Associate Director, IT Infrastructure & Security | Hybrid

Socket.dev; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 99,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

SickKids Foundation is seeking an Associate Director, IT Infrastructure/Network to lead and evolve the enterprise technology environment powering its mission. You will drive design, stability, security, and continuous improvement of on‑prem and cloud infrastructure, directing a high‑performing team across data centers, servers, networks, and security.

Responsibilities include strategic leadership, modernization initiatives, budget and vendor management, and ensuring 24x7 reliability while

Qualifications

• Post‑secondary education in IT or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in senior infrastructure and management roles, including leadership responsibilities.
• Proven experience leading, coaching, and developing technical teams.
• Strong communication and strategic thinking abilities.
• Ability to translate technical risk into business decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and evolve the enterprise IT infrastructure and network strategy.
• Oversee data centres, servers, storage, networking, cloud platforms, and security.
• Build a future‑ready, secure, scalable technology landscape aligned to priorities.
• Drive modernization initiatives across on‑prem and cloud environments.
• Manage budgets and vendor relationships; ensure 24x7 reliability.
• Lead security design, vulnerability management, and regulatory compliance.

Job description

SickKids Foundation is seeking an Associate Director, IT Infrastructure/Network to lead and evolve the enterprise technology environment powering its mission. You will drive design, stability, security, and continuous improvement of on‑prem and cloud infrastructure, directing a high‑performing team across data centers, servers, networks, and security.

Responsibilities include strategic leadership, modernization initiatives, budget and vendor management, and ensuring 24x7 reliability while