Lead Infrastructure Architect, GTCS

Manulife group; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 113,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife is seeking a Lead Infrastructure Architect to define the strategic direction, standards, and roadmaps for enterprise infrastructure and core technology platforms. You will partner with engineering, operations, security, resilience, and business leaders to modernize infrastructure, accelerate cloud adoption, and simplify technology landscapes.

You will shape the future-state architecture for infrastructure, cloud, network, end-user, workplace, observability, service management, and

Qualifications

• Significant experience in infrastructure/enterprise architecture within complex environments.
• Proven ability to define technology strategies and roadmaps for infrastructure and platform services.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and distributed systems.
• Experience governing large-scale modernization initiatives.
• Understanding of security, resiliency, risk, compliance, and operational requirements.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and platform engineering practices.
• Strong communication and senior stakeholder influence skills.
• Experience in Agile/product-oriented delivery environments.
• Knowledge of core infrastructure services and hybrid cloud concepts.

Responsibilities

• Define strategic direction, standards, and roadmap for enterprise infrastructure and core platforms.
• Partner with engineering, operations, security, and business leaders to modernize infrastructure and accelerate cloud adoption.
• Shape future-state architecture for infrastructure, cloud, network, EUC, and observability.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise strategy, security requirements, and business outcomes.
• Lead governance, architecture reviews, and technology lifecycle decisions.

Skills

Infrastructure architecture

Cloud strategy

Platform engineering

Security & resilience

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Enterprise architecture

Networking & core infra

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes/AKS

VMware

Job description

Join our Global Technology & Cyber Security Team (GTCS)

At Manulife, we're transforming the technology foundations that support millions of customers globally. We're looking for a Lead Infrastructure Architect to define the strategic direction, standards, and roadmap for our enterprise infrastructure and core technology platforms.

In this role, you will partner with engineering, operations, security, resilience, and business leaders to modernize infrastructure, simplify technology landscapes, improve resiliency, and accelerate adoption of cloud and platform-based services.

You will play a key role in shaping the future-state architecture for infrastructure, cloud, network, end-user, workplace, observability, service management, and operational platforms while ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy, security requirements, and business outcomes.

Required Qualifications:

• Significant experience in infrastructure, platform, solution, domain, or enterprise architecture within complex enterprise environments.
• Proven experience defining technology strategies and architecture roadmaps for infrastructure and platform services.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP), infrastructure services, networking, platform engineering, and distributed systems.
• Experience governing large-scale technology initiatives and modernization programs.
• Strong understanding of security, resiliency, risk, compliance, and operational requirements.
• Experience with infrastructure automation, DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code, and platform engineering practices.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders and technology teams.
• Experience working within Agile and product-oriented delivery environments.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise infrastructure, cloud platforms, network architecture, connectivity, routing, switching, firewalls, load balancing, DNS, hybrid cloud, and core technology services.

Preferred Qualifications

Architecture & Strategy

• Architecture Governance & Standards
• Platform Modernization & Transformation
• Technology Lifecycle Management

Infrastructure & Platforms

• Cloud Infrastructure & Landing Zones
• Compute & Hosting Platforms (Azure, Kubernetes/AKS, Virtual Machines, VMware and related virtualization technologies)
• End User Computing (EUC) & Workplace Technologies
• Identity, Directory & Access Services
• Core Infrastructure Services (Compute, Storage, Backup & Recovery)
• Platform Engineering & Infrastructure as Code
• Hybrid Infrastructure Services
• Resilience, High Availability & Disaster Recovery

Operations & Service Management

• Service Management & Operational Excellence
• Observability, Monitoring & AIOps
• Service Reliability Engineering (SRE)
• Operational Resilience & Recovery Planning
• Capacity, Performance & Availability Management
• Technology Lifecycle & Asset Management

Leadership & Influence

• Executive Stakeholder Management
• Strategic Planning & Technology Transformation
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Organizational Influence & Decision Making
• Mentoring, Coaching & Talent Development

When you join our team

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
• As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

If you are applying to this role in US, please note the salary range is $127,330 to $236,470 USD. Additionally, employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance

The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.

Referenced Salary Location

Toronto, Ontario

Working Arrangement

Hybrid勤務

Salary range is expected to be between

$113,260.00 CAD - $210,340.00 CAD