Senior Infrastructure & Cloud Team Lead

We are seeking a Senior Infrastructure & Cloud Administrator - Team Lead for a small group of highly experienced infrastructure professionals focused mainly on transformational projects and initiatives. This role requires deep hands-on expertise across on-premises infrastructure virtualization cloud platforms storage backup and core networking combined with a strong cybersecurity mindset. The Team Lead will coordinate work provide technical direction and act as an escalation point while remaining actively involved in complex operations and projects. The Team Lead will also be responsible for the performance and human management aspect of their team.

Key Responsibilities : 

Team Leadership & Coordination

• Lead and coordinate a small team of senior infrastructure engineers and administrators
• Act as the primary escalation point for complex infrastructure and cloud issues
• Prioritize and assign work ensuring alignment with business priorities and service levels
• Foster a collaborative respectful environment that values the deep experience of team members
• Coach mentor and support peers by sharing best practices standards and technical guidance

Infrastructure & Cloud Operations

• Work in tight collaboration with operations teams to ensure stability performance and availability of on-premises and cloud infrastructure
• Administer and support Windows and Linux servers virtualization platforms (e.g. VMware/Hyper-V) storage and backup solutions
• Manage and optimize core network services (DNS DHCP load balancers VPNs) in collaboration with network teams
• Ensure proper capacity planning patching lifecycle management and documentation for all supported platforms
• Drive root cause analysis and permanent corrective actions for recurring incidents

Cloud Platforms & Modernization

• Administer and optimize cloud environments (e.g. Azure Microsoft 365 and/or AWS) including identity compute storage and networking
• Contribute to cloud architecture decisions migrations and hybrid integrations with on-premises systems
• Support automation and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) initiatives (e.g. ARM/Bicep Terraform or equivalent)
• Collaborate with application and DevOps teams to provide resilient secure infrastructure services.

Security & Compliance Mindset

•  Apply a security-first mindset to all infrastructure and cloud design and operations (hardening least privilege secure configurations)
• Ensure alignment with cybersecurity policies standards and frameworks in partnership with the security team
• Support implementation of identity and access controls MFA privileged access management and secure remote access
• Participate in security assessments audits and remediation activities related to infrastructure and cloud

Projects Documentation & Continuous Improvement

• Lead or contribute to infrastructure and cloud projects ensuring operational readiness and smooth handover
• Maintain high-quality documentation of architecture standards procedures and configurations
• Identify opportunities to simplify automate and standardize infrastructure service
• Contribute to business continuity and disaster recovery planning testing and improvements

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with security network applications and service desk teams to deliver stable and secure services
• Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders regarding incidents changes and project status
• Provide input into roadmaps and strategy for infrastructure and cloud services from an operational perspective

Qualifications :

• 20 years of progressive experience in infrastructure systems and/or cloud administration in medium and large environments (enterprise)
• Broad hands-on expertise across Windows and Linux servers virtualization storage backup and core network services
• Deep experience with one or more major cloud platforms (e.g. Azure Microsoft 365 AWS) including hybrid environment
•  Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (routing switching VPN firewalls load balancing)
• Demonstrated ability to lead or coordinate highly experienced technical teams while remaining hands-on
• Proven track record of applying cybersecurity best practices to infrastructure and cloud (hardening patching access control monitoring)
• Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to drive complex issues to resolution
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence and collaborate with peers and stakeholders
• Strong team management and development skills Preferred / Nice-to-Have
• Experience in environments with high availability and strict uptime or regulatory requirement
• Relevant certifications such as Microsoft (Azure/Windows Server) VMware Cisco or equivalent
• Security-related certifications or training (e.g. GIAC CISSP AZ-500 SC-200) demonstrating a cybersecurity mindset
• Experience with automation and scripting (e.g. PowerShell Python) for operations and configuration management

Additional Information :

• A competitive wage vacation benefits and a RRSP matching program 
• Annual AIM tuition scholarship program up to $8500 per eligible dependents 
• The tools and support needed to be successful in your career and professional development 
• A dynamic & rewarding work environmentthat is also a lot of fun! 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time