Job Title: Hyper-V & Proxmox Infrastructure Specialist
Job Type : 1-month Contract
Location : 100% remote (must be legally entitled to work in Canada)
Start Date: August 10, 2026
Shift Schedule : Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM
Rate : $95/hr Inc.
Overview Our client is seeking an experienced Hyper-V & Proxmox Infrastructure Specialist to design, build, validate, and support enterprise virtualization platforms in a production environment. This role will focus on building and optimizing Microsoft Hyper-V and Proxmox infrastructure while supporting the migration of Windows virtual machine workloads from an existing VMware environment. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior infrastructure professional with deep hands-on virtualization expertise who enjoys designing scalable platforms, validating production readiness, and contributing to modernization initiatives.
Key Responsibilities Design, build, configure, and support enterprise Hyper-V and Proxmox virtualization environments.
Deploy and validate infrastructure components required to support Windows virtual machines at production scale.
Configure and test virtualization services, platform integrations, networking, storage, clustering, and operational monitoring.
Plan and execute platform validation, operational readiness testing, and production acceptance activities.
Support business continuity initiatives by validating backup, recovery, failover, and disaster recovery capabilities.
Assess, plan, and support migration activities from VMware to Hyper-V and/or Proxmox environments.




Create and maintain technical documentation, including architecture, configurations, migration plans, validation results, and operational procedures.
Identify platform risks, dependencies, and recommendations while collaborating with project stakeholders throughout implementation.
Required Qualifications Extensive hands-on experience administering and supporting Microsoft Hyper-V in enterprise production environments.
Extensive hands-on experience administering and supporting Proxmox virtualization platforms.
Experience designing, building, and supporting Windows virtual machine environments at enterprise scale.
Solid understanding of virtualization infrastructure, including:
Compute
Storage
Networking
High Availability
Lifecycle Management
Infrastructure Monitoring
Experience validating infrastructure services, integrations, resiliency, and production readiness.
Experience supporting VMware migration projects, including planning, dependency analysis, and execution.
Strong documentation skills with the ability to clearly communicate technical decisions, risks, and implementation plans.
Preferred Qualifications Experience leading virtualization modernization or data centre transformation initiatives.
Background supporting hypervisor migration projects from VMware to alternative virtualization platforms.
Experience with business continuity, disaster recovery, and production readiness testing.
Familiarity with infrastructure automation, repeatable deployment methodologies, and infrastructure standards

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