Modern Infrastructure Lead

Hammehr Talent Consultants; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Hammehr Talent Consultants is seeking a Lead, Modern Infrastructure to guide Azure and on-premises infrastructure projects for Western Canada clients. You will oversee assessment, design, migration, and ongoing support, while mentoring the delivery team and aligning work with client requirements.

The role emphasizes hands-on Azure deployments, cost and security optimization, and collaboration with client stakeholders. Hybrid work options are available with occasional travel to client sites.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience delivering infrastructure consulting or services to external clients.
• Hands-on Azure experience covering IaaS and PaaS deployments and migrations.
• Experience with Windows Server, Active Directory, Entra ID, and data protection.
• Ability to guide colleagues and explain technical options in business English.
• Willingness to travel and work onsite as required.

Responsibilities

• Assess client infrastructure and requirements; define statements of work and work breakdown structures.
• Deploy and manage Azure infrastructure and platform services, including VMs, networking, and connectivity with on-premises.
• Improve infrastructure cost, reliability, and security using monitoring, scripting, IaC, and policy.
• Design and support Windows Server, identity, virtualization, storage, backup, and DR solutions.
• Guide complex incident investigations and coordinate resources while explaining risks to clients.
• Deliver recurring infrastructure services and monthly client reporting; maintain environment docs and delivery practices.
• Allocate daily work, coach team members, review delivery quality, and participate in hiring decisions.

Skills

Infrastructure leadership

Client-facing delivery

English communication

Travel flexibility

Tools

Azure

Azure IaaS/PaaS

Azure Monitor

Azure Policy

Terraform / IaC

Job description

Work environment: Remote, with onsite client support as required

Location: Alberta or British Columbia

Salary: Starting at $150,000 CAD annually, depending on skills and experience

Position Overview

Hammehr invites applications for the role of Lead, Modern Infrastructure on behalf of our client for a full-time permanent opportunity.

Our client provides IT consulting and managed services to organizations across Western Canada. Reporting to the Manager, Service Delivery, you'll lead infrastructure work from assessment and design through implementation and ongoing support, while providing daily technical guidance and coaching to the team.

The technical scope spans Azure and on-premises infrastructure, including migrations, virtualization, networking, monitoring, and disaster recovery. You'll work directly with client stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical decisions and remain hands-on when implementing solutions or resolving complex issues.

What You'll Do

• Assess client infrastructure and business requirements, develop solution designs, and define statements of work and work breakdown structures for implementations and migrations
• Deploy and manage Azure infrastructure and platform services, including virtual machines, networking, application services, and connectivity with on-premises environments
• Improve infrastructure cost, reliability, and security using monitoring, Azure Policy, scripting, infrastructure as code, and configuration management
• Design and support Windows Server, identity, virtualization, storage, backup, and disaster recovery solutions across cloud and on-premises environments
• Guide complex incident investigations and escalations, coordinate technical resources, and explain risks and resolution plans to clients
• Deliver recurring infrastructure services and monthly client reporting, maintaining documentation of environments, support procedures, and delivery practices
• Allocate daily work, coach team members through technical decisions, review delivery quality, and contribute to hiring and training recommendations
• Work with client leaders and other delivery teams to clarify priorities, resolve project dependencies, and align technical work with agreed requirements

Basic Qualifications

• Substantial experience delivering infrastructure consulting or services to external clients, including leading assessments, designs, implementations, and ongoing support
• Hands-on Azure experience covering IaaS and PaaS deployments, migrations, networking, Azure Monitor or Log Analytics, and governance through Azure Policy
• Experience supporting Windows Server, Active Directory and Entra ID synchronization, virtualization, storage, and data protection, including working knowledge of Veeam and Azure Site Recovery
• Ability to guide colleagues through complex technical work, prioritize competing delivery needs, and explain technical options and risks in written and spoken business English
• Legal authorization to work in Canada, a valid driver's licence and vehicle, and availability for occasional business travel, onsite support, and after-hours client work

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience automating infrastructure deployments and configuration using Bicep or Terraform, scripting, and Git version control
• Experience integrating on-premises infrastructure with Azure Arc and Azure Update Manager, or delivering Azure Local and hyperconverged infrastructure
• Specialist experience with Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365, Citrix, certificate services and PKI, or Configuration Manager
• Previous team leadership responsibilities involving work allocation, technical quality reviews, coaching, and hiring participation
• Relevant Microsoft certifications in Azure administration or architecture, hybrid infrastructure, virtual desktops, DevOps, or security, or equivalent applied experience

The Challenges

• Technical delivery and team leadership happen alongside each other; complex client work still needs your direct involvement while colleagues need guidance and decisions
• Client environments span cloud and on-premises systems, requiring you to weigh migration choices, operational dependencies, cost, security, and recovery needs together
• The role combines planned projects with recurring services and urgent escalations, with occasional after-hours work for client changes and issue resolution alongside a 40-hour Monday-to-Friday schedule

Your Impact

• Clients have infrastructure that better meets their performance, security, and recovery needs, with clearer visibility into operational risks and costs
• Infrastructure projects move from requirements to implementation with clearer scope, technical decisions, and delivery responsibilities
• Team members handle more complex work independently, supported by practical coaching, consistent reviews, and usable technical documentation