Staff Platform Engineer: VMware to OpenStack (Remote)

Hut 8; British Columbia; Remote; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Canada is seeking a Staff Platform Engineer to provide technical leadership for their virtualization and private cloud platforms. The role involves owning the VMware platform and leading the transition to an OpenStack backed system. Candidates should have significant experience with VMware technologies and be familiar with automation and disaster recovery solutions. A degree in computer science or engineering is required. This position offers a salary between $120,000 CAD and $170,000 CAD and extensive benefits.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Qualifications

• Significant hands-on experience with VMware vSphere and ESXi in production.
• Experience with OpenStack or similar cloud platforms.
• Experience with disaster recovery solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for virtualization and private cloud platforms.
• Define target architecture for a modern OpenStack backed platform.
• Own design and reliability of VMware platform.

Skills

VMware vSphere

OpenStack

Backup & Disaster Recovery

Automation

Linux

Scripting

Networking

Analytical Skills

Education

College diploma or university degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field

Tools

Veeam

Zerto

Job description

A leading technology firm in Canada is seeking a Staff Platform Engineer to provide technical leadership for their virtualization and private cloud platforms. The role involves owning the VMware platform and leading the transition to an OpenStack backed system. Candidates should have significant experience with VMware technologies and be familiar with automation and disaster recovery solutions. A degree in computer science or engineering is required. This position offers a salary between $120,000 CAD and $170,000 CAD and extensive benefits.