IT Manager in Burnaby, British Columbia at QAI Laboratories Ltd.

QAI Job Number: QAI-ITMANG-05012026

JOB TITLE: IT Manager

LOCATION: Burnaby, BC (Hybrid)

SALARY RANGE: $95,000 to $115,000 annually

NUMBER OF POSITIONS: 1

CLOSING DATE: Open until filled

BACKGROUND:

Founded in 1995 by a group of experienced certification and testing experts, QAI is an independent third-party testing, inspection and certification organization which serves the building, technology, and construction industries (among others) with cost effective solutions through our in-house capabilities / services, and an established world-wide network of qualified affiliates. The QAI name and logo have become well recognized throughout the Certification world resulting in steady growth of our Certification, Testing, and Inspection business streams.

We are currently building our internal IT function and looking for a hands-on IT Manager to lead day-to-day operations and drive ongoing improvement. The successful candidate will own the network, security, and endpoint environment across our offices, lead a small team, be the technical lead on-site at Burnaby headquarters, and work directly with the President on budget, roadmap, and vendor decisions.

DUTIES: The successful candidate will perform, but not be limited to, the following duties:

Lead and develop a small internal IT team with both on-site and remote members.Own the network across our North American offices, including firewalls, VPN, wireless, VLANs, and WAN.Administer our Microsoft 365 environment: Entra ID, Conditional Access, Intune, and core productivity services.Own our security posture: MFA, endpoint protection, identity governance, and cyber-insurance compliance.Manage vendor relationships and contracts across our key technology partners.Own the IT budget and provide monthly operations reporting to the President.Partner on automation and AI initiatives delivered through the team.Serve as the on-site technical lead at Burnaby HQ for hardware, meeting-room technology, and escalations.Travel occasionally to our other North American offices for major changes or projects.Other duties as assigned by the manager or its designee.

QUALIFICATIONS: The successful candidate will:

Minimum:

Preferred:

Key Technical Competence:

APPLYING:

QAI Laboratories offers competitive compensation and benefits package. We are committed to the long-term success of our employees. If you are interested in this position, please submit your resume and a short cover letter here, or at careers@qai.org. In the cover letter, tell us:

Join our Team! Learn, Develop, Grow!

At QAI, you will have the opportunity to put your aptitude, experience, knowledge, and desire to learn to the test. We make a difference in people’s lives through the work we do as a top-notch Product Testing, Certification, and Inspection body, whilst providing rewarding careers for our employees.

Equal Opportunity Employer

QAI Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.

*NOTE: No sponsorship is available.

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