POSITION TITLE: SENIOR INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER

Potential for this contract to be extended or converted to FTE? Looking for candidates open to FTE conversion
Work Schedule (hours per week, start time): 37.50 Hours/week, 9-5 Monday to Friday
Potential for OT? Yes
Interview Process: 2 virtual interviews
Reason the role is open? Fulltime SME left organization, strong technical expertise required, Significant workloads and tight deadlines
What project will this contractor be working on? Data Center Decommission & new Colo builds, VDI platform refresh, Azure related projects, BAU activities
Team Culture? Yes … extreme collaboration and empowerment on responsibilities and roadmap vision Selling points of the position: Excellent learning opportunity, and technology growth in Canada Region

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Infrastructure Engineer - As a member of CIBC’s US Infrastructure Planning and Engineering team, you’ll play a critical role in designing, managing, and optimizing the organization’s IT infrastructure. This includes data centers, cloud platforms, virtualization, storage systems, automation tools, and disaster recovery strategies. You will drive the adoption of cloud technologies like Azure and AVS, while also leveraging automation to streamline processes and improve operational efficiency.

MUST HAVE SKILLS:

• Infrastructure management - 8+ years preferably
• Leadership experience – 3 + years
• Cloud technologies, including Azure VMware Solution (AVS), native Azure, and DevOps practices. – 5+ years
• VMware technologies, including vSphere, vCenter, VCF, VxRail, NSX-T, HCX, vSAN, Horizon, and VDI. – 5+ years
• EMC/DELL storage systems, data storage optimization, and Commvault/Rubrik backup/recovery strategies. – 5 years
• Physical server technologies, server virtualization, and related hardware components. – 5 years
• Disaster recovery, backup and restore, and service continuity strategies and plans. – 5 years
• Active Directory administration, group policies, and security management.
• Managing the roadmap and lifecycle of server based images (Windows and Linux RHEL), hardening, patching and compliance

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS:

• Strength in SQL design, disaster recovery, and failover solutions for supporting critical business applications
• Familiarity with VMware Aria Operations, Log Insight, and Network Insight for performance analysis and troubleshooting.
• Certifications in relevant technologies (e.g., VMware, Microsoft, EMC)
• Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) certification (required by October 31, 2025).
• AI Fundamentals (AI-900) certification
• Experience in an Enterprise environment adhering to delivery frameworks, and use of enterprise tools -ServiceNow, Confluence, JIRA
• Engineering of SQL design/solution/implementation, and support
• Exchange server and SMTP relay services.
• Automation tools like Ansible and Terraform, with a focus on streamlining processes and improving efficiency
  Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract, Freelance
  Contract length: 6 months
  Pay: $110.00-$120.00 per hour
  Expected hours: 37.5 per week

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Infrastructure management: 8 years (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Toronto, ON
Application deadline: 2025-07-27
Expected start date: 2025-08-1

Please refer the Job description for details