Infrastructure Architect
- Toronto, ON
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
- Develop and maintain the infrastructure roadmap aligned with enterprise goals, emerging technologies, and modernization efforts.
- Design and oversee the lifecycle of infrastructure services, including virtualization, storage, automation platforms, and hybrid cloud.
- Provide architectural leadership for colocated data centers and Azure, including DR and service continuity.
- Collaborate with internal teams (e.g., Application Operations, IT Asset Management, End User Tech) to align infrastructure with business and application needs.
- Evaluate and recommend innovative infrastructure technologies to support long-term business growth and resilience.
- Lead implementation and management of VMware stack (vSphere, vCenter, VxRail, NSX-T, vSAN, Horizon, HCX, VCF) across on-prem and AVS workloads.
- Build and support hybrid infrastructure in Azure, focusing on AVS, native services, and workload optimization.
- Manage image lifecycle (Windows/Linux), hardening, patching, group policy, and compliance adherence.
- Engineer and support SQL-based solutions, Exchange, SMTP relay, and storage/backup (e.g., EMC/Dell, Commvault, Rubrik).
- Maintain and enhance DR/failover strategies for critical workloads, ensuring operational continuity.
- Drive infrastructure-as-code practices using Terraform, Ansible, and other automation tools.
- Contribute to building a DevOps culture within the infrastructure team, including CI/CD integration and process automation.
- Enhance visibility and proactive management using observability tools like Dynatrace, VMware Aria Operations, Log Insight, and Network Insight.
- Provide mentorship to intermediate and senior infrastructure engineers; promote knowledge sharing and continuous learning.
- Act as a technical advisor to senior leadership and cross-functional partners.
- Ensure compliance with internal policies, regulatory standards, and audit/security requirements.
- Maintain detailed documentation, including roadmaps, runbooks, operational guides, and architectural standards.
- 10+ years of experience in infrastructure architecture and engineering, including hybrid cloud and on-prem data centers.
- Strong expertise in VMware technologies (vSphere, VCF, VxRail, NSX-T, Horizon, etc.) and Azure/AVS environments.
- Proven experience with infrastructure automation (Terraform, Ansible), image management, and compliance.
- Hands-on experience managing colocation data centers (e.g., Equinix), DR planning, and performance optimization.
- Familiarity with SQL, Linux, Windows Server, and email infrastructure.
- Understanding of enterprise monitoring and analytics tools (Dynatrace, Aria Suite, etc.).
- Experience with backup/storage solutions and business continuity frameworks.
- Solid understanding of IT governance, change control, and policy administration.
- Experience mentoring and leading infrastructure engineers across projects or functional initiatives.
- VMware VCP, Microsoft Azure Administrator/Architect, HashiCorp Terraform Associate.
- Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) – Considered an asset.
- AI Fundamentals (AI-900) – Considered an asset.
- Strategic thinker with a passion for continuous infrastructure evolution.
- Hands-on leader who thrives on solving complex challenges and enabling others.
- Strong communicator able to translate technical concepts to business language and executive stakeholders.
- Collaborative team player who values trust, transparency, and shared success.
- Digitally savvy and enthusiastic about driving innovation across IT infrastructure.