Senior Infrastructure Architect: Cloud & Platform Strategy

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

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