Location: Ottawa, ON (Hybrid 12 days on-site per month)
Language: English, professional written and verbal communication required
Duration: 12 month contract
Background Check Requirement: Secret level security clearance
About the Opportunity
Join a high-performing infrastructure team supporting critical enterprise technology platforms within a large public sector environment. This opportunity is ideal for a VMware infrastructure professional who enjoys working in complex, highly available environments where reliability, security, and innovation are top priorities.
Working alongside infrastructure, cloud, and platform specialists, you will help maintain and evolve modern virtualization and cloud environments while contributing to automation, resiliency, and operational excellence initiatives. Your expertise will directly support business-critical services used across the organization.
What’s In It for You
• Exposure to large-scale enterprise infrastructure and cloud technologies
• Opportunity to work with VMware Cloud Foundation, Azure IaaS, and modern automation tools
• Collaborative team environment that values knowledge sharing and continuous improvement
• Meaningful work supporting secure, resilient, and high-availability platforms
• Opportunity to contribute to infrastructure modernization and automation initiatives
Your Responsibilities
• You’ll administer and support VMware Cloud Foundation environments, including vSphere, vSAN, NSX, HCX, Aria Suite, and SDDC Manager
• You’ll maintain and support Azure Infrastructure-as-a-Service environments and related cloud services
• You’ll develop and support automation solutions using Ansible Tower, Azure DevOps, PowerShell, Python, and Infrastructure-as-Code practices
• You’ll perform platform monitoring, capacity planning, performance optimization, and lifecycle management activities
• You’ll support disaster recovery solutions, testing activities, failover validation, and business continuity requirements
• You’ll resolve incidents, implement approved changes, and ensure adherence to operational and security standards
• You’ll participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation and contribute to technical documentation and audit activities
Skills and Qualifications
• 5+ years of experience supporting enterprise VMware environments, including vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation
• 3+ years of experience with Azure IaaS, Ansible Tower, and Azure DevOps
• Demonstrated experience administering virtual infrastructure within enterprise or Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) environments
• Strong scripting and automation experience using PowerShell and/or Python
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools and practices, including Ansible, Terraform, and Azure technologies
• Experience supporting large-scale, 24/7 production environments with high availability requirements
• Degree or diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field. ITIL, TOGAF, or Agile certifications are considered assets
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