Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Title: Senior Infrastructure Engineer Location: Hybrid Toronto, ON (2 days currently, could increase to 4 days) Duration: 12 months Extension possible: potential Possible Conversion: potential Summary Of The Role:We’re hiring a senior infrastructure engineer to own bare metal hardware and automation in a large regulated financial services environment. The role covers Cisco UCS (M7/M8, Intersight-managed), Dell, and HP server platforms: provisioning, performance tuning, and patching requirements, across both standalone and clustered Windows and Red Hat systems. Bare metal automation for provisioning and day-2 operations is currently being developed and will roll out initially on the UCS platform, with Dell and HP coverage to follow. This role will take ownership of that automation going forward, so strong Ansible skills are required. Must have skills and experience: Own architecture, configuration, and lifecycle management for Cisco UCS M7/M8 (Intersight), Dell, and HP server hardwareTake ownership of bare metal automation for UCS as it’s developed and rolled out; build out Ansible playbooks and extend coverage to Dell and HP over timeOwn design and build of UCS service profiles, server pools, and fabric interconnect configuration (VLANs/VSANs), including standalone and clustered host provisioningServe as L3 escalation point for UCS platform issues affecting Windows and RHEL systems, standalone and clusteredDefine patching requirements for fabric interconnects and UCS servers; coordinate with the team that executes patchingTroubleshoot issues across automated and manual provisioning workflowsCoordinate with the SAN team on host-side storage connectivity configuration within UCS service profiles for bare metal buildsWork with Windows, Linux, and automation engineering teams to keep hardware-specific playbooks aligned with broader automation standards Nice to have: FI experienceOther hardware platforms Years of Overall Experience: 5 years experience in a similar role. Degree/Level of Education: Bachelors Degree Preferred/Ideal Candidate Background: Ansible experienceWindows skillsUCS experienceTarget interview: 3 rounds max, 1st will be virtual, 2nd in person. Applicant Notices & Disclaimers For information on benefits, equal opportunity employment, and location-specific applicant notices, click here At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws.The pay rate for this position is C$45.00/hr.