<p><strong>THE ROLE:</strong> </p><p>We are seeking an experienced and strategic Manager, Cloud Platforms and Operations (DevOps) to lead cloud application management, DevOps practices, and operational excellence across a modern Azure-based environment. This role blends hands-on technical leadership with people leadership and business partnership.</p><p><em>Key responsibilities include:</em></p><ul><li>Leading and mentoring cross-functional DevOps and cloud operations teams</li><li>Owning cloud platform operations, including performance, reliability, and cost optimization</li><li>Overseeing Azure environments across identity, compute, networking, security, monitoring, and governance</li><li>Driving DevOps best practices, including CI/CD, automation, and Infrastructure as Code</li><li>Supporting and integrating business applications across M365, Dynamics 365, and related platforms</li><li>Translating complex technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders</li></ul><p><strong>WHY THIS ROLE?</strong></p><p>This is an opportunity to step into a leadership role where technology strategy directly supports organizational outcomes. You’ll work in a purposeful, stable environment while shaping cloud and DevOps maturity at scale. The role offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and the chance to lead impactful initiatives that modernize platforms and improve service delivery. If you’re a seasoned DevOps leader ready to make a meaningful difference, now is the time to apply.</p>
<p>This is a rare opportunity to join a well-established IT service provider as their Senior Network Engineer. In this role, you will be the main point of technical expertise for clients, helping design and evolve their network environments while strengthening security and resolving complex escalations (L3). You will work closely with both clients and internal teams, acting as a trusted advisor and contributing to long-term technology roadmaps and high-impact projects.</p><p> </p><p>This company has been operating successfully for 20 years, and you’ll be joining a team of experienced IT professionals. This company is headquartered in Winnipeg, and they have customers right across Canada.</p><p> </p><p>As this is a senior-level role, the preference is for the position to be based in Winnipeg to stay close to the team and support a large client base. Being onsite helps with collaboration and ensures you’re available for client visits and priority engagements. From time-to-time, you may travel to the individual locations to do upgrades and configuration of the physical hardware.</p><p> </p><p>In this role, you’ll wear many hats. Your primary focus will be on designing and implementing enterprise‑grade network solutions across on‑prem, hybrid, and cloud environments. You’ll take the lead on engagements, guide security and high‑availability designs, and act as the senior escalation point for complex incidents. You’ll work closely with other teams to deliver integrated solutions, support client meetings when needed, and ensure clear documentation and standards.</p><p> </p><p>This is a full-time position, and includes a competitive base salary, paid vacation and extended health and dental benefits. </p><p> </p><p><strong>How to Apply</strong></p><p> </p><p>A bit about myself - my name is Nathan Wawruck, and I am a recruitment consultant based in Vancouver, BC. I have over a decade of matching IT professionals to job opportunities, and I am always looking to connect with like-minded people in the Canadian IT industry.</p><p> </p><p>If you're interested in pursuing this role, please apply to this posting online, and contact me for an initial discussion. This is a chance for us to discuss specifics, such as the company name, the key hiring managers, and the more in-depth job requirements. This is also a great opportunity to talk about your overall career goals and preferences. We can even discuss other potential roles which may fit what you're looking for. Please find me on LinkedIn by searching my name: Nathan Wawruck</p>
<p>We are looking for a Network Administrator to support and maintain reliable network operations in North York, Ontario. This role focuses on ensuring secure connectivity across enterprise environments, resolving performance issues, and helping keep network infrastructure stable and well documented. The successful candidate will work with routing, firewalls, and wide area connectivity while contributing to controlled network changes and ongoing operational improvements.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Administer and support enterprise network infrastructure, including routing, switching, firewall technologies, and wide area connectivity.</p><p>• Investigate and resolve complex network outages, latency concerns, and connectivity problems to maintain dependable service.</p><p>• Implement network modifications in production environments by following established change management practices and minimizing operational risk.</p><p>• Monitor network performance and apply traffic prioritization and bandwidth management techniques to improve availability and efficiency.</p><p>• Maintain accurate technical records, diagrams, and operational documentation to support supportability and knowledge sharing.</p><p>• Collaborate with internal teams to address incidents, service requests, and recurring infrastructure issues in a timely manner.</p><p>• Support cloud-delivered networking and security platforms, including firewall and software-defined wide area solutions where applicable.</p><p>• Contribute to network security operations by assisting with access controls, traffic inspection, and protective measures across the environment.</p>
<p>This is a great chance to apply your network administration skills to a high-profile, government-funded organization in Vancouver, BC. This role will be focused on network administration for on-prem and hybrid cloud data centre operations. You will also be doing some projects related to the corporate, back-office network environment (LAN/wireless). This organization handles sensitive, government data, so information security and network security will be top of mind for all projects. </p><p><br></p><p>In this role, you’ll be working with a team of experienced technology professionals in the Vancouver office. You’ll be working on a variety of projects related to systems modernization, specifically related to on-prem to cloud integrations. As part of this, you’ll also be analyzing and supporting the existing systems, which are primarily linux-based, on-prem systems.</p><p><br></p><p>The systems themselves contain highly-sensitive government data. As part of the hiring process, you will go through an RCMP background check with the goal of obtaining a government ‘Secret’ status. </p><p><br></p><p>This is a full-time position, and includes a competitive base salary, paid vacation and extended health and dental benefits. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>How to Apply</strong></p><p><br></p><p>A bit about myself - my name is Nathan Wawruck, and I am a recruitment consultant based in Vancouver, BC. I have over a decade of matching software and IT professionals to job opportunities, and I am always looking to connect with like-minded people in the Vancouver area.</p><p><br></p><p>If you're interested in pursuing this role, please apply to this posting online, and contact me for an initial discussion. This is a chance for us to discuss specifics, such as the company name, the key hiring managers, and the more in-depth job requirements. This is also a great opportunity to talk about your overall career goals and preferences. We can even discuss other potential roles which may fit what you're looking for. Please find me on LinkedIn by searching my name: Nathan Wawruck</p>
<p>This is a Systems Administrator role with a well-established distribution company located in Richmond, BC. In this role, you will be working across a wide range of technologies, related to Windows, Linux, M365, networking, security and server administration, primarily for on-site IT infrastructure environment. </p><p> </p><p>In this role, you will be responsible for day-to-day IT operations across a mixed office and warehouse environment, with ownership of core on-premise systems. You will support Windows and Linux servers, virtualization, networking, security, and Microsoft 365 while providing Tier 2 support to on site and remote users. The position also involves maintaining reliable infrastructure, supporting operational systems, and working closely with internal teams and external vendors. You will contribute to system improvements, documentation, and ongoing IT initiatives within a stable organization.</p><p> </p><p>This role suits someone who enjoys hands on ownership within a small, collaborative IT team in a stable environment. You will support and evolve a customised on‑site IT infrastructure, with exposure to a broad technical landscape and opportunities to shape day to day operations. Experience with virtualization (VMware or Proxmox), Windows, Linux, Microsoft 365, and networking would be well aligned.</p><p><br></p><p>This is a fully onsite, full-time permanent position, and includes a competitive base salary, paid vacation and extended health and dental benefits. </p><p> </p><p><strong>How to Apply</strong></p><p> </p><p>A bit about myself - my name is Nathan Wawruck, and I am a recruitment consultant based in Vancouver, BC. I have over a decade of matching software and IT professionals to job opportunities, and I am always looking to connect with like-minded people in the Vancouver area.</p><p> </p><p>If you're interested in pursuing this role, please apply to this posting online, and contact me for an initial discussion. This is a chance for us to discuss specifics, such as the company name, the key hiring managers, and the more in-depth job requirements. This is also a great opportunity to talk about your overall career goals and preferences. We can even discuss other potential roles which may fit what you're looking for. Please find me on LinkedIn by searching my name: Nathan Wawruck</p>
We are looking for a Network Architect to support a Contract engagement with a metal fabrication organization in Brampton, Ontario. This role will focus on strengthening network performance, improving switch configurations, and identifying the root causes of connectivity and latency issues across the environment. The successful candidate will bring deep expertise in network architecture and configuration management, along with the ability to optimize infrastructure for reliability, scalability, and day-to-day operational efficiency.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Assess the current switching environment and provide technical guidance for upgrading legacy HP/Aruba equipment to newer 1830 and 2930 models.<br>• Review and refine switch configurations to ensure the organization is using available features effectively and aligning the network with best practices.<br>• Investigate spanning tree behaviour across the network and implement corrective measures to improve stability and reduce disruption.<br>• Analyze the layer 3 core network design and recommend improvements that support performance, resilience, and future growth.<br>• Examine the integration between the Barracuda firewall and Microsoft Azure to identify configuration or connectivity issues affecting system responsiveness.<br>• Troubleshoot slow network performance related to cloud connectivity and develop practical solutions to improve communication with Azure services.<br>• Evaluate the existing UniFi wireless access point environment and confirm it is operating efficiently within the broader network architecture.<br>• Document findings, proposed changes, and implementation recommendations clearly for internal stakeholders and technical teams.
