Job#: 3042334

Job Description:

Server Migration Administrator

Contract Opportunity | Remote (Canada) PST hours

About the Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Server Migration Administrator to support a multi-year cloud transformation initiative. This role will focus on migrating enterprise workloads from on-premises data centers to modern cloud environments while ensuring system reliability, operational continuity, and a seamless migration experience.

The successful candidate will work closely with infrastructure, cloud, networking, and application teams to prepare, migrate, support, and optimize workloads across hybrid-cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Assist with planning and executing server and application migrations to cloud environments.
• Provide post-migration support and troubleshooting for migrated workloads.
• Configure and maintain source control repositories and automation pipelines.
• Implement and manage Active Directory, DNS, and infrastructure changes.
• Troubleshoot connectivity, networking, and cloud-related issues across hybrid environments.
• Support planned maintenance activities, upgrades, and migration initiatives.
• Participate in on-call support and provide occasional after-hours support for critical project activities.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, migration plans, and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional technical teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Support automation, infrastructure as code, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Extensive experience administering enterprise Windows Server environments.
• Experience supporting cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Strong knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, networking, load balancing, VPNs, and hybrid-cloud connectivity.
• Experience with Azure Arc, Azure Migrate, Azure Monitor, AWS EC2, VPC, Route 53, CloudWatch, or similar cloud technologies.
• Advanced PowerShell scripting and infrastructure automation experience.
• Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience using tools such as Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Experience implementing high-availability and disaster recovery solutions.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and technical documentation skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft SQL Server administration experience.
• Identity and access management experience.
• Linux administration experience (RHEL, Rocky Linux, CentOS).
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker.
• Experience with enterprise monitoring and management tools.
• Relevant cloud or infrastructure certifications.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA.