Brainhunter is currently seeking the services of a "Infrastructure Specialist (Veeam Administrator)" for a contract role with one of our Valued Clients. Work Style: Hybrid - 3 day/week in-office Anticipated Start Date: 4 weeks from the official offer day Duration: 1 year Rate: $90-&95/hr Experience:

Hands on experience designing and implementing Veeam solutions for cloud workloads, including Microsoft 365 (O365) environments. 3-7+ years of infrastructure administration experience. 2-5+ years of Veeam administration experience. Experience supporting enterprise backup, recovery, and DR environments. Experience with virtualization and cloud platforms. Required Technical Skills

Core Technologies

Veeam Backup & Replication Veeam ONE Veeam Data Cloud Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Infrastructure Platforms

VMware vSphere Microsoft Hyper-V Windows Server Active Directory / Entra ID AWS SAN/NAS Storage Security

MFA Encryption RBAC CyberArk/PAM (where applicable) Backup immutability concepts Scripting & Automation (Preferred)

PowerShell REST APIs Basic automation and reporting scripting Additional Skills

Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills. Disaster recovery and business continuity knowledge. Stakeholder communication and incident management. Ability to work in high-availability production environments. Sample KPI Measures

Backup Success Rate (>98-99%) Restore Success Rate RPO/RTO Compliance Backup Infrastructure Availability Audit and Compliance Findings Incident Resolution Time Disaster Recovery Test Success Rate Certifications/Education

Preferred





VMware VCP ITIL Foundation What you will do

The Veeam Administrator is responsible for the design, implementation, administration, monitoring, and support of the organization's backup and recovery infrastructure using Veeam technologies. The role ensures the availability, integrity, recoverability, and security of enterprise data while supporting business continuity and disaster recovery requirements. Key Responsibilities

Backup & Recovery Administration

Administer Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure. Configure and manage backup jobs, backup copy jobs, and replication jobs. Create and maintain backup retention policies. Perform backup restores for servers, databases, applications, virtual machines, and Microsoft 365 workloads. Validate backup success and recovery readiness through regular testing. Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity

Develop and maintain disaster recovery procedures. Execute DR testing and recovery exercises. Support recovery time objective (RTO) and recovery point objective (RPO) requirements. Maintain documentation for recovery processes. Infrastructure Management

Manage backup repositories, proxies, mount servers, and backup storage. Monitor backup capacity and growth trends.



Optimize backup performance and storage utilization. Integrate backup solutions with VMware, Hyper-V, Azure, AWS, or Microsoft 365 environments. Monitor backup jobs and infrastructure health. Investigate and resolve failed backups and restore issues. Perform root cause analysis for recurring incidents. Work with server, storage, network, and security teams to resolve issues. Security & Compliance

Implement RBAC and least-privilege access controls. Manage backup encryption and multi-factor authentication. Support immutable backup and ransomware protection strategies. Maintain audit logs and compliance evidence. Participate in security reviews and risk assessments. Documentation & Governance

Maintain operational documentation and runbooks. Develop backup standards and operational procedures. Support audit, compliance, and regulatory requirements. Participate in change management and CAB processes. Brainhunter is an equal chance employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. Brainhunter encourages applications from women, Indigenous peoples, veterans, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities and persons of all races, ethnic origins, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions. We provide accommodation upon request during the recruitment process; please let the job poster know. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates selected for Interviews will be contacted.

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📌 Infrastructure Specialist (Veeam Administrator) (Winnipeg)
🏢 Brainhunter Systems
📍 Winnipeg