Infrastructure Specialist (contract)

Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Employment Type: Contractor
Workplace Type: Hybrid

About our Vancouver Office

Located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, between the Pacific Ocean and the Coast Mountains, Teck’s Corporate Office sits in one of Canada’s most culturally diverse cities. 

Surrounded by world-renowned nature and globally inspired cuisine, the office brings together many of Teck’s corporate functions - all working toward Teck’s purpose of providing the essential resources the world relies on.

Role Overview

Reporting to the Server Team Lead, the Infrastructure Specialist is responsible for the operation, maintenance, and support of enterprise server infrastructure across both on-premises and cloud environments. This outstanding opportunity allows you to work on ambitious projects within a world-class team at Teck Resources Limited!

This role focuses on ensuring a secure, reliable, and consistently available platform supporting essential business operations, while aiding modernization efforts in virtualization, automation, and hybrid cloud settings. Your work will be crucial in ensuring flawless operations and outstanding service delivery.

You will work across a diverse environment that includes: Microsoft Active Directory and Windows/Linux server platforms and VMware vSphere / ESXi along with the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) platform. Infrastructure based on Azure and hybrid connectivity

This is an initial one-year contract. 

Don't miss out on this outstanding opportunity to be part of one of Canada's leading mining companies and join our team!

Key Responsibilities

• Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures.

Server & OS Operations

• Coordinate and assist with Windows Server and Linux systems in an enterprise Active Directory environment
• Support domain services, including domain controllers, DNS, and authentication services

Perform system patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management 

• Implement and manage patching schedules and procedures
• Perform upgrades and ensure lifecycle management of server systems

VMware & Virtualization Platform

• Operate and maintain VMware vSphere environments across multiple vCenters
• Assist and take part in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) operations and lifecycle management

Handle ESXi hosts, clusters, storage, and networking arrangements

• Arrange and maintain ESXi hosts, clusters, storage systems, and network parameters
• Monitor performance, capacity, and availability across the virtual infrastructure

Participate in planning and execution of platform upgrades, including

• VCF 9 modernization initiatives
• Ensure seamless upgrade processes and minimal disruption

Automation & Platform Engineering

• Participate in infrastructure automation through tools such as PowerShell, Ansible, or similar
• Assist in improving repeatability, scalability, and operational efficiency

Support infrastructure-as-code and configuration management initiatives

• Develop and maintain scripts and configurations for automated deployments
• Support continuous integration and delivery pipelines

Monitoring, Reliability & Operations

• Monitor system health, performance, and availability using enterprise monitoring tools
• Assist in achieving service reliability goals (SLOs/SLIs) and promote continuous advancement efforts
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Engage in incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause investigation

• Respond to incidents swiftly to mitigate impact
• Conduct detailed root cause analysis to prevent future occurrences

Security & Compliance

• Maintain systems in alignment with enterprise security standards and policies
• Collaborate with security and identity teams on access and hardening initiatives

Support vulnerability remediation and patch compliance efforts

• Regularly review and remediate vulnerabilities
• Ensure strict compliance with patch management policies

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in infrastructure operations or systems administration
• Windows Server and Active Directory settings
• VMware vSphere and ESXi administration
• Familiarity with patching, system lifecycle management, and operational support
• Familiarity with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) or comparable consolidated platforms
• Experience with Azure infrastructure and hybrid cloud setups
• Experience with automation tools (PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform, or similar)
• Familiarity with enterprise monitoring platforms
• Experience working in large-scale enterprise environments (multi-site, global operations)

Why Teck

At Teck, your work matters—to the world, to our communities and to your future.

As a leading Canadian resource company, we focus on responsibly providing the metals essential for global development and the energy transition while caring for the people, communities and land that we love. We do this guided by our values that, together, form The Teck Way .

At Teck, you’ll find purpose-driven work, a culture of respect and inclusion, and the opportunity to grow your career while helping build a better world.

Apply with us 

Take the next step in your career by applying for the Infrastructure Specialist (contract) role.

We review applications on a rolling basis and encourage you to apply, even if your background doesn’t match every requirement. We value diversity and are committed to an inclusive, barrier-free hiring process. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.

Requisition ID: 53835 | Job Category: Technology | Employment Type: Contractor | Location: Vancouver | Workplace Type: #LI - Hybrid