Enterprise Virtualization Platform

This engagement is advisory and evaluative in nature and does not represent a commitment to procure or implement any specific technology.

Activities:

Key Project Objectives

The consultant will be responsible for ensuring the study and POC deliver clear, objective, and actionable outcomes, including:
● Assessing current-state virtualization environments, architecture, tooling, and operational maturity.
● Defining evaluation criteria aligned with business, technical, security, and operational requirements.
● Designing and managing a structured POC to validate shortlisted platforms.
● Comparing options across cost, performance, scalability, resilience, security, and operational complexity.
● Providing leadership with evidence-based recommendations and a future-state roadmap.

In-Scope Services

● Conduct a discovery and current-state assessment of enterprise infrastructure, integrations, tooling, operations, and skillsets to identify gaps, risks, and constraints
● Facilitate stakeholder workshops to define functional and non-functional requirements and establish clear success criteria for the study and POC
● Identify and evaluate shortlisted enterprise-grade platforms using a standardized framework covering technical fit, architecture, cost and licensing, vendor viability, and ecosystem maturity
● Design and oversee a structured POC to validate performance, availability, security, data protection, observability, and operational readiness, while tracking risks and dependencies
● Analyze POC results and provide comparative assessments, platform recommendations, key trade-offs, risks, and high-level cost and organizational impacts
● Develop a future-state architecture and phased roadmap, including migration approach, prerequisites, dependencies, and long-term governance and operational considerations

Our Client operates across Canada. This company takes all reasonable means to limit the number of positions in Quebec that require knowledge of a language other than French, and only requires this where it is necessary and its existing bilingual employees are unable to fulfil these job duties.
Based on an assessment conducted by our client, it has been determined that this position favors candidates that are fluent in English (oral and written). In particular, this position will require the employee to:
Collaborate and provide support to other colleagues and business functions located outside of Quebec who do not speak French


Advantages
T4 benefits
* 2 sick days (Quebec employment minimum standards)
* 4% cumulative over the year based on hours worked (Quebec employment minimum standards)
* 8 holidays (Quebec employment minimum standards)
* Possibility of adhering to our collective medical insurance after 3 months (CAUTION: no disability and life insurance included/possible). Three levels offered based on RAMQ, which means someone who does not have access to RAMQ cannot adhere.

Employee on Randstad's payroll
* Weekly payments
* Accumulates government withholdings: QPIP, QC and CAN Taxes, QC Pension, EI.
* 8 holidays (according to Quebec Labour Standards Act)
* 2 sick days (Quebec employment minimum standards)
* 4% cumulative over the year based on hours worked (Quebec employment minimum standards) approx. 1 day per month. So between 10 and 12 days per year.
* 8 holidays (Quebec employment minimum standards)
* Insurance: Possibility of adhering to our collective medical insurance after 3 months (CAUTION: no disability and life insurance included/possible). Three levels offered based on RAMQ, which means someone who does not have access to RAMQ cannot adhere. Preferential Randstad rate.
* Flexibility to gain career experience in different fields and companies
* Continue to work and not be unemployed during periods and contexts of constraining employment

Responsibilities
Deliverables

The consultant is expected to provide the following deliverables:
● Current-State Assessment Report
● Requirements and Evaluation Criteria Document
● POC Plan (scope, architecture, success metrics, timeline)
● POC Execution Status Reports (periodic)
● Platform Evaluation and Comparative Analysis
● Final Recommendation Report
● Executive Summary (leadership-ready)
● High-Level Roadmap and Target Architecture

All deliverables must be suitable for executive and technical audiences.

Roles and Responsibilities
● Lead the overall study and POC governance.
● Provide independent, objective guidance.
● Facilitate workshops and stakeholder alignment.
● Produce high-quality documentation and recommendations.
● Weekly or bi-weekly status meetings.
● Regular progress reporting including risks, issues, and decisions required.
● Steering committee updates at key milestones.


Qualifications
Service Requirements – Qualifications
To fulfill this role, the position must have the following qualifications:
● Core Technical Skills
○ Deep expertise in enterprise virtualization platforms and architectures (e.g., VMware, KVM-based platforms, Hyper-V, Kubernetes/container platforms)
○ Strong understanding of on-prem and hybrid infrastructure
○ Experience designing and overseeing Proof of Concept (POC)
○ Knowledge of observability and operational tooling (monitoring, logging, alerting, automation)
○ Proven ability to conduct current-state assessments and maturity analysis
○ Experience defining functional and non-functional requirements
○ Strong capability in platform evaluation and comparative analysis, including:
■ Licensing and cost models
■ Vendor roadmaps and ecosystem maturity
■ Scalability, resilience, and operational complexity
○ Ability to develop future-state architectures and phased roadmaps
○ High-level TCO and cost-benefit analysis experience (not detailed financial modeling)
● Communication & Leadership Skills
○ Demonstrated experience leading multi-stakeholder studies and POCs
○ Strong project and governance discipline
○ Ability to coordinate internal teams and external vendors while maintaining vendor neutrality
○ Experience facilitating technical and executive workshops
○ Excellent written and verbal communication skills
○ Ability to produce clear, high-quality documentation
○ Proven ability to translate technical findings into actionable, evidence-based recommendations
○ Experience in large, complex, or regulated enterprise environments is highly desirable


Summary
Senior Enterprise Virtualization Strategy Consultant
● Experience : 10+
● Linguistic requirements: Bilingual; English and French required
● Location: Montreal or Toronto
● Work Arrangement: hybrid
● On-site presence: if hybrid: 2 to 3 times per week and as required for workshops and key milestones
● Travel requirements: Potentially once a month to Toronto or Montreal
● Estimated duration: 6 months
● Renewal options: 2 of 3 months each
● Schedule: Full time, Mon-Fri, 8h/day
● Desired start date: as soon as possible



Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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