Infrastructure Specialist

Location city(s): Winnipeg, MB is first preference; followed by Toronto, ON. (Client may consider strong candidates who can report to their London, ON office)Role Title: Infrastructure Specialist, Intermediate (5-7 years) - Veeam software, Cloud ServersWork Style: Hybrid – 3 days/week in officeHours per week: 37.5Anticipated Start Date: 4 weeks from the official offer dayEnd Date: 12 months from the start datePart-time or Full-time: full-timePotential convert to permanent: NoReason for role: (staff aug/replace vacancy): Staff AugEnhanced Reliability Status: not required Experience:Hands on experience designing and implementing Veeam solutions for cloud workloads, including Microsoft 365 (O365) environments.3–7+ years of infrastructure administration experience.2–5+ years of Veeam administration experience.Experience supporting enterprise backup, recovery, and DR environments.Experience with virtualization and cloud platforms. Skills: Required Technical Skills: Core TechnologiesVeeam Backup & ReplicationVeeam ONEVeeam Data CloudVeeam Backup for Microsoft 365Infrastructure PlatformsVMware vSphereMicrosoft Hyper-VWindows ServerLinux AdministrationActive Directory / Entra IDCloud & StorageAzureAWSSAN/NAS StorageObject Storage (S3, Azure Blob)SecurityMFAEncryptionRBACCyberArk/PAM (where applicable)Backup immutability conceptsScripting & Automation (Preferred)PowerShellREST APIsBasic automation and reporting scripting Additional Skills:Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.Disaster recovery and business continuity knowledge.Attention to detail.Documentation discipline.Stakeholder communication and incident management.Ability to work in high-availability production environments. Sample KPI MeasuresBackup Success Rate (>98–99%)Restore Success RateRPO/RTO ComplianceBackup Infrastructure AvailabilityAudit and Compliance FindingsIncident Resolution TimeDisaster Recovery Test Success Rate Certifications/Education: Preferred:Microsoft Azure AdministratorVMware VCPITIL FoundationSecurity-related certifications (Security+, CISSP, etc.) What you will do 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 AdministrationAdminister 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 ContinuityDevelop 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 ManagementManage 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.Monitoring & Incident ManagementMonitor 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 & ComplianceImplement 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 & GovernanceMaintain operational documentation and runbooks.Develop backup standards and operational procedures.Support audit, compliance, and regulatory requirements.Participate in change management and CAB processes.