Compute & Storage Domain Architect

Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group (CC&L); Vancouver; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group (CC&L) is seeking a Compute & Storage Platform Owner in Vancouver. This role requires ownership over the Compute & Storage domain, managing compute infrastructure, virtualization, and enterprise storage. You will ensure scalable, resilient platforms that align with business needs.

The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in enterprise infrastructure, strong virtualization skills, and proficiency in container platforms. The position offers a salary of CAD 130,000 to 140,000 along with an annual performance bonus.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in enterprise infrastructure, compute, and storage platforms.
• Strong experience with virtualization platforms and hybrid environments.
• Deep knowledge of enterprise storage, backup, and disaster recovery.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve compute, virtualization, storage, and container platforms.
• Define architecture and guardrails for performance, resilience, and cost efficiency.
• Act as primary interface to business and engineering teams.

Skills

Experience in enterprise infrastructure

Virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V)

Enterprise storage and backup

Workload performance management

Container platforms (Kubernetes)

Cloud services integration

Platform architecture definition

Clear communication skills

Job description

Interested in joining one of Canada’s top performing asset managers? We are looking for a Compute & Storage Platform Owner for an existing vacancy in our Infrastructure & Cloud Engineering team. This role owns the Compute & Storage domain, including compute infrastructure, virtualization, enterprise storage, backup and recovery, and container platforms. You will define architecture, standards, and guardrails, ensuring platforms are scalable, resilient, and cost-efficient. This is a hands‑on senior individual contributor role with strong cross‑team impact. Our offices currently operate on a hybrid model with three days in office.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve compute, virtualization, storage, and container platforms across on‑premises and hybrid environments
• Define architecture, standards, and guardrails for performance, resilience, recoverability, and cost efficiency
• Define workload hosting, placement, scaling, and lifecycle management practices
• Own storage and data practices including tiering, retention, backup, and disaster recovery
• Act as the primary interface to business and engineering teams, translating workload needs into platform capabilities
• Partner with Security, Operations, and other Platform Owners to align direction and resolve dependencies
• Guide SMEs on design decisions and ensure alignment with standards
• Drive platform consistency, reduce fragmentation, and improve consumption models

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in enterprise infrastructure, compute, and storage platforms
• Strong experience with virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware, Hyper‑V) and hybrid environments
• Deep knowledge of enterprise storage, backup, replication, and recovery
• Strong understanding of workload performance, capacity, and data lifecycle management
• Experience with container platforms (e.g., Kubernetes) and modern compute environments
• Practical experience integrating on‑premises infrastructure with cloud services
• Experience defining platform architecture, standards, and guardrails
• Clear communicator, able to work across technical and business stakeholders
• Pragmatic and outcome‑driven mindset

The expected salary for this position is $130,000 to 140,000 CAD. The salary range provided reflects the base salary range for this position as required by legislation. In addition, there is an annual performance bonus which contributes to the total compensation for this position.

CC&L Financial Group is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or expression, disability, or age.