Job Description

Union/Affiliation:

Administrative and Professional Staff (APSA)

Pay range:

$92,654 to $110,544 annually

SFU Department Descr:

Computing Science

Position Grade:

11

# of openings:

1

Biweekly Hours:

72

Who We Are

Simon Fraser University is a leading research university, advancing an inclusive and sustainable future. Our purpose - the essence of SFU - is to create and connect knowledge, learning and community for deeper understanding and meaningful impact. We are committed to fostering excellence, innovation, belonging and community in all that we do.

About the Role

The Lead, Research Systems Development is responsible for the design, development, implementation, and supporting research computing infrastructure for the diverse technical needs of the School of Computing Science. The role enables high-impact computational research by supporting a wide array of research projects, labs, and disciplines in computer science. The role combines advanced research software development, systems administration, provisioning automation, and cloud/virtualization management to create a sustainable, scalable, and secure infrastructure and enables the adoption of cutting-edge computation technologies. The role serves as a subject matter expert and liaison for internal researchers, and infrastructure partners (e.g., SFU, RCG, CANARIE, Compute Canada, Amazon, Google, Lambda, NVIDIA, OPENAI). The role oversees operational planning, technology evaluation, stakeholder engagement, and business model development for long-term sustainability of research computing services.


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