Data Center Server Specialist

Job summary

The Data Center Server Specialist leads the design, implementation, and high-level support of enterprise-wide server infrastructure. This role involves driving automation, managing critical infrastructure projects, and ensuring the security and performance of core IT services.

Job details

City : Regina State : Saskatchewan (CA-SK) Country : Canada (CA) Requisition Number : 46746 A Day in the Life: The Data Center Server Specialist is a recognized subject matter expert responsible for the advanced engineering, implementation, and highest-level support of the organization's enterprise-wide server infrastructure within its data centers. This role requires an unparalleled understanding of complex server technologies, their interdependencies, and their strategic alignment with business objectives. The Specialist will lead critical infrastructure projects, define technical standards, troubleshoot the most challenging incidents, drive automation initiatives, and provide expert guidance to other technical teams and leadership. This position is crucial for ensuring the scalability, resilience, performance, and security of core IT services. What You’ll Be Doing: Lead the design and evolution of secure, scalable, and highly available server solutions aligned to business needs. Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend strategic adoption. Develop infrastructure roadmaps, standards, and governance practices. Act as the escalation point for complex server OS and enterprise issues. Perform advanced configuration, optimization, and performance tuning. Lead major upgrades, migrations, and consolidation initiatives. Drive automation for provisioning, configuration, and routine operations. Analyze performance trends, forecast capacity needs, and resolve bottlenecks. Design and maintain high-availability and disaster recovery solutions; lead testing. Implement and enforce security controls, compliance standards, and remediation activities. Lead large-scale infrastructure projects, managing scope, timelines, and outcomes. Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to team members. Develop and maintain high-quality technical documentation. Collaborate with internal teams, vendors, and partners as a technical liaison. Stay current on industry trends and conduct proof-of-concept evaluations. Knowledge and Technical Competencies: Operating Systems: Deep expertise in Windows Server (AD, DNS, GPO, PowerShell). Virtualization & Containerization: Expert knowledge of VMware vSphere (ESXi, vCenter, SRM, vSAN) and/or Microsoft Hyper-V. Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or other container platforms. Automation & Scripting: High proficiency with PowerShell, Python, Bash, and infrastructure-as-code practices. Networking: Strong understanding of data center networking (TCP/IP, VLANs, firewalls, load balancing, Fibre Channel zoning). Cloud Integration: Experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP and hybrid cloud strategies. Monitoring & Logging: Expertise with tools such as Splunk, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, or SolarWinds. Skills/Experience Requirements: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field. Typically 10+ years of progressive IT infrastructure experience, including 7– 8+ years in senior server roles within large-scale data centers. VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) or VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX) (desired). Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or equivalent (desired). ITIL Expert or higher (desired). Relevant security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CCSP) (desired). Bunge offers a variety of benefits including health and wellness plans, retirement contribution and paid vacation/holidays. We also strive to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment and selection process. Please let us know if you need any accommodations during the hiring process by contacting us at [email protected] or by phone at 1.866.569.4411. At Bunge (NYSE: BG), our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of ~34,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they’re grown to where they’re needed—in faster, smarter, and more efficient ways. We are a world leader in grain origination, storage, distribution, oilseed processing and refining, offering a broad portfolio of plant-based oils, fats, and proteins. We work alongside our customers at both ends of the value chain to deliver quality products and develop tailored, innovative solutions that address evolving consumer needs. With 200+ years of experience and presence in over 50 countries, we are committed to strengthening global food security, advancing sustainability, and helping communities prosper where we operate. Bunge has its registered office in Geneva, Switzerland and its corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Learn more at Bunge.com. Every day our people exemplify these values, which represent Bunge at its core: • We Are One Team – Collaborative, Respectful, Inclusive• We Lead The Way – Agile, Empowered, Innovative• We Do What’s Right – Safety, Sustainability, With Integrity If this sounds like you, join us! We value and invest in people who believe in our purpose and are excited to live it every day – people who are #ProudtoBeBunge

What you’ll do

The Data Center Server Specialist leads the design, implementation, and high-level support of enterprise-wide server infrastructure. This role involves driving automation, managing critical infrastructure projects, and ensuring the security and performance of core IT services.

Requirements

Candidates must have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant technical field and at least 10 years of progressive IT infrastructure experience. Deep expertise in server operating systems, virtualization, and automation scripting is required for this senior-level position.

Benefits

• Health and wellness plans • Retirement contribution • Paid vacation • Paid holidays

Listed skills

• Microsoft Azure · Preferred
• Kubernetes · Preferred
• Splunk · Preferred
• Docker · Preferred
• Amazon Web Services · Preferred
• Google Cloud · Preferred
• Python · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Windows Server
• VMware vSphere
• PowerShell
• Python
• Bash
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Azure
• AWS
• GCP
• Splunk
• ELK
• Infrastructure-as-code
• Data center networking
• Disaster recovery
• Security controls
• SolarWinds
• FibreChannel
• Hybrid Cloud Computing
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
• Business Objectives
• ITIL Expert Certification
• Emerging Technologies
• Resilience
• VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX)
• Technical Leadership
• Server Infrastructure
• VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP)
• IT Infrastructure
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Agile Methodology
• Amazon Web Services
• Automation
• Microsoft Azure
• Bash (Scripting Language)
• Containerization
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional
• Computer Science
• Computer Engineering
• Information Technology
• Security Controls
• Data Centers
• Operating Systems
• Disaster Recovery
• VMware ESX Servers
• Firewall
• Food Security
• Governance
• Leadership

Job areas

• Technology
• Software
• Engineering
• Agriculture
• Security & Safety
• Data Center Specialist
• Data Center Technician / Engineer
• Database Designers and Administrators
• Computer Occupations, All Other