Virtual Infrastructure System Administrator

CQ Search Group Ltd.; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking crown corporation as a Virtual Infrastructure System Administrator. This exciting 28-month hybrid contract role offers the opportunity to leverage your expertise in VMware, Ansible, and Azure DevOps to support a large-scale production environment. You'll be responsible for maintaining infrastructure, ensuring compliance, and implementing automation processes. If you're passionate about technology and thrive in a dynamic environment, this is the perfect chance to make a significant impact in the IT field.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with VMware vSphere and related technologies.
• Experience in scripting languages for automation and orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Provide Operations Management support for virtual infrastructure.
• Maintain cybersecurity controls and disaster recovery plans.

Skills

VMware vSphere 8.x

Ansible Tower

PowerShell

Python

Azure DevOps

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

System Administration

Tools

VMware SRM

EMC RP4VM

VxRail

Dell PowerEdge

Terraform

Job description

Virtual Infrastructure System Administrator

Be among the first 25 applicants. This role is offered by CQ Search Group Ltd. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

CA$90.00/hr - CA$110.00/hr

Our Ottawa-based client, a crown corporation, has a 28-month hybrid remote contract for a Systems Administrator.

Applicants must be Canadian citizens to qualify.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide expert Operations Management support for virtual infrastructure and IaC automation tools: VMware vSphere 8.x (VSAN and NSX-T), VMware SRM, EMC RP4VM, VMWare vRealize Orchestration and Automation, Ansible Tower, and Azure DevOps
• Configure real-time/continuous health monitoring on supported technologies
• Resolve incidents and problems related to supported technologies and integrations within SLA specifications
• Execute configuration management changes on supported technologies, as necessary
• Execute standardized request fulfillment within SLA specifications, promoting task automation by recommending and implementing features, ensuring proper testing, and maintaining documentation or release notes
• Apply and maintain cybersecurity controls on supported technologies
• Maintain resiliency controls, including creating and validating IT Disaster Recovery plans
• Perform technology upgrades, updates, and patching to ensure compliance and security
• Perform capacity management on IT infrastructure
• Respond to audit requests (e.g., ad-hoc reporting)
• Perform functional testing and health checks during change, incident, and other activities
• Participate in on-call rotation as required

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• At least five (5) years of experience with VMware vSphere 8.x (VSAN and NSX-T), VMware SRM, EMC RP4VM, VMWare vRealize/Aria Orchestration and Automation, Ansible Tower, and Azure DevOps
• Experience in scripting languages such as PowerShell or Python, creating automation scripts, and deploying orchestration and automation processes
• Experience supporting Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with tools like Ansible, Terraform, Azure, etc.
• System administration experience, especially with VxRail, VSAN, Dell PowerEdge
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience supporting a 24/7/365, multi-tiered large-scale production environment

Additional details:

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Contract
• Job function: Information Technology
• Industries: Software Development