Compute & Storage Domain Architect

Interested in joining one of Canada’s top performing asset managers? We are looking for a  Compute & Storage Domain Architect   to join our  Infrastructure & Cloud Engineering   team. This role owns the strategic direction, architecture, and evolution of the Compute & Storage platform domain. This includescomputeinfrastructure, virtualization, enterprise storage, workload hosting, resiliency, and recovery capabilities across on-premises and hybrid environments.

This is a senior technical leadership role for an experienced architect who can balance long-term platform strategy with practical execution. You will define platform standards, drive architecture decisions, influence technology investments, and ensure the platform evolves in line with business needs, operational requirements, and industry best practices. 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 architecture, strategy, and roadmap for the Compute & Storage platform domain
Define target‑state architectures, platform standards, and technology guardrails
Make and govern key technology decisions relating to workload hosting, virtualization, storage, resiliency, and recovery
Establish standardized platform patterns that improve scalability, reliability, security, and operational efficiency
Evaluate emerging technologies and drive platform modernization initiatives
Partner with business, application, security, and infrastructure teams to align platform capabilities with business objectives
Provide architectural leadership across major initiatives and ensure alignment with enterprise standards
Guide engineering teams and SMEs through design reviews, technical direction, and architectural governance
Own platform lifecycle planning, capacity strategy, technical debt reduction, and long‑term sustainability
What You Bring
10+ years of experience designing and operating enterprise‑scale infrastructure platforms
Significant experience in infrastructure architecture, platform strategy, or technical leadership roles
Strongexpertiseacross compute, virtualization, storage, resiliency, and hybrid infrastructure environments
Experience defining reference architectures, standards, roadmaps, and platform governance models
Strong understanding of workload placement strategies, platform lifecycle management, and infrastructure modernization
Ability to balance architecture vision with operational realities and business priorities
Proven ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams and disciplines
Strong communication skills with the ability to engage engineers, architects, senior leadership, vendors, and business stakeholders
Platform-owner mindset with a focus on long‑term outcomes, simplification, standardization, and business value
The expected salary for this position is $130, 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.
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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.
Your application will be reviewed by a member of the hiring team - AI is not used in the screening, assessment or selection of applications at this time.

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