Technical Writer - Contract

Technical Writer – Level 2 (Resource 1 – TDP/RFI/RFP and Major Project Documentation) Location: Ottawa, ON (Hybrid) Security Clearance: Level II – Secret Position Type: Contract We are responding to a federal government RFP and are currently assembling a team of qualified consultants to include in our bid submission. We are seeking a Technical Writer (Level 2) with experience supporting large-scale government projects. This role requires strong experience in writing and reviewing Technical Data Packages (TDPs), Requests for Information (RFIs), and Requests for Proposal (RFPs) in support of Major Projects. Important: This position is contingent on contract award. Only candidates who fully meet all listed requirements will be considered. You must be prepared to provide proof of all education, certifications, and experience (e.g., degrees, course certificates, reference contacts, and project descriptions). Requirements To be fully qualified for this role, you must meet the following requirements: Education: A university degree from a recognized Canadian post-secondary institution (or equivalent if obtained outside of Canada and assessed) in one of the following areas: Technical Communication Technical Writing Engineering Communications Sciences Experience: At least 1 year of combined experience within the last 10 years in: Writing technical documents such as technical data packages or project management documents Writing Requests for Information (RFIs) and/or Requests for Proposal (RFPs) At least 6 months of this experience must be within the last 4 years Experience working on more than 3 Major Projects, where the candidate was directly involved in: Creating and reviewing Technical Data Packages (TDPs) Creating and reviewing Requests for Information (RFIs) Creating and reviewing Requests for Proposal (RFPs) A “Major Project” is defined as a project delivered within the federal government with a total cost exceeding $10,000,000 A minimum of 8 years of experience using Microsoft Office Suite 2013 or later, including: Word Excel PowerPoint Teams Attainment of the Operationally Functional Point (OFP) in a Canadian military occupation Completion of military Rank Qualification (RQ) training beyond OFP

Great Place to Work® Certified 2024 Top 50 Best Workplaces in Canada™  IT Service Desk Manager Reports to: Senior Director of Technology – North America Location: Vancouver, BC We are looking for a Service Desk Manager to lead our Service Management function and ensure the smooth delivery of IT services across our network. This role will oversee incident and problem management, service delivery, team development, and budget control—driving continuous improvement to deliver value-added support to the business. Responsibilities includes: Reduce the impact of system downtime on trade by lowering the probability and frequency of major outages, and when they occur, responding quickly to restore service. Ensure Knowledge base is updated as systems and technologies change Assist with coordination and management of major incidents, including communication to internal and external stakeholders Enable efficient business operations by completing service and change requests quickly and correctly. Create/uplift existing reporting to provide real time as well as retrospective insights to the activities in Servicedesk as well as wider IT organization where required Report on Service Desk metrics and monthly business highlights Build and develop a high-performing team by recruiting, onboarding and training new team members. Supporting the ongoing growth of the team through coaching, mentoring and individual development plans. Minimize unplanned overtime usage & on-call funds Maintain on-call timesheets for all Support staff Undertaking other additional duties, tasks and project work as reasonably directed. Assist with meetings and team coordination where required Requirements What you bring to the table Minimum 3 years of IT support and team management experience University degree in Computer Science or a related field preferred, or equivalent work experience ITIL Certification is an asset Strong commitment to customer satisfaction with both internal and external stakeholders Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities Able to work independently and collaboratively within a team Willingness to occasionally travel to bakery locations for on-site troubleshooting or project follow-up Benefits What’s in it for You Not only do we have fresh COBS Bread product delivered daily to our Vancouver Support Office, we offer some pretty sweet perks too! Competitive salary and vacation plan A great Extended Health & Dental Benefit, Group RRSP Matching and Health Spending Account Paid sick and personal leave days Subsidized wellness program, and paid day for community service/volunteer time An open, ‘continuous-learning’ environment where professional development and career progression is encouraged Work within a dynamic, driven, high-achieving, close-knit and fun-loving team High level of autonomy and responsibility Complimentary self-serve kitchen of fresh produce, deli meats and of course, COBS Bread and treats! We thank all applicants for their interest in COBS Bread but would like to advise that only applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. About COBS Bread With over 160 locations, COBS Bread serves fresh and delightful baked goods to communities across Canada. Any unsold items are donated daily to various local charities and foodbanks. The company's success can be attributed to the quality of our product, the development of our people and our warm and friendly customer service. COBS Bread is part of Bakers Delight – Established in 1980 operating as Bakers Delight in Australia and New Zealand, and since 2003 as COBS Bread in Canada and the USA. Together we have grown to more than 700 bakeries across Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. The entire network employs over 15,000 people, serving more than 2.1 million customers each week. Accessibility Accommodation is available upon request for applicants and employees with disabilities. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise us of any accommodations needed to ensure you have access to a fair and equitable process. Any information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

MindBridge is the global leader in AI-powered financial risk intelligence. Our platform, MindBridge AI™ is enabling finance and audit professionals to build the AI-powered finance department of the future. With over 120 billion financial transactions analyzed with MindBridge’s AI, we set the standard for innovation, scalability, and customer satisfaction.  At MindBridge, we're driven by innovation and excellence, united as a team to revolutionize financial integrity. Here, your ideas matter, and your efforts make a meaningful impact. If you're passionate about using AI to drive positive change, MindBridge is the perfect fit. What distinguishes us is our unwavering commitment to our values: Innovation, Collaboration, and Integrity. These principles foster a vibrant workplace culture, where appreciation and a strong sense of community flourish.  About the Role:  We’re seeking an Applied Data Scientist to join our centralized Data Science team. This role blends technical expertise with consulting skills—you’ll build models and algorithms while working directly with clients and stakeholders to frame problems, translate insights, and deliver measurable business impact. You’ll rotate between client delivery projects, innovation sprints, and core research, staying connected to both cutting-edge data science and real-world applications. Key Responsibilities:  Client Delivery & Consulting: Engage with clients to understand their business challenges and translate them into data science problems.  Present insights, models, and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.  Act as the bridge between clients, business teams, and technical experts.  Applied Data Science: Develop and implement machine learning models, statistical analyses, and advanced data workflows.  Partner with research and prototyping teams to adapt novel algorithms for practical use cases.  Validate and iterate solutions to ensure they are robust, scalable, and impactful.  Collaboration & Leadership: Contribute to a culture of knowledge sharing through peer mentorship, workshops, and technical write-ups.  Support the team’s innovation agenda by testing and applying new AI/ML techniques.  Requirements Desired Skills & Experience:  Strong background in data science, statistics, or applied machine learning.  Proven experience working in client-facing or stakeholder-heavy roles (consulting, delivery, or internal advisory).  Hands-on skills in Python, SQL, and ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, RAPIDS is a plus).  Ability to move fluidly between technical modeling and business storytelling.  Excellent communication skills with a collaborative mindset.  Graduate degree (Master’s or PhD) in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field.  Experience with modern ML methods such as deep learning, transformers, or generative models.  Familiarity with agile methods for research and prototyping.  Requirements contingent on employment:  Fulfill requirements necessary to obtain full background check.  Benefits Why You’ll Love Being Part of Our Team:   📈 Competitive Compensation and Equity   🏠 Flexible Work – Hybrid or Remote   🍏 Comprehensive health benefits and wellness programs   📚 Professional development opportunities   🌴 Flexible Time Off   💰 Company Matched Retirement Plans   🔕 Unplug and recharge - 4 company-wide digital detox days annually   Equal Opportunity at MindBridge:   At the heart of our global success lies commitment to diversity and inclusion. We rigorously enforce an equal opportunity policy in all aspects of employment, championing merit and qualifications as our benchmarks. MindBridge is a proud equal opportunity employer, embracing applicants of all backgrounds without regard to race, nationality, religion, gender, disability, or any other factors.   At MindBridge, we are committed to providing an accessible candidate experience. If you require accommodations during the interview process or beyond, please inform us. We will work with you to provide necessary support and reasonable accommodations while maintaining confidentiality. Your comfort and participation are paramount to us.   Please be advised that we may use AI tools in the processing of your application. 

MindBridge is the global leader in AI-powered financial risk intelligence. Our platform, MindBridge AI™ is enabling finance and audit professionals to build the AI-powered finance department of the future. With over 120 billion financial transactions analyzed with MindBridge’s AI, we set the standard for innovation, scalability, and customer satisfaction.  At MindBridge, we're driven by innovation and excellence, united as a team to revolutionize financial integrity. Here, your ideas matter, and your efforts make a meaningful impact. If you're passionate about using AI to drive positive change, MindBridge is the perfect fit. What distinguishes us is our unwavering commitment to our values: Innovation, Collaboration, and Integrity. These principles foster a vibrant workplace culture, where appreciation and a strong sense of community flourish.  About the Role:  Data science is at the core of our product, and our team tackles projects ranging from large-scale algorithm design to customer use-case configuration. At MindBridge, we specialize in highly regulated markets, delivering explainable, interpretable models for financial analysis. As signatories of the Montreal Declaration for responsible AI, we are committed to advancing AI in finance while keeping it accessible to professionals beyond the tech sphere. We’re seeking an AI Research Scientist to join our centralized Data Science team. In this individual contributor role, you’ll combine research and hands-on experimentation to design, develop, and validate advanced machine learning solutions. You’ll collaborate with our AI Architect and data scientists to drive innovation in deep learning, natural language processing, and GPU-accelerated computing—helping shape our technical direction and deliver high-impact solutions for clients. Key Responsibilities:  Research & Innovation  Investigate and design novel algorithms in machine learning and AI, with emphasis on deep learning architectures, transformers, and generative models.  Leverage GPU acceleration frameworks (e.g., RAPIDS, CUDA, PyTorch, TensorFlow) to optimize large-scale experimentation.  Stay ahead of the curve in AI by evaluating and adapting the latest advances into our work.  Applied Development  Build prototypes that demonstrate research ideas in action, enabling rapid iteration and validation.  Collaborate with client delivery teams to adapt research outputs to real-world challenges.  Ensure scalability and efficiency of models through GPU-accelerated workflows.  Collaboration & Thought Leadership  Work closely with our Data Science Leaders to define and execute the long-term research agenda.  Mentor data scientists in advanced techniques and help raise the team’s technical bar.  Share findings internally (and externally, where appropriate) through presentations, blogs, or publications.  Requirements Desired Skills & Experience:  PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field with a strong AI/ML focus.  Deep knowledge of machine learning, deep learning, and optimization methods.  Experience with transformer-based models (e.g., BERT, GPT, LLaMA) and generative AI.  Strong hands-on skills with GPU computing frameworks (RAPIDS, CUDA, PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX).  Applied Research Skills: Ability to design experiments, analyze results rigorously, and translate findings into practical prototypes.  Strong ability to convey complex research concepts to diverse audiences, both technical and non-technical.  Publications in leading AI/ML conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, ACL), an asset.  Experience with large-scale distributed training and model optimization, an asset.  Exposure to client-facing or product-driven environments, applying research in practical contexts, an asset.  Requirements contingent on employment:  Fulfill requirements necessary to obtain full background check.  Benefits Why You’ll Love Being Part of Our Team:   📈 Competitive Compensation and Equity   🏠 Flexible Work – Hybrid or Remote   🍏 Comprehensive health benefits and wellness programs   📚 Professional development opportunities   🌴 Flexible Time Off   💰 Company Matched Retirement Plans   🔕 Unplug and recharge - 4 company-wide digital detox days annually   Equal Opportunity at MindBridge:   At the heart of our global success lies commitment to diversity and inclusion. We rigorously enforce an equal opportunity policy in all aspects of employment, championing merit and qualifications as our benchmarks. MindBridge is a proud equal opportunity employer, embracing applicants of all backgrounds without regard to race, nationality, religion, gender, disability, or any other factors.   At MindBridge, we are committed to providing an accessible candidate experience. If you require accommodations during the interview process or beyond, please inform us. We will work with you to provide necessary support and reasonable accommodations while maintaining confidentiality. Your comfort and participation are paramount to us.   Please be advised that we may use AI tools in the processing of your application. 

The Innovation Labs department at Pixomondo is at the forefront of creating and supporting the technology used in the VFX and Virtual Production industry. Pixomondo is a global, multi-studio, multi-stage company and the software to manage the operations and enable creativity is a fun challenge to create. The innovation spans from pre-production to production to post-production phases. We tackle complex challenges helping the efforts of hundreds of artists producing material for many outstanding films/episodic/serial shows. As a Software Engineer you will be building platforms and APIs, your role is pivotal in shaping how the department can operate with efficiency, accuracy and security to meet the diverse innovation we aim for with our Virtual Production, VFX, and TV production goals. Your responsibilities will include: You’ll work in a dynamic, collaborative environment to understand requirements, design, code and test innovative platforms, and support those applications within Pixomondo. You’ll create products that provide a great user experience along with high performance, security, quality, and stability. Design and code servers, services, applications and databases that are reusable, scalable and meet critical architecture goals. Create Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that are clean, documented, and easy to use. Create and configure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) applications within Pixomondo. Benefits Individual salaries within this range will be dependent upon skills, experience, and qualifications. Benefits may vary by location due to regional regulations and company policies. Pixomondo is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics. Requirements Requirements 6+ years of experience Python Web development. (Preferably Django framework) Strong experience in gathering requirements, designing, and architecting software solutions. Experience with integrating hardware / software APIs and common communication protocols Experience with data structures, databases, SQL A strong grasp of source control systems (GIT) and collaborative development, C/I etc. Experience with distributed computing and storage systems is required. Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems in fast-paced environments. Excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate complex ideas and concepts. Strong time management skills with a proven ability to prioritize and meet strict deadlines. Proactive and self-driven work ethic, comfortable in an agile environment with multiple priorities Desirable qualifications: Understanding of Hypertext first architectures and libraries such as HTMX Experience with AWS and on-premise virtual machines Knowledge of the VFX industry and VFX pipelines Benefits Benefits Individual salaries within this range will be dependent upon skills, experience, and qualifications. Benefits may vary by location due to regional regulations and company policies. Pixomondo is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

As a Software Developer specializing in Unreal Engine, your role is pivotal in shaping how we harness Unreal's capabilities to meet the diverse demands of Virtual Production, VFX, LBE and TV production.   The Real-time software development team is tasked with seamlessly integrating Unreal into PXO's workflow and collaborating with production stakeholders and other members of the Technology team to devise efficient workflows and pioneering technologies that maximize our production processes.   Reporting to the Chief Innovation Officer, the Key Responsibilities in this role include   Integrating Unreal with Pixomondo's proprietary Virtual Production pipeline. Executing low-level rendering enhancements and performance optimizations in our engine build. Serving as the technical liaison for Unreal-related matters to VP artists/operators. Engaging in collaborative efforts with production stakeholders in agile development. Working with fellow developers in the Engineering team to maximize the Unreal use. Creating technical documentation and workflow guides to assist both artists and devs. Thoroughly validating your work through systematic and comprehensive testing. Swiftly and efficiently addressing bug reports and support requests. Requirements A strong grasp of Unreal Engine, from Blueprints to core C++ modules Strong modern C++ skills (C++17/20) Proficiency in modern Python and relevant frameworks and libraries. Familiarity with source control systems and collaborative development, git and perforce. Proficiency in both Linux and Windows operating systems Proactive and self-driven work ethic, comfortable in an agile environment Strong Linear Algebra skills Experience with modern Graphics APIs such as D3D12 and Vulkan Experience profiling, debugging and optimizing GPU and CPU code Familiarity with shading languages HLSL/GLSL Previous working experience as a Virtual Production Engine Operator and or as an Unreal Engine Technical Artist is preferred, but not mandatory. About Pixomondo (PXO) and our Innovation Lab Team   PXO, a Sony Pictures Entertainment company, creates industry-leading Visualization, Virtual Production, and Visual Effects for premium Film and Episodic content. Through its 23-year history, the Oscar, BAFTA, & Emmy-winning creative and technology company has been a trusted partner for storytellers and showrunners worldwide    PXO’s Innovation Lab is where the future of content creation is being built. Backed by Sony and powered by a world-class team of disruptors, this high-tech hub explores emerging technologies like AI, machine learning, real-time engines, robotics, and new media workflows.   We’re not just redefining how VFX and animation are made, we’re shaping the next wave of storytelling across all mediums. Our team thrives on experimentation, rapid prototyping, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, using cutting-edge hardware and software to challenge industry norms and invent bold new ways to create. Why Join Us?  Work at the cutting edge of AI and web technology.  Build real-world, user-facing AI experiences—not just chatbots.  Collaborate with a world-class team of AI, product, and platform engineers.  Enjoy a flexible, creative, and fast-paced environment with lots of ownership.  Benefits Individual salaries within this range will be dependent upon skills, experience, and qualifications. Pixomondo is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics. Benefits may vary by location due to regional regulations and company policies. PXO does not accept resumes from recruiters.  Unsolicited resumes are accepted directly from candidates only. PXO will not pay any fees associated with unsolicited resumes.