Microsoft Engineer

Humankind Recruitment; Halifax; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Medical & health benefits

RRSP matching

Job summary

Humankind Recruitment is seeking a Microsoft Engineer for a Halifax-based client. The role offers a hybrid schedule with 2 days in the office and focuses on Microsoft infrastructure administration, including Windows Server, Active Directory, and Exchange, plus Azure, VDI, and PowerShell automation.

You will resolve complex incidents, ensure system availability, implement security controls, and support infrastructure projects while developing automation to improve efficiency.

Qualifications

• Significant enterprise Microsoft infrastructure administration experience, ideally at Tier 3 level.
• Strong Windows Server, Active Directory, and Exchange administration and troubleshooting.
• Experience with Azure, Windows VMs, and VDI environments.
• Strong PowerShell scripting and automation capabilities.
• Experience with Endpoint Central or equivalent patch and server management tools.
• Knowledge of security hardening, vulnerability management, and compliance.
• Experience with enterprise monitoring, backup and recovery, and performance management.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, provision, patch, upgrade, and decommission Windows Servers, Active Directory, Exchange, Azure VMs, and VDIs.
• Maintain system availability, performance, capacity, and lifecycle compliance.
• Support infrastructure builds, migrations, changes, and technical projects.
• Resolve complex incidents escalated from Tier 1 and Tier 2 support.
• Troubleshoot Windows Server, Active Directory, authentication, DNS, Exchange mail flow, and performance issues.
• Conduct root-cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Support security investigations, audits, and remediation activities.
• Maintain monitoring across Microsoft infrastructure and analyze system performance.
• Develop and maintain PowerShell scripts to automate provisioning, patching, health checks, reporting, compliance, and remediation.

Skills

Root-cause analysis

Documentation

Communication

Collaboration

Troubleshooting

Automation mindset

Tools

Windows Server

Active Directory

Microsoft Exchange

Microsoft Azure

VDI

PowerShell

Endpoint Central

Patch management

Monitoring tools

Backup & recovery

Job description

Microsoft Engineer

Halifax (Hybrid-2 days in office)

Our client a dynamic Information Technology services company that partners with leading global organizations to deliver innovative, high-quality IT solutions is looking for a MS Exchange, AD & Server Engineer - Tier 3to provide advanced technical support, administration, security, and continuous improvement of the organization's Microsoft infrastructure.

This role is responsible for resolving complex infrastructure incidents, maintaining system availability and performance, implementing security controls, supporting infrastructure projects, and developing automation to improve operational efficiency.

The successful candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, Azure, virtual machines, VDI, and PowerShell, with the ability to independently troubleshoot complex technical issues and deliver lasting solutions.

Responsibilities

Microsoft Infrastructure Administration

• Administer, configure, provision, patch, upgrade, and decommission Windows Servers, Active Directory, Exchange, Azure VMs, and VDIs.
• Maintain system availability, performance, capacity, and lifecycle compliance.
• Support infrastructure builds, migrations, changes, and technical projects.

Tier 3 Incident & Problem Management

• Resolve complex incidents escalated from Tier 1 and Tier 2 support.
• Troubleshoot Windows Server, Active Directory, authentication, DNS, Exchange mail flow, and performance issues.
• Conduct root-cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Support major incidents and document technical resolutions.

Security & Vulnerability Management

• Implement Microsoft security hardening and approved configuration standards.
• Manage patching, vulnerability remediation, and compliance using Endpoint Central or equivalent tools.
• Support security investigations, audits, and remediation activities.

Monitoring, Performance & Resilience

• Maintain monitoring across Microsoft infrastructure and investigate system alerts.
• Analyze CPU, memory, storage, network, and service performance.
• Support backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and high-availability requirements.

PowerShell & Automation

• Develop and maintain PowerShell scripts to automate provisioning, patching, health checks, reporting, compliance, and remediation.
• Standardize infrastructure builds and reduce repetitive manual administration.

Qualifications

• Significant enterprise Microsoft infrastructure administration experience, ideally at Tier 3 level.
• Strong Windows Server, Active Directory, and Microsoft Exchange administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure, Windows virtual machines, and VDI environments.
• Strong PowerShell scripting and automation capabilities.
• Experience with Endpoint Central or equivalent patch and server management tools.
• Knowledge of Microsoft security hardening, vulnerability management, patching, and compliance.
• Experience with enterprise monitoring, backup and recovery, and performance management.
• Strong root-cause analysis and Incident, Problem, and Change Management experience.
• Excellent technical documentation, communication, and collaboration skills.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing team.

• competitive compensation package
• medical & health benefits
• RRSP matching