Senior System Administrator-Virtual Infrastructure

Job Type: Contract- 8 Months
Primary Location: Hybrid (required 10 days on-site per month at the Head Office in Ottawa)

Deliverables

Provide expert Operations Management support for virtual infrastructure and IaC automation tools: VMware vSphere 8.x (VSAN and NSX-T), VMware SRM, EMC RP4VM, VMWare vRealize Orchestration and Automation, Ansible Tower, and Azure DevOps
Configure real-time/continuous health monitoring on supported technologies
Resolve incidents and problems related to supported technologies and integrations within SLA specifications
Execute configuration management changes on supported technologies, as necessary
Execute standardized request fulfilment within SLA specifications while identifying opportunities to promote task automation by recommending design and implementing features, while ensuring proper testing, and maintaining documentation or release notes
Apply and maintain adequate cybersecurity controls supported technologies
Apply and maintain adequate resiliency controls, including the creation and validation of IT Disaster Recovery plans
Perform technology upgrades/updates/patching ensuring compliance with vendor provided compatibility matrices, and to maintain required cybersecurity controls
Perform capacity management on IT infrastructure
Respond to audit requests (i.e.: ad-hoc reporting)
Perform supported technology functional testing and health checks during change, incident and other activities performed by other teams, as required
Participate in on-call rotation, as required

Requirement

A minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated experience working with VMware vSphere 8.x (VSAN and NSX-T), VMware SRM, EMC RP4VM, VMWare vRealize/Aria Orchestration and Automation, Ansible Tower, and Azure DevOps
Demonstrated work experience in each of the following:
- A scripting language, such as PowerShell or Python and in creating automation scripts, deploying orchestration and automation processes and products
- Developing and supporting IAC (Infrastructure as Code) with tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Azure, etc.
- System administration (priority given for VxRail, VSAN, Dell PowerEdge support)
Demonstrated ability to work individually or as part of a team
Demonstrated experience with technical decision-making needed to support a 24/7/365, multi-tiered large-scale production environment

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About Us
QA Consultants is North America’s largest software quality engineering services firm. An award-winning onshore provider of software testing and quality assurance solutions, we are the trusted engineering services company for business, industry and government supported by leading practitioners and solutions. For almost 30 years, we have successfully delivered 12,000+ mission-critical projects in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors. We reduce risk and improve time to market with quality engineering, keep applications secure through dedicated application security capabilities, and reduce cost of ownership while enabling applications to scale via performance engineering. We are proud of our vision to help clients achieve flawless technology outcomes. QA Consultants also operates a robust emerging technologies practice with a focus on quality engineering solutions for connected and autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain.
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Our Purpose
Life continues to evolve and the technology we all rely on daily hinges on impeccable software. QAC understands that safe, effective technology is your right - it is our right. It is with this understanding that we deliver on our purpose. We support our clients to ensure technology enables flawless productivity and harmony for a Better, Brighter and Safer world for all of us.

What’s in it for you?

Make a difference every day as you help our clients deliver innovation and technology in a better, brighter, and safer way
Be part of a smart and dedicated team, disrupting quality assurance methodologies and creating something unique
Be involved in challenging and interesting work
Work from anywhere

We are growing faster than we expected and that’s humbling and exciting! So, for all those on board, we guarantee a rewarding journey – and we’re just getting started.
Diversity & Inclusion
QA Consultants is an equal opportunity employer, committed to meeting the needs of all individuals in accordance with the Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC) where we evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to the creation of an exceptional work environment wherein we maintain values of mutual respect, integrity, dignity, and inclusivity; and encourage the open exchange of ideas and opinions.

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