Technical Architect, Cloud & Network (12 months contract)
On-siteToronto, Ontario, Canada
Job Summary
Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Product Managers, and Cybersecurity teams to assess business needs, define future capabilities, and develop Infrastructure roadmaps and detailed designs aligned with Metrolinx Enterprise strategy. Translate requirements into technology specifications, create business cases and cost-benefit analyses, and support vendor procurement for Private, Public, and Hybrid Cloud environments. Evaluate emerging technologies, automate infrastructure operations using Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD practices, and identify risks to ensure security, resilience, and compliance. Provide hands-on technical leadership for project and operational teams across networking, computing, and storage, conducting design validation, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis to deliver high-quality solutions within budget.
Required Qualifications
- Completion of a degree or diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related discipline
- Demonstrated experience contributing to the success of midsize-to-large initiatives with above average levels of complexity and business criticality
- Public Cloud Certification (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud) at professional/advanced level
- Experience with Cloud IaaS/PaaS, particularly Azure, including high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity
- Experience with DevOps and automation, including GitHub, Jira, Jenkins, CI/CD, Ansible, Terraform, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Experience with containerization and orchestration, including Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience with Cloud networking and infrastructure services, including load balancing, overlay networking, Azure ExpressRoute, DNS, DHCP, PKI, proxies, routing, switching, LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, and MPLS
- Experience with storage and data protection technologies, including FC, iSCSI, FCoE, storage arrays, backup, archival, and deduplication
- Experience with integration and low-code platforms, including API gateways
- Experience with security, compliance, and modern infrastructure architectures, including Zero Trust, PCI-DSS, operational technology, and edge environments
- Experience leading teams in the design, architecture, delivery, and support of complex and critical infrastructure environments, with strong problem-solving, communication, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills
- Experience with ITIL processes, including incident, problem, and change management, and the ability to measure and communicate performance to key stakeholders
- All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada
- A Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate
Desired Qualifications
- Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA) or higher
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