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Major Incident Manager Jobs in Quebec (NOW HIRING)

Senior DevOps Engineer

Quebec, QC · Remote

$85K - $110K/yr

Experience with Major Incident Management * Experience working with Ansible/Terraform * Great communication skills and the ability to communicate technical concepts with ease Perks: * Competitive ...

Senior DevOps Engineer

Quebec, QC · Remote

$85K - $110K/yr

Experience with Major Incident Management * Experience working with Ansible/Terraform * Great communication skills and the ability to communicate technical concepts with ease Perks: * Competitive ...

Senior DevOps Engineer

Montreal, QC · Remote

$85K - $110K/yr

Experience with Major Incident Management * Experience working with Ansible/Terraform * Great communication skills and the ability to communicate technical concepts with ease Perks: * Competitive ...

Senior DevOps Engineer

Montreal, QC · Remote

$85K - $110K/yr

Experience with Major Incident Management * Experience working with Ansible/Terraform * Great communication skills and the ability to communicate technical concepts with ease Perks: * Competitive ...

As an IT Incident Coordinator, you will play a key role in coordinating, managing, and ... Has experience coordinating major incidents or working in operational management. * Is recognized ...

As an IT Incident Coordinator, you will play a key role in coordinating, managing, and ... Has experience coordinating major incidents or working in operational management. * Is recognized ...

Participate in major incident response, escalations, and after-hours support when required ... Manage backups, recovery validation, disaster recovery, and business continuity activities. * Lead ...

Supporting risk management, compliance initiatives and major incident response activities. Managing budgets, technology vendors and FinOps initiatives to optimize cloud spending. Your profile ...

Supporting risk management, compliance initiatives and major incident response activities. Managing budgets, technology vendors and FinOps initiatives to optimize cloud spending. Your profile ...

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How much do major incident manager jobs pay per hour?

As of Sep 6, 2026, the average hourly pay for major incident manager in Quebec is $49.57, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $36.78 and $62.26 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What does a major incident manager do?

A Major Incident Manager is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the response to critical IT incidents that disrupt business operations. Their main duties include identifying major incidents, assembling response teams, communicating with stakeholders, and ensuring that incidents are resolved quickly to minimize impact. They also analyze incident causes and work with other teams to implement preventive measures. Effective Major Incident Managers are skilled in crisis management, communication, and problem-solving.

How does a major incident manager typically coordinate with technical teams during a critical incident?

During a critical incident, a Major Incident Manager acts as the central point of coordination, ensuring that technical teams such as IT support, network operations, and application specialists are aligned and working efficiently towards resolution. They facilitate communication by organizing regular bridge calls, documenting updates, and escalating issues as needed. The Major Incident Manager also ensures that all stakeholders are informed of progress and that post-incident reviews are conducted to prevent recurrence. This collaborative approach helps restore services quickly and minimizes business impact.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a major incident manager, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Major Incident Manager, you need expertise in IT service management, incident response, and a solid understanding of ITIL frameworks, usually supported by relevant certifications like ITIL Foundation. Familiarity with incident management tools such as ServiceNow, Jira Service Desk, or BMC Remedy is commonly required. Exceptional communication, leadership, and problem-solving abilities help you coordinate cross-functional teams and manage high-pressure situations. These skills ensure quick resolution of critical incidents, minimizing business disruption and safeguarding service reliability.

What is the difference between Major Incident Manager vs Incident Coordinator?

AspectMajor Incident ManagerIncident Coordinator
CertificationsITIL, PMP, or similarITIL Foundation, sometimes PMP
Work EnvironmentHigh-pressure, crisis managementOperational support, coordination
ResponsibilitiesLead major incident response, coordinate teams, communicate with stakeholdersAssist in incident logging, tracking, and communication

The Major Incident Manager focuses on leading and resolving critical incidents swiftly, often in high-pressure situations, while the Incident Coordinator supports incident tracking and communication. Both roles require ITIL knowledge and are vital in IT service management, but the Major Incident Manager has a broader leadership role during major outages.

What are the most commonly searched types of Major Incident jobs in Quebec?

The most popular types of Major Incident jobs in Quebec are:

What job categories do people searching Major Incident Manager jobs in Quebec look for?

The top searched job categories for Major Incident Manager jobs in Quebec are:

What cities in Quebec are hiring for Major Incident Manager jobs?

Cities in Quebec with the most Major Incident Manager job openings:

Infographic showing various Major Incident Manager job openings in Quebec as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 88% Full Time, 11% Part Time, and 1% Contract. Highlights an 81% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 16% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $103,103 per year, or $49.6 per hour.

Sr Analyst II Service Management- Onsite Canada Quebec

DXC Technology

Montreal, QC • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 7 days ago


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Job description

Job Description:

Job Description - Major Incident Management Analyst

DXC is seeking a candidate for a major customer that has a proven track record to lead Major DT incidents to resolution. The successful candidate will also be involved to maintain and improve processes, policies, standards, documentation and measurements that help our organization effectively manage and report on Major incidents. This role will be part of a Global Command Center team that will cover 24/7 support activities identified below for all our locations in more than 160 locations around the globe.

As a Major Incident Manager, you will be responsible for the effective and highly disciplined approach to execute the various service restoration activities such as engaging our technical teams, 3rd party service providers, decisions, timely communications, reporting, escalations, etc.

A company of our scope and global reach manages a significant amount major incidents on a weekly basis, with a great deal of visibility and requires a sense of urgency to resolve the service disruptions.

A key aspect of this role will be the continuous improvement process to reduce the duration, frequency and impacts of service disruptions and will be tracked with 2026 KPI target objectives.

The successful candidate for this role will quickly become familiar with Pratt's Major incidents processes, engagement of all key support roles, decisions to restore services, Communications, ensuring that tasks or corrective steps in AARs/RCA really address the root cause of the service disruptions.

Key Responsibilities Include:

  • MIM Acknowledgment of escalated Incident tickets from the Command Center team
  • Information gathering from User who reported the problem
  • P1 tickets affecting Business Operations; MIM to contact the ServiceDesk to create a corresponding "child" ticket
  • Review and confirm major incident classifications with business owners and support teams
  • Send major incident communications using our standard MI templates every 30 minutes
  • Update Teams MI group chat with key problem information/impacts/decisions/attendance, etc
  • Define/confirm initial problem severity level and include/save in problem ticket
  • Initiate and lead major incident bridge calls
  • Coordinate problem with technical teams/service providers and define action owners
  • Determine if a work-around/temporary solution can be put in place to restore service
  • Provide timely updates to GCC leadership
  • Document in Teams Group chat, ITSM system and AAR the incident timeline and actions taken
  • If User(s) are not available to assist, MIM to "pause" ticket until they become available
  • Once MI problem is resolved - update the INC ticket to "Resolved" status
  • Follow up with the support team to update the major incident ticket in the ITSM system with "Resolved" status
  • Inform Technical/Service Owners that they have 5 days from "Resolved" status to update all their information in the ITSM system
  • Support postincident review activities
  • Support/Finalize the AAR/RCA process within 5 business days for a P1 and 10 business days for a P2
  • Identify process gaps and recommend improvements
  • Maintain governance documentation and process updates
  • Work with support teams to meet our 4-hour target objective to resolve P1 major incidents
  • Follow up on all residual MI Tasks/Correctives are completed

Skills:

  • Ability to quickly develop a working familiarity with Pratt DT infrastructure and key support personnel and processes
  • Ability to partner with DT Tower leads for delivery relationships between services, applications network and other assets
  • Ability to quickly understand company's business functions and geographies
  • Strong Knowledge of ITIL ITSM processes and implementation (ITIL Foundation certification required)
  • Very proficient with the ITSM tool
  • Technical analysis and problem-solving skills
  • Effective written and oral communication skills
  • Proficient organizational, time management, and follow up skills
  • Flexibility, drive, initiative and a proven ability to obtain timely and quality results
  • Demonstrated team orientation and carrying a positive attitude

Experience:

  • Must possess a minimum of five years of experience in a similar role
  • Minimum of 5 years' familiarity with a variety of infrastructure technologies in large-scale heterogeneous environments
  • Working in highly regulated environments
  • Experience with ITIL processes execution (Incident, Change, Problem, Event/Fault, etc.) in an IT Service Management ecosystem
  • B.S. or B.A. preferred, or equivalent work experience required

Other:

  • Ability to work under Stressful situations and make the right decisions
  • Ability to work on different shifts
  • Sense of urgency
  • Effectively lead and manage the restoration of services with our technical teams & Service Providers
  • Self-Starter

Work Location: Canada (Quebec). The selected candidate is expected to work on-site 100% of the time.

DXC is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome the many dimensions of diversity. Accommodation of special needs for qualified candidates may be considered within the framework of the DXC Accommodation Policy.

In addition, DXC Technology is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need assistance in filling out the employment application or require a reasonable accommodation while seeking employment, please e-mail AODA Canada Requests.

Note: This option is reserved for applicants needing a reasonable accommodation related to a disability.

At DXC Technology, we believe strong connections and community are key to our success. Our work model prioritizes in-person collaboration while offering flexibility to support wellbeing, productivity, individual work styles, and life circumstances. We're committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

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