Before you read another boring IT job posting…

Let’s be honest. You've probably read ten Systems Administrator postings today. They all say the same thing: Windows Server, Linux, AWS, great culture, competitive salary.

You don’t need another list. What you probably want to know is: who am I actually going to work for, and what kind of problems will I get to solve?

So instead of HR telling you about the role, here’s a conversation with the person you’d actually be working for, Juan, our Director of Technology.

An Interview with the Hiring Manager
Q: What are you actually looking for?
A: I want to grow the team to continue the evolution of our infrastructure and build new systems.

Q: What’s one of the biggest problems you’re trying to solve right now?
A: Finishing our hosting infrastructure evolution and optimization.

Q: What’s the day really like?
A: A mix of forward‑looking planned work, incident response, and client support—anything “systems” will need. There’s also a fair amount of ITOps work: endpoint management, office setup, vendor setup, and so on.

Q: What kind of person succeeds at Rebel on your team?
A: Somebody adaptable who’s ready to take on any challenge. We can do hard things — and that means anything. Our focus right now is Linux servers and AWS infrastructure, but we can expect a lot of different challenges in the future.

Q: What makes someone a bad fit?
A: Somebody who operates like a checklist and doesn’t want to move outside their box.

What You’ll Be Doing

Managing Windows and Linux servers

Supporting our AWS infrastructure (IAM, networking, compute, storage)

Maintaining hosting platforms, Plesk, WordPress, and helping with migrations

Managing endpoints and user access, including onboarding/offboarding

Improving documentation and processes





Troubleshooting production issues and participating in incident response

Participating in on‑call rotation

Strengthening our security posture, patching, access controls, audit logs

Automating repetitive work whenever you can

You’ll get hands‑on with AWS, Plesk, and WordPress regularly, but those are things we can teach. What we’re really hiring for is underneath that.

What You Bring
Must have:

A generalist mindset, comfortable moving between very different problems

Strong networking fundamentals and protocols (DNS, HTTP, etc.)

Linux system administration experience on production servers

Familiarity with at least one public cloud (networking, user management)

Scripting and automation ability

Very nice to have:

AWS

Configuration management / Ansible

Git and version control

Nice to have:

Virtualization

Infrastructure‑as‑code / Terraform

Incident management experience

Security fundamentals

Plesk

WordPress

Experience delivering training

Hardware setup

Practical AI usage

What Matters Most

Take ownership

Stay calm under pressure

Communicate clearly

Keep learning

Like solving problems

Aren’t afraid to say “I don’t know — but I’ll figure it out”

About Rebel
Our customers bring a vision. We give them the platform to share it.

For more than 25 years, Rebel has helped businesses and individuals build their online presence through domains, hosting, and infrastructure. No unnecessary layers. No corporate theatre. Just smart people doing good work together.

Be Thoughtful. Be Simple. Be Brave.

What We Offer

A central downtown Ottawa office (377 Dalhousie Street)

Comprehensive health and dental advantages

A fully stocked fridge, a smoke‑free workplace, and a team that genuinely enjoys working together

Plenty of opportunities to learn and grow

CAD $70,000–$90,000 annually, plus benefits

NON‑SMOKERS ONLY PLEASE.

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📌 Systems Administrator (Quebec City)
🏢 Rebel
📍 Quebec City