Senior Technology Architecture Advisor - Hosting & Telecom

CoFoMo Inc.; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

CoFoMo Inc. in Montreal seeks a Technology Architecture Advisor to lead hosting infrastructure and telecom-based architecture efforts. You will act as the official representative to service providers, coordinate mandates, and guide governance decisions.

The role emphasizes strategic planning, executive communication, and cross-functional collaboration in a hybrid work setting. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in technology architecture, governance, and business-case development, with

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years in information technology with 10+ years in hosting infrastructure or telecommunications in large-scale contexts.
• At least 5 years as a technology architecture consultant.
• Led at least two centralized technology service design or transformation mandates.
• Produced business cases leading to investment decisions for technology departments.
• Experience writing decision papers and executive notes for senior management.
• Knowledge of telecom networks, connectivity, hosting, and infrastructure operations.
• Strong governance, asset/lifecycle management, and architecture consulting principles.
• Proven leadership and ability to manage priorities in a complex environment.

Responsibilities

• Act as the official representative to the service provider for all activities related to the mandate.
• Plan, coordinate and follow up on work carried out by the service provider.
• Participate in governance committees and track decisions, actions and commitments.
• Mobilize relevant stakeholders and ensure their contribution to the work.
• Ensure that the required information, documents and experts are available in a timely manner.
• Facilitate the resolution of issues, dependencies and obstacles that may affect the fulfillment of the mandate.
• Advise decision-makers on the directions to be taken.
• Ensure consistency of the work with the contractual, regulatory, operational and technological constraints identified.
• Perform cross-functional follow-up of strategic files.
• Support management in the preparation of committees and governance bodies.
• Develop business cases necessary for the creation, evolution or centralization of technology services.
• Proactively identify issues, risks and dependencies that require management action.
• Produce cost-benefit analyses, operating models, policy options and recommendations.
• Define governance models, operational responsibilities and funding mechanisms for services.
• Contribute to the creation of a technology architecture consulting service.
• Participate in defining the target vision of digital foundations in the areas of telephony, telecommunications, Wi-Fi, user support, technology asset management, shared infrastructures and collaborative tools.
• Develop transformation trajectories for key technology areas.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Executive communication

Governance

Job description

CoFoMo Inc. in Montreal seeks a Technology Architecture Advisor to lead hosting infrastructure and telecom-based architecture efforts. You will act as the official representative to service providers, coordinate mandates, and guide governance decisions.

The role emphasizes strategic planning, executive communication, and cross-functional collaboration in a hybrid work setting. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in technology architecture, governance, and business-case development, with