Senior Virtulazation & Storage Engineer

Humankind Recruitment; Halifax Regional Municipality; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Humankind Recruitment is seeking a Senior Virtualisation & Storage Engineer (Tier 3) to manage and improve a critical virtualisation and storage environment. The role emphasizes automation, root-cause analysis and cross-team collaboration to enhance reliability and efficiency.

The position offers hybrid work with two days onsite near Halifax, NS, and challenges you to push for smarter monitoring and AI-assisted operations while delivering high-quality support.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience supporting enterprise virtualisation environments.
• Strong knowledge of VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter; Proxmox is a plus.
• Experience with enterprise storage platforms (NetApp, Pure Storage).
• Tier 3 level with root-cause analysis experience.
• Experience with backup and recovery solutions (Veeam).
• Scripting/automation skills (PowerShell, Python, Bash or PowerCLI).
• Proactive mindset with a drive to improve systems, monitoring and automation.
• Excellent communication and ability to guide colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support enterprise virtualisation platforms including VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter; Proxmox desired.
• Provide advanced Tier 3 support, troubleshoot complex issues and drive root cause fixes.
• Support storage technologies such as NetApp, Pure Storage, SAN/NAS/datastores.
• Improve performance, availability, resilience and capacity of infrastructure.
• Support backup/recovery strategies including Veeam.
• Develop scripts and automation to reduce manual tasks.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes and enhance monitoring.
• Document technical work clearly and mentor engineers.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, network and security teams to deliver a reliable environment.

Skills

VMware vSphere

ESXi

vCenter

Proxmox

NetApp

Pure Storage

Veeam

PowerCLI

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Automation

Monitoring

Tools

NetApp

Pure Storage

Veeam

Job description

Senior Virtualisation & Storage Engineer (Tier 3)

Hybrid – 2 days onsite – Office near Halifax shopping centre – Bayers Road

Are you a hands-on infrastructure specialist who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and finding smarter ways to do things?

• We're looking for a Senior Virtualisation & Storage Engineer to join a team responsible for maintaining, supporting and continually improving a business-critical virtualisation and storage environment.
• This is a genuine Tier 3 engineering role, suited to someone who enjoys getting into the detail, taking ownership of complex problems and making a real difference to how infrastructure is managed.
• Beyond keeping the environment running, you'll have the opportunity to challenge existing processes, reduce manual work through automation and explore how AI and smarter monitoring can improve day-to-day operations.

What You'll Be Doing

• Managing and supporting enterprise virtualisation platforms, particularly VMware vSphere, ESXi and vCenter, with Proxmox experience highly desirable.
• Providing advanced Tier 3 support, troubleshooting complex server, virtualisation and storage issues, and driving problems through to root cause.
• Supporting enterprise storage technologies, including NetApp, Pure Storage, SAN/NAS and datastores.
• Improving infrastructure performance, availability, resilience and capacity.
• Supporting backup, recovery and disaster recovery, including technologies such as Veeam.
• Developing scripts and automation to streamline repetitive tasks and improve operational efficiency.
• Identifying opportunities to simplify processes, improve monitoring and explore AI-driven infrastructure operations.
• Maintaining clear technical documentation, sharing knowledge and mentoring less experienced engineers.
• Working collaboratively with infrastructure, network and security teams to deliver a reliable, secure and continually improving environment.

What We're Looking For

• Strong hands-on experience supporting enterprise virtualisation environments.
• Solid VMware vSphere, ESXi and vCenter knowledge; Proxmox experience would be a significant advantage.
• Experience with enterprise storage platforms such as NetApp, Pure Storage or equivalent technologies.
• Proven experience working at Tier 3 level, resolving complex technical issues and carrying out root cause analysis.
• Experience with backup and recovery solutions, ideally Veeam.
• Scripting or automation skills using tools such as PowerShell, Python, Bash or PowerCLI.
• A proactive mindset, with a genuine interest in improving systems rather than simply maintaining them.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to take ownership, guide colleagues and explain technical issues clearly.

Why This Role?

• This is an opportunity to bring your technical expertise into a senior engineering position where problem-solving, automation and continuous improvement are genuinely important.
• We're looking for someone who wants to do more than keep the lights on. Someone who can challenge the status quo, improve how infrastructure operates and help shape a more efficient, resilient and automated environment.
• If you're a technically strong Tier 3 engineer who enjoys solving difficult problems and making infrastructure better, we'd love to hear from you.