Microsoft Systems & Infrastructure Lead

Humankind Recruitment; Halifax; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Health benefits

RRSP matching

Job summary

Humankind Recruitment is seeking a Microsoft Systems & Infrastructure Lead for a Halifax-based, hybrid role (2 days in office). You will own the Windows Server, Active Directory, Exchange, and Azure infrastructure, providing both hands-on leadership and strategic direction.

Lead a team of engineers, drive automation with PowerShell, ensure security and high availability, coordinate incident response, and partner with Platform, Network, Security, and Monitoring teams to deliver reliable Microsoft

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing enterprise Microsoft infrastructure within complex environments.
• Hands-on experience with Windows Server, Active Directory, and Microsoft Exchange.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure and Azure VMs.
• Experience managing Windows VMs and VDIs.
• Strong PowerShell scripting and automation skills.
• Experience with vulnerability management, patching, and security hardening.

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, Exchange, Azure, 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

Microsoft Azure

PowerShell

Automation

Tools

Endpoint Central

Job description

Microsoft Systems & Infrastructure Lead

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 Microsoft Systems & Infrastructure Lead to join their growing team.

You will provide technical ownership and day-to-day leadership for their global Windows Server, Active Directory, Exchange, Azure, and Microsoft VM infrastructure.

This role combines deep hands-on technical expertise with people leadership. You will lead and develop engineers while ensuring Microsoft infrastructure is secure, resilient, highly available, well monitored, and increasingly automated.

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.

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing enterprise Microsoft infrastructure.


• 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.

What Success Looks Like

You will build a secure, resilient, highly available, and increasingly automated Microsoft infrastructure environment, while developing a strong and capable engineering team.

Success will include:

• Improved Windows, Active Directory, Exchange, and Azure availability.


• Reduced incidents and MTTR.


• Improved patch and vulnerability compliance.


• Increased PowerShell and infrastructure automation.


• Stronger technical documentation and standards.


• Reduced configuration drift and manual administration.


• Improved monitoring and proactive problem detection.


• Stronger team capability, development, and knowledge sharing.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing team. The company offers a competitive compensation package, medical & health benefits and RRSP matching.