Infrastructure Architect Lead

Duration:
6 months
Daily Responsibilities:
Lead current-state discovery, architecture assessments, and target-state infrastructure design.
Define infrastructure requirements, solution options, and recommendations aligned with business priorities and enterprise standards.
Provide architectural leadership across networking, compute, storage, backup, cloud, workplace technology, and telephony, partnering with security and identity specialists.
Develop and maintain architecture diagrams, solution documentation, decision records, and transition roadmaps.
Lead technical design discussions and prepare architecture submissions for applicable governance reviews.
Partner with the project manager to translate architecture deliverables into sequenced activities, milestones, dependencies, and clear ownership.
Coordinate technical workshops and follow-ups across engineering, operations, vendors, and other delivery workstreams.
Identify technical risks, assumptions, design gaps, and delivery blockers;
drive resolution with accountable owners and elevate decisions when required.
Guide technical readiness reviews, implementation planning, and operational handover with engineering and operations teams.
Prepare concise leadership updates outlining architecture recommendations, delivery impacts, risks, and decisions required.
Must-Have Skills:
10+ years of progressive enterprise infrastructure experience, including demonstrated leadership of cross-domain infrastructure architecture.
Strong knowledge of enterprise networking, compute, virtualization, storage, backup and recovery, hybrid cloud, Microsoft 365, and workplace technologies.
Proven ability to drive complex, large-scale infrastructure initiatives from discovery through implementation.
Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with PMs, and technical teams, to manage risks, dependencies, and delivery outcomes.
Nice-To-Have Skills:
Previous experience working within large enterprise environments.
Soft Skills:
Excellent verbal and written communication.
Strong leadership and stakeholder management.
Superior organization and time-management skills.
Results-oriented mindset.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Technology, or a related discipline
FP Inc. is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. In accordance with the requirements set out in the Employment Standards Act, FP Inc. hereby declares that AI is utilized in the screening process for this position. The hourly compensation range for this role is $80/hr -$91/hr. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities, and we provide an accessible candidate experience. We advocate for you and welcome anyone regardless of race, colour, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age.
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