Conseiller senior stratégie de virtualisation de l'entreprise
With over 30 years of recognized expertise, COFOMO is now a leading Canadian consulting firm specializing in digital and artificial intelligence. Supported by more than 3,000 experts, 10 Centers of Excellence, and 4 offices across the country, we are uniquely positioned to successfully guide our clients through their transformations. Both strategic and tactical, we help organizations across a wide range of industries thrive in today’s rapidly evolving world.
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Help our clients succeed and maximize the impact of their transformation initiatives, turning them into powerful drivers of growth and innovation.
Job description
- Assess the current virtualization environment, architecture, and tools, as well as operational maturity;
- Establish evaluation criteria in line with commercial, technical, operational and safety requirements;
- Design and manage a structured proof of concept to validate the pre-selected platforms;
- Compare options based on cost, performance, scalability, resiliency, security, and operational complexity;
- Provide management with fact-based recommendations and a roadmap for the future solution;
- Conduct an exploratory approach and assessment of the current state of the company's infrastructure, integrations, tools, activities and competencies in order to identify gaps, risks and constraints;
- Conduct workshops with interested parties to define functional and non-functional requirements and establish clear success criteria for study and proof of concept;
- Identify and evaluate the selected enterprise platforms using a harmonised framework taking into account technical compatibility, architecture, costs and fees, vendor viability and ecosystem maturity;
- Design and oversee a structured proof of concept to validate performance, availability, security, data protection, observability and operational readiness, while tracking risks and dependencies;
- Analyze the results of the proof of concept and provide comparative assessments, recommend a platform, present the main advantages, disadvantages and risks, provide an overview of costs and explain the effects on the organization;
- Develop a step-by-step roadmap for the implementation of the future architecture, including the migration approach, prerequisites, dependencies, long-term governance, and operational aspects.
- Demonstrate deep expertise in enterprise virtualization platforms and architectures (VMware, KVM-based platforms, Hyper-V, Kubernetes/container platforms);
- Have a solid understanding of on-premise and hybrid infrastructures;
- Experience designing and supervising proofs of concept;
- Have knowledge of observability and operational tools (monitoring, logging, alerting, automation);
- Have the recognized ability to perform maturity assessments and analyses of the current situation;
- Experience in defining functional and non-functional requirements;
- Demonstrate a strong ability to evaluate platforms and perform benchmarking, including on:
- licenses and cost models;
- the roadmaps and maturity of the supplier ecosystem;
- scalability, resiliency, and operational complexity;
- Possess the ability to develop new architectures and roadmaps in stages;
- Experience with total cost of ownership and summary cost-benefit analyses (detailed financial modelling not required);
- Possess communication and leadership skills;
- Proven experience in leading studies and proofs of concept involving multiple stakeholders;
- Demonstrate strong project and governance discipline;
- Have the ability to coordinate internal teams and external vendors while maintaining vendor neutrality;
- Experience in leading technical workshops and workshops for executives;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills;
- Have the ability to produce high-quality, clear documents;
- Demonstrate the demonstrated ability to translate technical results into concrete evidence-based recommendations;
- Experience with large, complex and regulatory enterprise environments.
Why choose a career at COFOMO?*
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Wellness program
- 24/7 telemedicine access
- Support for legal, accounting, and mental health needs
- Focus on growth, development, and skills enhancement
- Personalized career plan and tailored guidance
- Hybrid work environment
- Active social club and year-round events
* Only applicable to permanent COFOMO employees.
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