Platform and Cloud Architect

Platform and Cloud Architect will be part of a nimble and forward-thinking Architectural team. He/She will use his experience across multiple technology domains including Enterprise Cloud, DevOps and Agile to design solutions for a variety of Digital Transformation initiatives and to manage existing infrastructure. In this role, he/she will directly interface with and manage senior technology professionals, bringing his/her specialized domain expertise to bear on current infrastructure operations work and to act as the prime technical interface for a variety of project initiatives supporting infrastructure initiatives.



Advantages
Are you interested in working in the financial sector and excited at the prospect of being part of a purpose-driven culture that encourages excellence and actively rewards contributions?

Responsibilities
• Provide hands on technical guidance and leadership for development teams and responsible for the technical aspects of a solution introduced into architecture

• Oversee technical implementation of the product end to end

• Own architecture, infrastructure, DevOps migration and integration

• Communicate and resolve cross team dependencies and conflicts. Work with partners and internal business units teams to build and support new systems and client service offerings.

• Translate requirements into architecture that can be implemented and supported by operations.

• Create technology plans and roadmaps tailored to customer requirements.

• Advise on implementation strategies.

• Design and develop systems to automate infrastructure and platform services.

• Assist with developing and defining processes and procedures.

• Site resiliency, disaster recovery and business continuity.

• Participate in security initiative such as PCI DSS

• Degree in Computer Science, or related discipline, or equivalent experience.

• Applicable certifications preferred.

• Private, Public & Hybrid Cloud Architectures using VMWare – Azure, AWS, Google

• Agile and core DevOps practices such as CI/CD

Knowledge and Experience:

· Solution Architecture

· Cloud architecture, Cloud assessment, Well Architected Framework, AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud

· Converged and Hyperconverged Infrastructure

· Ansible & Terraform

· Ci/CD, Git, Jenkins, Artifactory

· Oracle Exadata

· Azure Stack Hub

· Datacenter Networking

· WAN & MPLS solutions

How we work
We know that exceptional people have great ideas and are passionate about their work. Our culture encourages excellence and actively rewards contributions with:

Connection: You’re surrounded by talented people every day who are driven by their passion of a common goal.

Core Values: They define us. Living them helps us be the best at what we do.

Compensation & Benefits: Pay is driven by individual and corporate performance and we provide a multitude of benefits and perks.

Education: To ensure you are the best at what you do we invest in you


Qualifications
Who are you?

• 12+ years relevant experience

• Technical authority and subject matter expertise in relevant areas

• Having comprehensive experience in leading edge technologies within functional and cross functional disciplines

• Capable of performing investigations and evaluation of new technologies, can forecast the necessity and visibility of modifying organization’s technology strategy. Capable of building strategic and tactical roadmaps.

• Have capabilities to influences senior management in setting the organization’s technical objectives though a rational approach

• Have a broad and comprehensive understanding of the different systems, theories and practices relevant to a job discipline

• Possess highly specialized skills to expand our technology footprint and to increase operational efficiencies in support of business objectives

• Have a comprehensive knowledge of the industry in order to contribute to the commercial objectives of the business.

• Can lead cross-segment / functional project teams of initiatives. Acts as a mentor and role model to others within the organization.

• Exercise a high degree of autonomy when making decisions that impact segment or function deliverables. Identifies strategic issues that need to be addressed and convenes appropriate parties to select the optimal path.

• Have sound communication skills to influence peers in the segment / function

• Capable of creating strong business relationships with key stakeholders to enlist their active support.

• Knowledge of design and implementation of enterprise systems, with relevant specialization in infrastructure, cloud & platform (one or more of server, storage, network, information technology architecture, intranet/internet architecture including hosted or hybrid (cloud) solutions, and communication architectures.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to lead teams.



Summary
If you are interested in this position, please apply today for consideration

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.