Infrastructure Specialist

Bevertec; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology services company based in Toronto is seeking a Senior Technical Leader for data centre operations. You will provide specialized leadership in managing complex infrastructure projects, focusing on virtualization, storage, and cloud management. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in enterprise IT, with demonstrated expertise in networking and cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure. This position offers a flexible hybrid work arrangement, depending on the candidate's experience.

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years of progressive experience in enterprise IT infrastructure.
• Demonstrated leadership in data centre operations and virtualization.
• Experience with cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure.
• Enterprise routing/switching, firewalls, load balancing, WAN, SD‑WAN.
• SAN/NAS, replication, backup, DR, performance tuning.
• Hyper‑V, container platforms (Kubernetes knowledge an asset).
• Microsoft Azure (IaaS, PaaS, networking, identity, automation, monitoring, and cost optimization).
• Capacity planning, performance management, incident/problem management.
• DR/BCP, vulnerability management, patching, access controls.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical leadership for data centre operations.
• Manage network, storage, and virtualization activities.
• Recommend solutions for enhancing network operations.

Skills

Enterprise IT infrastructure experience

Data centre operations

Networking

Cloud platforms

Leadership in complex infrastructure projects

Capacity planning

Performance management

Incident management

Education

Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate

ITIL v4 (Intermediate or Managing Professional preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Hyper-V

Kubernetes

Job description

Location: North York, ON

Reports to: Senior Manager, Infrastructure & Platforms

Onsite: 5 days a week (hybrid available for the right candidate)

Salary: open to best rate depending on the experience

Purpose of position

To provide highly specialized senior technical leadership and coordination for data centre operations, network, storage, virtualization, and cloud infrastructure management and administration activities and projects in a mission‑critical, multi‑platform and multi‑protocol environment. To provide authoritative technical expertise and leadership and recommend related solutions, network management tools and options to enhance network operations.

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years of progressive experience in enterprise IT infrastructure
• 7+ years in senior or lead roles covering Data centre operations, network, storage, virtualization, and cloud platforms.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, multi‑stream infrastructure projects, managing production environments with strict change control, and coordinating operational acceptance and transitions.
• Enterprise routing/switching, firewalls, load balancing, WAN, SD‑WAN
• SAN/NAS, replication, backup, DR, performance tuning
• Hyper‑V, container platforms (Kubernetes knowledge an asset)
• Microsoft Azure (IaaS, PaaS, networking, identity, automation, monitoring, and cost optimization).
• Capacity planning, performance management, incident/problem management
• DR/BCP, vulnerability management, patching, access controls

Certifications

• Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate
• ITIL v4 (Intermediate or Managing Professional preferred)

Note

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