Microsoft Infrastructure Lead — Windows, Azure & Automation

Humankind Global Recruitment; Halifax; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & health benefits

RRSP matching

Job summary

Humankind Global Recruitment is seeking a Microsoft Systems & Infrastructure Lead on behalf of our client. You will own and lead the global Windows Server, Active Directory, Exchange, and Azure infrastructure, combining hands-on technical work with people leadership.

You will mentor engineers, drive security hardening, automation via PowerShell, and ensure high availability, monitoring, and resilient architecture across VM, VDIs, and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Windows Server, Active Directory, and Microsoft Exchange.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure and Azure VMs.
• Experience managing Windows VMs and/or VDIs.
• Strong PowerShell scripting and automation skills.
• Experience with Windows vulnerability management, patching, and security hardening.
• Experience with Endpoint Central or a similar server management platform.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
• Experience with enterprise monitoring and observability.
• Experience with Incident, Problem, and Change Management.
• Demonstrated experience leading, mentoring, or managing technical engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the Microsoft Infrastructure engineering team.
• Provide day-to-day people leadership, including 1:1s, performance management, development planning, coaching, and career development.
• Act as the senior technical authority and escalation point for Microsoft infrastructure.
• Own the architecture, standards, lifecycle, security, and performance of: Windows Server, Active Directory / Group Policy, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Azure / Azure VMs, Windows VMs and VDIs.
• Lead complex technical incidents, root-cause analysis, and Problem Management.
• Ensure effective patching, vulnerability remediation, hardening, and configuration compliance.
• Drive Microsoft infrastructure monitoring and observability.
• Develop and maintain PowerShell automation for administration, provisioning, health checks, compliance, and remediation.
• Drive automation of VM/VDI provisioning, server configuration, patching, monitoring, and lifecycle activities.
• Support infrastructure projects, architecture reviews, changes, and service transitions.
• Maintain technical standards, documentation, runbooks, and technology roadmaps.
• Work closely with Platform Infrastructure, Network, Security, Solutions, Monitoring, and Service Management teams.

Skills

Windows Server

Active Directory

Microsoft Exchange

Azure

PowerShell

Automation

Security hardening

Monitoring

Incident/Problem mgmt

Leadership

Tools

Endpoint Central

Monitoring tools

Job description

Humankind Global Recruitment is seeking a Microsoft Systems & Infrastructure Lead on behalf of our client. You will own and lead the global Windows Server, Active Directory, Exchange, and Azure infrastructure, combining hands-on technical work with people leadership.

You will mentor engineers, drive security hardening, automation via PowerShell, and ensure high availability, monitoring, and resilient architecture across VM, VDIs, and cloud platforms.