The Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba (WCB) serves workers and employers through a no-fault insurance system integral to the Manitoba economy. With approximately 600 employees, the WCB is dedicated to ensuring and supporting safe and healthy workplaces.We put workers and employers at the centre of everything we do, providing services for injury prevention, compensation and facilitating return to health and work. Through SAFE Work Manitoba, a division of the WCB, we collaborate with our partners to build a strong culture of workplace safety and health by preventing injuries and illnesses before they occur.If you're passionate about making a meaningful difference in people's lives, we invite you to join our dedicated team and contribute to a safer Manitoba.Why work for us?If you're looking to make a real difference in your community, grow your career and work in a supportive, inclusive environment, the WCB is the place for you. We offer:
competitive wages
compressed work week and flexible start times
defined benefit pension plan
100% employer-paid benefits
work from home program
paid professional development
health and wellness spending accounts
paid mental health and wellness days
staff appreciation and recognition events
respectful, diverse and inclusive workplace culture
Apply today and see why we're one of .Job SummaryThe Cloud Administrator is responsible for administering, maintaining, and optimizing the day-to-day operations of cloud infrastructure platforms and services within the organization. This role involves ensuring the security, availability, and performance of cloud computing resources, as well as administrating best practices for cloud management.Job Duties:Monitors and maintains cloud infrastructure, platforms and services including virtual machines, storage, and networking resources, ensuring that systems are running smoothly and efficiently; addresses any issues that may arise.Configures and maintains multi-cloud and/or hybrid cloud platform services, and contributes to the development of solution architectures and deployment of solutions onto the WCB's cloud environment.Collaborates with other IT teams by implementing security measures to protect cloud resources from cyber threats and data breaches; deploys and supports cloud-based applications and services.Optimizes cloud performance through system capacity planning, allocation, and troubleshooting.Automates cloud management tasks using scripting or infrastructure as code tools.Conducts regular audits and assessments of cloud resources to ensure compliance with security and regulatory requirements.Provides technical support and troubleshooting for cloud and network related issues and incidents, including TCP/IP, DNS, and VPNs.Stays up-to-date on industry trends and best practices in cloud concepts and protocols, designing, deploying, and managing CDN configurations and recommends improvements and enhancements.Monitors and reports on cloud consumption trends and identifies optimization opportunities.Performs other related duties as assigned.Qualifications:Completion of a recognized degree or diploma program in an IT related discipline; Computer Science is preferredMinimum five (5) years Information Technology experience, including minimum three (3) years related to IT infrastructure/cloud system administration, cloud technologies, networking and securityKnowledge of cloud security principles with the ability to apply knowledge and best practices into the cloud landing zone designProficient in cloud platform administration such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud, and skilled in troubleshooting and resolving technical issuesExperience with cloud management and automation tools such as Azure Automation, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, as well as programming languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell Knowledge of FinOps concepts and terminology, such as financial accountability in cloud services, cost optimization strategies, budgeting, and forecastingAbility to independently plan and organize workload and meet tight deadlinesAbility to develop professional documents for standard operating procedures and processesAbility to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, including excellent presentation skillsAbility to foster positive working relationships with partners and stakeholders, including managed service providers and external vendorsThe ability to communicate proficiently in both official languages (English & French) is an asset, but is not requiredThe following designations are considered an asset:
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
Google Associate Cloud Engineer
CompTIA Cloud+
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Cloud
Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
VMware Certified Professional - Cloud Management and Automation
