Full-Time

Systems Administrator

Updated on 8/23/2026

Whc

Whc

11-50 employees

Canada-based web hosting and domain registration

No salary listed

Montreal, QC, Canada

Hybrid

One to two days per week at the Montreal office; the remainder is remote.

Category
IT & Security (1)
Required Skills
Bash
PHP
Python
MySQL
Git
WordPress
Computer Networking
Docker
Perl
Terraform
Nginx
VMWare
Ansible
Linux/Unix

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Requirements
  • At least 5 years of experience administering Linux systems with a LAMP stack using Apache or Nginx.
  • Practical experience with cPanel/WHM in a production hosting environment.
  • Strong knowledge of DNS, IPv4, IPv6, and fundamental web technologies.
  • Experience with email systems including SMTP, POP, and IMAP, as well as deliverability and reputation management.
  • Experience administering MySQL or MariaDB databases.
  • Proficiency with Bash and the command line.
  • Experience with backup and restoration tools and monitoring and alerting platforms.
  • Practical knowledge of firewalls and web application firewalls, including CSF, ModSecurity, or Cloudflare, or equivalent.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills in French or English.
  • Willingness to participate in a shared on-call rotation.
Responsibilities
  • Monitor production infrastructure and respond in real time to incidents.
  • Diagnose and resolve complex performance issues, including load balancing, database optimization, and system tuning.
  • Detect and remediate security incidents involving malware, phishing, abuse, and blacklisting.
  • Provision, configure, and decommission dedicated and cloud servers.
  • Own backups, restorations, and disaster recovery, and validate that they function correctly.
  • Manage patches and operating-system lifecycles across the fleet.
  • Lead complex customer migrations and performance audits.
  • Coach and guide N1 and N2 support teams through advanced technical cases.
  • Collaborate with external vendors to resolve hardware and software issues.
  • Improve monitoring, alerting, and automation so that fewer problems become incidents.
  • Escalate platform-level issues to the DevOps team and coordinate the response.
  • Contribute to internal documentation and system-standardization efforts.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with Plesk.
  • Experience with CloudLinux, LiteSpeed, or Imunify360.
  • Experience optimizing WordPress performance and security at scale.
  • Experience scripting in Python, PHP, or Perl.
  • Experience with virtualization platforms such as KVM, Proxmox, VMware, or OpenStack.
  • Experience with configuration management or infrastructure as code using Ansible or Terraform.
  • Experience using Git for configuration and change management.
  • Experience with containers, including Docker.
  • Experience with Windows Server.
  • Certifications such as LPIC, Red Hat, or cPanel.

WHC provides web hosting, domain registration, and an online auction platform for Canadians, with servers located in Canada. Its services are designed to help small businesses succeed online by hosting sites on local Canadian servers (better local SEO and privacy) and offering bilingual, 24/7 tech support. WHC differentiates itself through its local focus, long presence since 2003, and a strong emphasis on serving Canadian customers with tailored support, including both English and French, and a commitment to the Canadian economy. The goal is to help Canadians succeed online by providing reliable, locally hosted services and easy access to domains, hosting, and auctions.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Montreal, Canada

Founded

2003

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What believers are saying

  • May 2026, WHC added free CDN to all hosting and managed WordPress plans.
  • July 2026 maintenance upgraded cPanel 134 and CloudLinux, boosting performance and security.
  • WHC’s May 2026 security response patched critical cPanel CVEs across managed servers quickly.

What critics are saying

  • July 22, 2026 outages hit web hosting and email, exposing uptime fragility.
  • cPanel CVE-2026-41940 made unauthenticated admin access possible, forcing emergency maintenance in 2026.
  • WHC depends on cPanel; another vendor flaw can cascade into customer-visible downtime and churn.

What makes Whc unique

  • WHC pairs Canadian-hosted infrastructure with bilingual 24/7 support and CIRA/ICANN accreditation.
  • WHC ranks #1 Canadian domain provider by .CA registry and serves 65,000 customers.
  • WHC embeds AI WordPress, Sitejet Builder, and domain protection across hosting plans.

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