Principal Architect, Compute & Storage Infrastructure

Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd.; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

CC&L Financial Group is seeking a Principal Architect for Compute & Storage Infrastructure. This leader will own the Compute & Storage platform domain, defining architecture, standards, and guardrails across on-prem and hybrid environments to ensure scalable, resilient, secure, and cost-efficient infrastructure.

The role requires hands-on depth and strong delivery experience within a hybrid model. The candidate will guide workload placement, capacity planning, and platform modernization,

Qualifications

• Hands-on architecture and delivery experience in large-scale compute/storage environments.
• Experience designing and operating enterprise compute, storage, and infrastructure platforms.
• Strong understanding of virtualization, networking, and datacenter tech.

Responsibilities

• Own the Compute & Storage platform domain across on-premises and hybrid environments.
• Define architecture standards, guardrails, and service offerings for scalability and cost efficiency.
• Guide workload placement, capacity, and lifecycle management for compute/storage platforms.
• Develop data lifecycle, backup, and disaster recovery strategies balancing performance and cost.
• Lead platform design for AI/ML, GPU, and research workloads.
• Translate workload needs into platform roadmaps and investment priorities.
• Collaborate with Security, Operations, Architecture, and other Platform Owners.
• Set direction for SMEs and vendors and drive platform outcomes.
• Monitor health via capacity forecasting, performance optimization, and availability.

Skills

Kubernetes

Container platforms

Hybrid infrastructure

AI/ML platforms

Vendor & stakeholder mgmt

Job description

Principal Architect, Compute & Storage Infrastructure

Interested in joining one of Canada’s top performing asset managers? We are seeking a Principal Architect, Compute & Storage Infrastructure to own the Compute & Storage domain within the Infrastructure & Cloud Engineering organization. This includes compute infrastructure, virtualization platforms, enterprise storage, backup and recovery services, container platforms, and specialized compute environments that support modern application, data, and engineering workloads. This is not a pure management role. The focus is platform ownership: defining architecture, standards, and guardrails, and ensuring platforms are scalable, resilient, secure, and cost‑efficient. At the same time, strong delivery experience and hands‑on technical depth are essential. You are expected to bring practical expertise, make sound technical decisions, and guide complex platform work with credibility. Our offices currently operate on a hybrid model with a combination of in‑office and remote working days throughout the week.

What You Will Do

• Own the Compute & Storage platform domain, including compute, virtualization, storage, backup/recovery, Kubernetes, and specialized AI/ML and GPU platforms.
• Define and evolve platform architecture, standards, guardrails, and service offerings to ensure scalability, resilience, security, and cost efficiency.
• Establish workload placement, hosting, performance, capacity, and lifecycle management strategies across on-premises and hybrid environments.
• Develop storage, data lifecycle, backup, and disaster recovery strategies that balance performance, recoverability, compliance, and cost.
• Lead the design and evolution of platforms supporting large-scale unstructured data, advanced analytics, AI/ML, and research workloads.
• Own GPU capacity planning, scheduling, and brokerage capabilities to support growing compute-intensive demand.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies, including open-weight LLMs, modern compute architectures, and future infrastructure models.
• Partner with business, engineering, and technology teams to translate workload needs into platform capabilities, roadmaps, and investment priorities.
• Collaborate with Security, Operations, Architecture, and other Platform Owners to ensure aligned, integrated platform solutions.
• Guide SMEs and vendors by setting technical direction, reviewing designs, and driving key platform decisions and outcomes.
• Manage platform health through capacity forecasting, performance optimization, availability, recovery readiness, and cost management.

What You Bring

• 8+ years of experience designing, implementing, and operating enterprise compute, storage, and infrastructure platforms.
• Deep expertise in virtualization, compute, storage, backup/recovery, and hybrid infrastructure technologies.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Kubernetes, container platforms, and modern workload hosting environments.
• Experience supporting high‑performance, large‑scale, or data‑intensive environments, including AI/ML, GPU, grid, or research computing platforms.
• Demonstrated success designing storage and compute architectures for large volumes of structured and unstructured data.
• Strong understanding of datacenter technologies, including servers, storage, networking, rack infrastructure, power, and cooling considerations.
• Experience integrating on‑premises and cloud platforms and driving long‑term infrastructure modernization strategies.
• Proven ability to define architecture standards, influence technical direction, and lead through expertise rather than direct authority.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business outcomes.
• Experience working with technology vendors on solution design, lifecycle management, and strategic roadmap planning.
• Builder mindset with the ability to balance standardization, innovation, and flexibility in rapidly evolving environments.
• Curiosity and interest in emerging infrastructure technologies, including GPU orchestration, open‑weight AI models, and custom compute approaches.

The expected salary for this position is $140,000 - 150,000 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. Further questions may be directed to the HR team during the interview process.

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.

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