Position Scope:
We are seeking a Cloud and Security Team Lead to support our IT team by being responsible for the daily leadership and operational management of the organization's IT infrastructure in a 24x7x365 environment. This is a great opportunity for a problem solving individual who enjoys working with a high performing and innovative team while making an impact.
Here at NACG we want to be a part of the next step in your employment journey and push your future forward. Our people are what make North American Construction Group an industry leader, its our people that keep the largest fleet of equipment in Western Canada running and it's our people that keep our job sites safe.
What’s In It for You?
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Health and Safety is our #1 priority, and we live it 3-6-5!
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Market aligned salary & bonus program
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Comprehensive health benefits coverage and employer paid premiums
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GRRSP matching program
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Paid vacation and personal time
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Tuition reimbursement program and career growth and development
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Social culture and employee events
Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities
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Leadership: Lead and support the daily activities of NACG’s cloud and infrastructure team. Provide guidance, mentorship, and coaching to ensure effective teamwork, technical proficiency, and professional growth. (This leadership applies to NACG’s internal team, not subsidiary teams.)
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Operational Oversight: Manage and prioritize day-to-day operational tasks—including monitoring, maintenance, incident response, and service requests—for NACG’s core environment and shared infrastructure services used by subsidiaries. Ensure stability and availability across these environments.
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Service Reliability and Performance: Oversee proactive maintenance and capacity planning to ensure optimal system performance, scalability, and minimal downtime for both NACG and subsidiary-supported infrastructure services.
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Incident and Problem Management: Lead incident response efforts for infrastructure services impacting NACG or its subsidiaries. Coordinate communications and ensure thorough root cause analysis and follow-up improvements.
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Process Improvement: Identify operational inefficiencies and drive enhancements to procedures, documentation, and automation to improve reliability and efficiency across all supported environments.
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Collaboration and Coordination: Work closely with application teams, service owners, and subsidiary IT contacts to ensure that shared infrastructure services are aligned, secure, and operating effectively. (Coordination—not management—of subsidiary resources.)
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Compliance and Standards: Ensure operational activities follow established security, compliance, and governance frameworks (including SOX and NIST-aligned controls). Support audit and reporting requirements across NACG and subsidiary-impacting infrastructure services.
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Knowledge and Documentation: Maintain comprehensive operational documentation, SOPs, and knowledge base articles to ensure consistency and clarity for internal teams and subsidiary stakeholders who rely on NACG-provided services.
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On-Call and Availability: Provide leadership for on-call rotations, ensuring effective coverage and timely response to infrastructure issues affecting NACG or its subsidiaries. Maintain an onsite presence with flexibility for after-hours support as needed.
Qualifications:
What Makes You the ONE
Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline; equivalent experience in IT operations and leadership will also be considered.-
Formal leadership or management training (e.g., people leadership, coaching, or organizational management) is strongly preferred.
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Certifications in service management or governance (such as ITIL Foundation) are considered valuable assets.
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Technical certifications (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert) are beneficial but secondary to demonstrated leadership and team management experience.
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Demonstrated commitment to continuous professional growth, including leadership development and staying current with evolving infrastructure and cloud practices.
Summary:
What’s Next
After you send us your resume, our Recruitment team will work with the hiring division to determine candidates we’d like to meet with. Only people who are short-listed will be contacted for an interview.
If you are chosen to move forward in our hiring process for our Acheson Head Office, you will be scheduled to undergo and successfully pass the following pre-employment testing:
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Breath Alcohol Test
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Urine Drug Test
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Reference and/or Background check including Criminal Record Check
We know you see tons of job postings every week so thanks for making it this far. If you feel like you would be a great fit for a fast-paced construction and mining company where you will be rewarded on a daily basis, please apply - we promise it’s worth it.
Overview:
NACG in a Nutshell
North American Construction Group (NACG) has served as an industry leader in the heavy construction and mining industries for over 65 years. In that time, we’ve proven ourselves as a safe and reliable contractor who can complete projects of any size and scope. We’ve also taken a number of bold steps forward to broaden our footprint, expanding to mines outside our provincial borders, and providing third-party maintenance services to clients and customers.
In addition to providing employees with rewarding careers, North American has a whole lot more to offer:
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Significant Growth –As a company, NACG is rapidly expanding, and has practically doubled in size over the past year alone.
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Commitment To Safety – With a top tier record for safety performance, NACG is dedicated to ensuring that everyone gets home safe, and constantly strives for a goal zero performance.
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Market Aligned Compensation – NACG provides compensation packages that are aligned with current market information for all employees.
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Attractive Benefits Package – With a substantial benefits package provided to all employees, NACG ensures that you are covered for life’s many surprises.
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GRRSP Matching – As you begin your new career, you can also start planning for the future thanks to NACG’s GRRSP matching.
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Safety focused – An exceptional leader in committing to a safe work environment by promoting personal safety amongst employees and continually improving our HSE systems. Everybody gets home safe!
North American Construction Group is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive work environment where every employee feels safe, valued, and respected. We recognize the talent, perspective, and creative influence that diverse groups of people generate, and we encourage all people to express interest with us especially those from marginalized and underrepresented groups who might hesitate before applying. If you require accommodation in submitting interest on a role or throughout our interview process, please email us at [email protected] to ask for assistance.
North American Construction Group acknowledges that we perform work on the Traditional Treaty 6 and 8 Territories, home to the Cree, Dene, Blackfoot, Saulteaux and Nakota Sioux, and the Metis. We encourage members of those and all traditional lands to apply with us.
Become a member of the North American family today!
