriented
• Motivated self-learner
• Organized
• Problem solver
• Self-directed
• Team player

Closing Date: 01/29/2026, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: USW Pay Band 16 -- $103,367. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $132,188. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Information Technology (IT)

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see the url for UP.

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact [e-mail].