Data Center Lead: Private Cloud, Automation & DR

Accenture; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 74,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an experienced Data Center Engineer in Ottawa to lead complex builds, migrations, and lifecycle programs across compute, storage, and network domains. You will mentor others, drive RCA for major incidents, and design for resilience, observability, and cost.

The role requires on-site work with a minimum of three days per week in the office. The ideal candidate has strong Linux/virtualization skills, automation experience with Terraform/Ansible, and proven incident management

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in data center engineering or infrastructure team lead roles.
• Advanced Linux/virtualization expertise and strong troubleshooting across compute/storage/network.
• Automation with Terraform/Ansible and scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash).
• Proven incident management, DR/BCP execution, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree or college diploma in a related field.
• Eligibility for Reliability Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of private cloud footprints and virtualization estates.
• Engineer storage platforms and data protection strategies; validate DR across RTO/RPO targets.
• Own capacity planning, performance baselining, and SLOs; implement monitoring dashboards.
• Establish secure hardware handling and site readiness standards; coordinate vendor support and RMAs.
• Automate provisioning and configuration with Terraform/Ansible; integrate with CMDB and GitOps workflows.
• Harden OS and platform configurations; implement logging, MFA, key management, and secrets handling.
• Lead P1 incident command, post-incident reviews, and corrective actions; develop resilience and failover patterns.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, diagrams, and asset inventories; mentor junior engineers and uplift team capability.
• Collaborate with Network, Security, and Cloud teams to land scalable, cost-optimized solutions; support FinOps.
• Plan and coordinate change windows; ensure audit compliance and evidence capture for regulated clients.

Skills

Data center engineering

Linux/virtualization

Incident management

SLA/SCOP metrics

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or college diploma in a related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Accenture is seeking an experienced Data Center Engineer in Ottawa to lead complex builds, migrations, and lifecycle programs across compute, storage, and network domains. You will mentor others, drive RCA for major incidents, and design for resilience, observability, and cost.

The role requires on-site work with a minimum of three days per week in the office. The ideal candidate has strong Linux/virtualization skills, automation experience with Terraform/Ansible, and proven incident management