IT & Automation Engineer

MistyWest • Vancouver, BC

8h • Hybrid

About The Position

MistyWest is a hardware engineering and product development consultancy based in Vancouver, BC, specializing in embedded, sensing, robotics, and cleantech solutions for clients who value sustainability. As a ~30-person team, MistyWest offers a collaborative environment where autonomy and direct impact are central to the role. This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a hands-on setting and is eager to grow into automation, systems, and infrastructure ownership.

The IT & Automation Engineer will split their focus between day-to-day IT operations and building automation solutions that streamline company workflows. You'll work closely with project managers and leadership, contributing to operational excellence and driving improvements across internal systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science
• 1–2+ years of hands-on IT support or technical operations experience
• Experience administering Google Workspace for user provisioning, access management, and onboarding/offboarding
• Experience managing office networks and backup systems
• Proficiency in writing readable, working Python scripts
• Experience integrating SaaS tools via APIs to build automations and connectors
• Hands-on administration and support experience with Slack, Asana, and Bitwarden
• Experience using LLM/AI tools in workflows, such as prototyping LLM-powered automations
• Experience building internal dashboards for operational visibility
• Experience supporting security and compliance processes
• Authorized to work in Canada

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in a hardware engineering or product development consultancy environment
• Evidence of self-directed technical learning (e.g., GitHub projects, side scripts, personal automations)
• Experience collaborating with project managers or leadership to improve operational systems
• Familiarity with cleantech, embedded systems, or robotics domains
• Experience automating onboarding workflows across multiple SaaS platforms
• Ability to coordinate hardware purchasing and inventory management
• Experience with data hygiene and systems of record improvements

Responsibilities

• Providing daily IT operations and support, including onboarding/offboarding, account management, hardware provisioning, and access control
• Administering Google Workspace, Slack, Asana, Bitwarden, office network, and backup systems
• Handling client compliance reviews and maintaining security policies
• Coordinating hardware purchasing and inventory management
• Writing scripts to sync and clean data across SaaS platforms, and building API connectors to reduce manual work
• Creating internal dashboards for operational visibility and reporting
• Improving data hygiene and systems of record in collaboration with project managers and leadership
• Building and experimenting with LLM-powered workflows for internal search, documentation, ticket triage, and AI-assisted tooling
• Automating onboarding workflows across Google Workspace, Slack, and Asana

Benefits

• Highly flexible: negotiate your own rates, hours and work location.
• Hardware & Software Access: MistyWest can provide equipment and software support where needed
• Try us out! Find out if MistyWest would be a good permanent employer for your needs and career direction
• Amazing Community: plug into a great local and global community of engineers and product design enthusiasts for events, projects, potential work & personal development.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level