Infrastructure Architect Lead

FP Inc.; Toronto; Sur place; CAD 110 000 - 125 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

FP Inc. in Toronto, Canada seeks an experienced Infrastructure Architect to lead enterprise infrastructure initiatives across networking, compute, storage, and cloud.

You will shape target-state designs, author architecture artifacts, and guide governance reviews, partnering with security, PMs, and operations to ensure delivery against business priorities. The role requires 10+ years in enterprise infrastructure, strong leadership and collaboration skills, and a Bachelor’s degree.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise infrastructure experience.
• Expertise across networking, compute, storage, backups and cloud.
• Proven leadership of large-scale infrastructure initiatives.
• Strong collaboration and communication with PMs and technical teams.

Responsabilités

• Lead current-state discovery, architecture assessments, and target-state design.
• Define infrastructure requirements, options, and recommendations aligned with standards.
• Provide architectural leadership across networking, compute, storage, cloud, and telephony.
• Develop architecture diagrams, documents, and roadmaps.
• Lead design discussions and governance submissions.
• Translate architecture deliverables into sequenced activities and ownership.
• Coordinate workshops and follow-ups across engineering, operations, and vendors.
• Identify risks, gaps, and blockers; drive resolution with owners.
• Guide readiness reviews, implementation planning, and handover.
• Prepare leadership updates on recommendations, impacts, risks and decisions.

Connaissances

Enterprise infrastructure

Networking

Compute

Virtualization

Storage

Backup and recovery

Hybrid cloud

Microsoft 365

Workplace technologies

Infrastructure leadership

Collaboration

Communication

Large enterprise experience

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Technology, or related discipline

Description du poste

Duration: 6 months

Daily Responsibilities:

• Lead current-state discovery, architecture assessments, and target-state infrastructure design.
• Define infrastructure requirements, solution options, and recommendations aligned with business priorities and enterprise standards.
• Provide architectural leadership across networking, compute, storage, backup, cloud, workplace technology, and telephony, partnering with security and identity specialists.
• Develop and maintain architecture diagrams, solution documentation, decision records, and transition roadmaps.
• Lead technical design discussions and prepare architecture submissions for applicable governance reviews.
• Partner with the project manager to translate architecture deliverables into sequenced activities, milestones, dependencies, and clear ownership.
• Coordinate technical workshops and follow-ups across engineering, operations, vendors, and other delivery workstreams.
• Identify technical risks, assumptions, design gaps, and delivery blockers; drive resolution with accountable owners and elevate decisions when required.
• Guide technical readiness reviews, implementation planning, and operational handover with engineering and operations teams.
• Prepare concise leadership updates outlining architecture recommendations, delivery impacts, risks, and decisions required.

Must-Have Skills:

• 10+ years of progressive enterprise infrastructure experience, including demonstrated leadership of cross-domain infrastructure architecture.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise networking, compute, virtualization, storage, backup and recovery, hybrid cloud, Microsoft 365, and workplace technologies.
• Proven ability to drive complex, large-scale infrastructure initiatives from discovery through implementation.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with PMs, and technical teams, to manage risks, dependencies, and delivery outcomes.

Nice-To-Have Skills:

• Previous experience working within large enterprise environments.

Soft Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management.
• Superior organization and time-management skills.
• Results-oriented mindset.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Technology, or a related discipline

FP Inc. is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. In accordance with the requirements set out in the Employment Standards Act, FP Inc. hereby declares that AI is utilized in the screening process for this position. The hourly compensation range for this role is $80/hr -$91/hr. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities, and we provide an accessible candidate experience. We advocate for you and welcome anyone regardless of race, colour, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age.