Infrastructure Architecture

This range is provided by Insight Global. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range $90.00/hr - $110.00/hr 6 - 9 Month Contract 90-110/ hr T4A 3 Days on Site - Downtown Toronto - Yonge and Dundas Requirements: 10–15+ years in Infrastructure Architecture with 5+ years leading DC migrations. Core Networking & Infrastructure: Hardware Platforms: Dell EMC Servers: Experience with modern Dell hardware for virtualization and storage. Cisco Networking: Proficiency with Cisco Catalyst, Nexus (9K, 3K, 6K), and ASR routers/switches for core, edge, and fabric connectivity. Palo Alto Firewalls: Design and management of HA firewall clusters for secure segmentation. Meraki MX & Cisco ASA: For VPN, remote access, and site-to-site connectivity. VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter: Deep expertise in VMware stack for host consolidation, VM management, and live migration (vMotion). VxRail: Familiarity with hyperconverged infrastructure for scalable compute and storage. Storage & Backup: Experience in migrating workloads across NFS-mounted datastores between sites, ensuring permissions, shares, and namespace consistency during cutovers. Proficient with NAS backup jobs, proxy configuration, and restoring to alternate datastores during post-migration validation. Dell EMC Isilon, Oracle ZS3: NAS/SAN configuration, NFS/CIFS, backup media agents (DataDomain, Avamar). Backup Networking: Understanding of backup flows, storage migration, and disaster recovery. Key Responsibilities: Own the high‑level and low‑level design for data center exit, consolidation, or modernization. Develop target state architectures and transition states (roadmaps, waves, and cutover strategies). Lead discovery and dependency mapping for applications, data, and infrastructure services. Define migration methodologies (live, replication‑assisted, bulk cold moves) aligned to SLAs. Architect network segmentation and IP addressing strategies for non‑overlapping multi‑site deployments. Specify storage and data movement approaches for block, file, and object workloads. Establish resiliency, DR, and backup patterns; validate RPO/RTO and failover procedures. Create runbooks for pilot, bulk, and critical cutovers with rollback criteria and success metrics. Govern platform standards (compute, virtualization, storage, network, security) and configuration baselines. Lead technical risk management, change control, and issue triage during migration waves. Coordinate with security, compliance, and audit stakeholders to meet regulatory requirements. Mentor engineering teams; ensure knowledge transfer and operational readiness in the target environment. Report program status, milestones, risks, and financials to leadership and stakeholders. Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Contract Job function Information Technology Industries Banking Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Insight Global by 2x Get notified about new Infrastructure Specialist jobs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada . Toronto, Ontario, Canada CA$110.00-CA$ hours ago Senior Infrastructure Platform & Innovation Engineer Toronto, Ontario, Canada CA$130,000.00-CA$150,000.00 1 month ago Infrastructure and Cybersecurity Specialist Network Engineer - Relocate to Saudi Arabia, Permanent Expat Relocation Package Infrastructure Integration Specialist Toronto, Ontario, Canada CA$75,000.00-CA$80,000.00 2 weeks ago Infrastructure Integration Specialist Senior Infrastructure Specialist in Strategy, Delivery & Support Infrastructure Integration Specialist Infrastructure Integration Specialist Infrastructure Integration Specialist Toronto, Ontario, Canada CA$75.00-CA$90.00 3 weeks ago Senior Manager, IT Infrastructure & Operations Toronto, Ontario, Canada $150,000.00-$180,000.00 2 weeks ago Technical Analyst, Infrastructure - Project REACH - Temporary Full-Time ) Requirements Manager, Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI. #J-18808-Ljbffr