About Us

Based in Montreal, Quebec, Simply Voting Inc. is a leading provider of secure, hosted online elections. Our clients include organizations such as Elections PEI, the Liberal Party of Canada, and the University of Toronto. We are a financially stable, growing B2B SaaS company known for technical rigour, security, and outstanding customer service.

About the Role

This position is an opportunity to take ownership of a stable, mission-critical server environment that has a direct impact on democratic processes across various sectors of our society.

You will be the lead caretaker of our infrastructure, with support from the founder and development team. This is a stability-first environment, focused on maintaining and incrementally improving a proven architecture rather than large-scale re-platforming.

Our platform runs on a hardened Linux + Apache + PHP-FPM + MariaDB stack. Your primary responsibility is to ensure high standards of performance, security, and availability. You will also contribute to incremental improvements and automation of the infrastructure over time.

Infrastructure is managed as code using Terraform for provisioning and Ansible for configuration, with peer review required for all changes.

Work is guided by established priorities, tasks, and processes, particularly as you ramp up. As you develop familiarity with the system, you will be expected to contribute to planning, propose improvements, and take increasing ownership of infrastructure decisions.

You will be responsible for on-call coverage, with backup support from the founder. Incidents are infrequent (typically less than one per month).





85% work from home

Life, health, and dental plan

RRSP matching

Four weeks of vacation

Competitive salary based on experience

Core Qualifications

At least 5 years of experience managing Linux-based production servers (Rocky / RHEL / CentOS or similar)

Strong experience with Apache (configuration, tuning, troubleshooting)

Robust experience with MySQL / MariaDB (replication, backups, performance, recovery)

Strong experience with infrastructure automation using Ansible

Proven ability to diagnose and resolve incidents independently in a live production environment

Strong knowledge of shell scripting

Experience with Git / GitHub

Experience with server monitoring tools

Understanding of security issues and server hardening

Nice to Have Qualifications

Experience with Terraform

Experience with hardware virtualization

Experience managing firewalls (preferably Fortigate UTM)

Experience with load testing

Experience with Galera cluster

Basic knowledge of PHP (programming not required)

Knowledge of SAML A degree in a related field is preferable, however equivalent skills and experience will be considered.

RHCSA / RHCE or CISSP certifications are assets, but not required.

Responsibilities





Develop a general understanding of online voting and our business processes

Develop an in-depth understanding of the voting system infrastructure

Administer production, development, and staging environments

Monitor infrastructure for faults, performance issues, and security concerns

Diagnose and resolve production incidents, including root cause analysis and prevention

Incrementally improve and document infrastructure to enhance reliability, security, and performance

Participate in peer reviews for infrastructure-as-code changes

Collaborate with developers to support app dependencies and improve app deployments

Assist with periodic security audits

Perform occasional, well-defined technical investigations aligned with business needs

You are comfortable operating independently and taking ownership within a structured environment, with increasing autonomy over time.

You prioritize stability, reliability, and low-risk improvements over large-scale re-architecture

You are calm and methodical when responding to production incidents

You value clear documentation and reproducible infrastructure

You make careful, well-scoped changes and avoid unnecessary complexity

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Ready to take ownership of a stable, mission-critical system and make a meaningful impact? We look forward to meeting you!

Simply Voting is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Accommodations are available on request throughout the recruitment process.

📌 Senior Systems Administrator (Winnipeg)
🏢 Simply Voting
📍 Winnipeg