Infrastructure Architect

Global Technical Talent, an Inc. 5000 Company; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 114,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Technical Talent, an Inc. 5000 Company, is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Architect to develop and maintain architecture frameworks that support scalable, secure, and cost-efficient solutions.

You will design on-premises and hybrid cloud architectures with Azure, ARM templates, and Terraform, ensuring alignment with security requirements. The role requires strong Microsoft stack knowledge, hands-on Azure, and experience integrating various stacks with on-prem infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Infrastructure architecture experience required.
• Azure cloud experience required.
• Knowledge of Linux and Windows environments.
• Experience with JBoss, NodeJS, Springboot.
• Database expertise: Oracle RAC, OCaC, MS SQL, Mongo, Cassandra.

Responsibilities

• Design and govern architecture framework and standards.
• Assess security risks and ratify solution security design.
• Analyze business requirements to propose optimal architecture.
• Review detailed solution architecture for compliance with standards.
• Contribute to project plans, manage initiatives, and escalate issues as needed.
• Serve as expert consultant on moderate-to-high risk projects.
• Develop a requirement traceability matrix from end to end.
• Facilitate cross‑unit collaboration to align IT strategy with architecture.
• Adhere to technology delivery practices and project documentation.
• Support development, documentation, and execution of strategy and policies.
• Conduct pre/post implementation reviews to identify gaps and improvements.
• Contribute to technology standards decision-making processes.
• Provide risk analysis and investment parameters for solutions.

Skills

Infrastructure architecture

Azure

Linux

Windows

Security

Networking concepts

Education

Post-secondary degree

Tools

JBoss

NodeJS

Springboot

Oracle RAC

OCaC

MS SQL

MongoDB

Cassandra

SAN

DAS

NAS

DNS

Load Balancing

Firewalls

CDN

Azure cert (Azure Solution Architecture)

Job description

Hybrid — 2 days onsite (subject to change)

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 6 months (with potential for extension)
• Pay Rate: C$83.00–C$100.00 / Hour (CAD)
• Shift / Schedule: Monday to Friday – core business hours
• Travel Requirements: Not required

Infrastructure Architect V

Location: Toronto, ON

Onsite Flexibility

Hybrid — 2 days onsite (subject to change)

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 6 months (with potential for extension)
• Pay Rate: C$83.00–C$100.00 / Hour (CAD)
• Shift / Schedule: Monday to Friday – core business hours
• Travel Requirements: Not required

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Infrastructure Architect to develop and maintain architecture frameworks that support the most efficient, reliable, scalable, and secure options to meet business and technology strategy needs. The ideal candidate will bring architectural experience and expertise in designing both on-premises solutions as well as pure public and mixed hybrid cloud solutions. Azure knowledge, hands‑on experience, and certification are a plus. The role requires an understanding of Microsoft stacks, how version differences affect feature capability, and how best to couple stacks, versions, and on‑premises infrastructure to meet both technology and security requirements using the most secure and cost‑effective solution. Understanding of automated deployment pipelines with Microsoft ARM templates and third‑party tools like Terraform are an additional plus.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in designing and developing architecture framework to govern how solutions will be developed and implemented, including technology domain architecture strategy, policies, guiding principles, and standards.
• Work with the team and other technology partners to understand security standards and risks, as well as ratify solution security design.
• Research and analyze business requirements to recommend optimal architecture solutions.
• Review and approve detailed solution architecture and design to comply with architectural and security standards, patterns, and frameworks.
• Contribute to project plan development, offer input, manage projects and initiatives, direct assigned resources, communicate project status, and ensure timely issue escalation.
• Participate as an expert and consultant on projects of moderate to high risk and complexity.
• Help develop a Requirement Traceability Matrix for end-to-end traceability (solution to requirements).
• Build consensus, facilitate collaboration and decision‑making within and across business units so IT strategy application aligns with architecture framework.
• Respect technology delivery practices, standards, and project management disciplines, including system requirements project documentation creation, cost and scope estimation.
• Support development, documentation, communication, and execution of a comprehensive strategy, policies, and solutions.
• Conduct pre‑ and post‑implementation reviews to ensure solutions have met requirements, identify framework gaps, necessary enhancements, potential standards, and patterns for future versions.
• Contribute to the technology standards decision‑making process.
• Establish parameters for continued solution investments, provide technical risk analysis and assessment.

Education Requirements

• Relevant post‑secondary degree required

Must‑Have Requirements

• Infrastructure Architecture exp
• Azure exp
• Linux, Windows
• JBoss, NodeJS, Springboot
• Database – Oracle RAC, OCaC, MS SQL, Mongo, Cassandra
• Storage – SAN, DAS & NAS
• Network – DNS, Load Balancing, Firewalls, CDN Technologies
• Security

Nice‑to‑Have Requirements

• TD Architecture (Solution Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture ) prior experience – strongly preferred
• Azure Solution Architecture Certificate

Required Experience

• 10 years of overall experience in infrastructure architecture

Important Notes

• Interview process: 2 rounds maximum, with at least 1 in‑person round

About the Client

This client operates in the financial services and banking industry, serving customers across Canada and beyond with a broad range of retail, commercial, and institutional banking products. With a large and established technology organization, the client employs thousands of IT professionals — including infrastructure architects, solutions developers, cloud engineers, and release strategists — who collaborate across agile, cross‑functional teams to deliver mission‑critical technology platforms. The infrastructure team supporting this role is approximately 14 people in size, and the organization places a strong emphasis on long‑term growth, collaboration, and technical excellence.

About GTT

GTT is a minority‑owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American‑owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-16868 Industry: Information Technology

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