IT Infrastructure Architect

Agropur; Longueuil; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy cooperative is seeking an IT Infrastructure Architect based in Longueuil, Quebec. This role involves defining the IT vision and overseeing the architecture of IT environments across manufacturing and corporate sites. Candidates should have over 10 years of experience in large-scale network environments and strong leadership skills. This position offers flexibility for 50% remote work, competitive salary, and various employee benefits, including career development opportunities.

Benefits

50% remote work flexibility

Flexible group insurance plan

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Career development opportunities

Company-contributed retirement plan

Gym and amenities at workplace

Qualifications

• 10+ years in large-scale enterprise network environments.
• Experience in technical leadership roles.
• Extensive experience in complex infrastructure architectures.

Responsibilities

• Define IT vision and reference architectures for all sites.
• Analyze and decide on target platforms and technologies.
• Oversee infrastructure designs produced by internal teams.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Infrastructure design

Cybersecurity awareness

Technical mentorship

Cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technology-related field

Tools

Cisco

Palo Alto Firewalls

VMware vSphere

Terraform

Job description

Overview

Job Type: Regular

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Under the responsibility of the Director of IT Infrastructure, the IT Infrastructure Architect plays a strategic role in the design, evolution, and governance of the company’s IT infrastructure environments. In a critical manufacturing context, the incumbent acts as a technological reference and architecture leader, ensuring that IT platforms are secure, resilient, and aligned with long‑term business needs.

Through their expertise and influence, they ensure consistency in technological decisions across the organization and effectively support the continuity of manufacturing operations.

At Agropur, we invest in YOU:

• Recognition of years of service for vacation calculation
• 50% remote work flexibility
• Flexible group insurance plan including telemedicine services
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Career development opportunities
• Company-contributed retirement plan
• Bright offices surrounded by nature, with a variety of amenities (free indoor parking, gym, etc.)
• Salary scale 006: $100,900 to $126,100 (Base salary will be determined based on academic background, experience, training, and job-related skills)

Responsibilities

• Define the IT vision and reference architectures for all manufacturing and corporate sites (plants, warehouses, offices, data centers, cloud).
• Be responsible for long-term technology directions, ensuring consistency, sustainability, and standardization of infrastructure choices.
• Analyze, compare, and decide on target platforms and technologies, taking into account costs, risks, cybersecurity, and the operational capacity of IT teams.
• Design resilient IT architectures supporting critical manufacturing environments and 24/7 operations.
• Oversee and validate infrastructure designs produced by internal teams and partners.
• Assess strategic projects (requirements, capacity, impacts, budgets) and recommend the target architecture.
• Play a key influencing role with leadership to align IT decisions with business and manufacturing objectives.
• Align, maintain, and promote the technology roadmap with key stakeholders.
• Define and maintain corporate IT architecture standards, including:
  • site classification
  • approved technologies
  • architecture models and capability levels
• Establish and govern naming conventions (sites, servers, equipment, connected devices, documentation).
• Oversee architecture reviews and approve solutions prior to deployment.
• Ensure consistency of IT decisions across all projects and regions.
• Contribute to IT investment decisions and technology transformation plans.
• Maintain a clear and up‑to‑date architecture repository serving as a guide for IT teams.

Qualifications

• What you need to join our team: Bachelor’s degree in a technology-related field relevant to the position, or equivalent experience will be considered.
• More than 10 years of professional experience in large‑scale enterprise network environments in an engineering, architecture, or technical leadership role.
• Strong cross‑functional leadership skills, including the ability to influence without direct hierarchical authority and collaborate effectively with Infra, Security, Network, Development, OT/IT, and business teams.
• Ability to act as a technical reference and mentor senior experts.
• Extensive experience in designing complex infrastructure architectures (on‑prem, hybrid, cloud).
• Mastery of networking, security, virtualization, storage, and systems.
• Strong understanding of cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and IaaS / PaaS models.
• Ability to make sustainable technology choices (scalability, resilience, cost).
• Demonstrated ability to structure, standardize, and govern complex IT environments.
• Excellent strategic communication, simplification/technical storytelling, and influence without authority.
• Experience or significant exposure to manufacturing or industrial environments.
• Systemic vision and ability to make balanced decisions across technology, risk, and operations.

Desired Technical Environments

• Networking & Security
• • Cisco (Switching, WLC, AP, ISE, Prime, DNA).
• • Palo Alto, F5 Big‑IP, Arista/VeloCloud SD‑WAN.
• • Industrial architectures: CPwE / Purdue Model / IEC 62443.

• Virtualization & Infrastructure
• • VMware vSphere, Nutanix.

• Cloud
• • AWS, Azure, GCP (IaaS / PaaS).

• Physical Infrastructure & Cabling
• Data Centers • ANSI/TIA 942 C • Uptime Institute (Tier I–IV) • BICSI 002 • ISO/IEC 22237 / EN 50600 • NFPA (fire safety)
• Cabling & Physical Infrastructure • TIA 568 / 569 / 606 • BICSI + RCDD • Panduit standards

• Industrial / Manufacturing
• • CPwE (Cisco/Rockwell)
• • IEC 62443 (OT security)

• Automation
• • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, PowerShell).

• Resilience & Continuity
• • DRP, BCP, and manufacturing operational continuity architectures.

• Technologies
• Cisco (Switch, WLC, Access Points, ISE, Prime, DNA), Palo Alto Firewalls, VMware vSphere, Nutanix, Arista VeloCloud SD‑WAN, F5 Big‑IP, Cloud hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP), Panduit (cabinets, cabling, PDU, UPS).

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Agropur welcomes people from all backgrounds and origins. We are proud to be an employer with a diverse community and are committed to providing a respectful and inclusive experience for all employees and applicants. We will work with candidates who request accommodation. Please note that an adequate knowledge of French is required for positions in Quebec.Agropur uses artificial intelligence technology to assist our recruiters in screening, assessing, or selecting applicants for this position.

In this text, the use of the masculine gender to designate persons is intended only to lighten the text.