Veeam Administrator & Cloud Infra Specialist

Brainhunter Systems Ltd; Winnipeg, Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 114,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Brainhunter Systems Ltd. seeks a Veeam Administrator & Cloud Servers Infrastructure Specialist for a contract opportunity in Canada.

Role entails design, implementation, monitoring and support of backup/recovery infra using Veeam, ensuring data availability, integrity and security across on-premises and cloud environments. Responsibilities include managing Veeam backups, DR testing, capacity planning, and collaboration with server/storage/network teams.

Qualifications

• Hands-on design/implementation of Veeam solutions for cloud workloads.
• 4+ years infrastructure administration experience.
• 2+ years Veeam administration experience.
• Experience with enterprise backup, recovery, DR environments.
• Experience with virtualization and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Administer Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure.
• Configure backup, copy, and replication jobs with retention policies.
• Perform server, DB, app, VM, and M365 restores.
• Validate backup success and recovery readiness through testing.
• Develop and maintain DR procedures and runbooks.

Skills

Veeam administration

Backup & recovery

Disaster recovery

Stakeholder communication

Incident management

Education

VMware VCP

ITIL Foundation

Tools

Veeam Backup & Replication

Veeam ONE

Veeam Data Cloud

Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365

VMware vSphere

Microsoft Hyper-V

Windows Server

Active Directory / Entra ID

AWS

PowerShell

REST APIs

Job description

Requirement Summary

• Job Role/Title: Veeam Administrator & Cloud Servers Infrastructure Specialist
• Anticipated Start Date: 3 weeks from offer (pending background checks)
• Job Type: Contract Opportunity. Initial contract for 1 year, with good possibilities of further extensions.
• Job Location: Winnipeg, MB / Toronto, ON / London, ON.
• Work Style: Preferred Hybrid Work - 3 days per week in the office required (Tuesday and Thursday are mandatory).
• Work Hours: 37.5 hours/week, typically Monday-Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
• Contractor to work extra time or be on-call: Yes, on-call rotation (Monday to Sunday) as required.
• Rate Cap: Up to $100/Hr. (on Incorp), depending on relevant experience. The final compensation will be negotiated between the contractor and recruiter based on experience and engagement terms.
• Interview: Teams interviews; 2 interviews

Required Experience

• Hands-on experience designing and implementing Veeam solutions for cloud workloads, including Microsoft 365 (O365) environments.
• 4+ years of infrastructure administration experience.
• 2+ years of Veeam administration experience.
• Experience supporting enterprise backup, recovery, and DR environments.
• Experience with virtualization and cloud platforms.

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Position Overview

The Veeam Administrator is responsible for the design, implementation, administration, monitoring, and support of the organization's backup and recovery infrastructure using Veeam technologies. The role ensures the availability, integrity, recoverability, and security of enterprise data while supporting business continuity and disaster recovery requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Backup & Recovery Administration

• Administer Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure.
• Configure and manage backup jobs, backup copy jobs, and replication jobs.
• Create and maintain backup retention policies.
• Perform backup restores for servers, databases, applications, virtual machines, and Microsoft 365 workloads.
• Validate backup success and recovery readiness through regular testing.

Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity

• Develop and maintain disaster recovery procedures.
• Execute DR testing and recovery exercises.
• Support recovery time objective (RTO) and recovery point objective (RPO) requirements.
• Maintain documentation for recovery processes.

Infrastructure Management

• Manage backup repositories, proxies, mount servers, and backup storage.
• Monitor backup capacity and growth trends.
• Optimize backup performance and storage utilization.
• Integrate backup solutions with VMware, Hyper‑V, Azure, AWS, or Microsoft 365 environments.
• Monitor backup jobs and infrastructure health.
• Investigate and resolve failed backups and restore issues.
• Perform root cause analysis for recurring incidents.
• Work with server, storage, network, and security teams to resolve issues.

Security & Compliance

• Implement RBAC and least-privilege access controls.
• Manage backup encryption and multi-factor authentication.
• Support immutable backup and ransomware protection strategies.
• Maintain audit logs and compliance evidence.
• Participate in security reviews and risk assessments.

Documentation & Governance

• Maintain operational documentation and runbooks.
• Develop backup standards and operational procedures.
• Support audit, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in change management and CAB processes.

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Qualifications, Experience and Key Skillset for this Role

Required Technical Skills

• Core Technologies
• Veeam Backup & Replication
• Veeam ONE
• Veeam Data Cloud
• Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365

Infrastructure Platforms

• VMware vSphere
• Microsoft Hyper‑V
• Windows Server
• Active Directory / Entra ID
• AWS
• SAN/NAS Storage

Security

• MFA
• Encryption
• RBAC
• CyberArk/PAM (where applicable)
• Backup immutability concepts

Scripting & Automation (Preferred)

• PowerShell
• REST APIs
• Basic automation and reporting scripting

Additional Skills

• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Disaster recovery and business continuity knowledge.
• Stakeholder communication and incident management.
• Ability to work in high‑availability production environments.

Sample KPI Measures

• Backup Success Rate (>98–99%)
• Restore Success Rate
• RPO/RTO Compliance
• Backup Infrastructure Availability
• Audit and Compliance Findings
• Incident Resolution Time
• Disaster Recovery Test Success Rate

Certifications/Education

• VMware VCP
• ITIL Foundation

We appreciate all applicants for their interest in working with us; however, only those candidates shortlisted for the next steps in the hiring process will be contacted.