At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the design and strategy for our enterprise infrastructure and technology platforms.
- Company: Join Manulife, a global leader in financial services and technology innovation.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, flexible work options, and comprehensive health benefits.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team committed to inclusion and career growth.
- Why this job: Shape the future of technology while making a real impact on millions of customers.
- Qualifications: Experience in infrastructure architecture and strong knowledge of cloud platforms required.
The predicted salary is between 127330 - 236470 $ per year.
Join our Global Technology & Cyber Security Team (GTCS). At Manulife, we're transforming the technology foundations that support millions of customers globally. We're looking for a Lead Infrastructure Architect to define the strategic direction, standards, and roadmap for our enterprise infrastructure and core technology platforms. In this role, you will partner with engineering, operations, security, resilience, and business leaders to modernize infrastructure, simplify technology landscapes, improve resiliency, and accelerate adoption of cloud and platform-based services. You will play a key role in shaping the future-state architecture for infrastructure, cloud, network, end-user, workplace, observability, service management, and operational platforms while ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy, security requirements, and business outcomes.
Required Qualifications
- Significant experience in infrastructure, platform, solution, domain, or enterprise architecture within complex enterprise environments.
- Proven experience defining technology strategies and architecture roadmaps for infrastructure and platform services.
- Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP), infrastructure services, networking, platform engineering, and distributed systems.
- Experience governing large-scale technology initiatives and modernization programs.
- Strong understanding of security, resiliency, risk, compliance, and operational requirements.
- Experience with infrastructure automation, DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code, and platform engineering practices.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders and technology teams.
- Experience working within Agile and product-oriented delivery environments.
- Strong knowledge of enterprise infrastructure, cloud platforms, network architecture, connectivity, routing, switching, firewalls, load balancing, DNS, hybrid cloud, and core technology services.
Preferred Qualifications
- Architecture & Strategy
- Infrastructure & Cloud Architecture
- Domain & Enterprise Architecture
- Technology Strategy & Road mapping
- Architecture Governance & Standards
- Platform Modernization & Transformation
- Technology Lifecycle Management
- Infrastructure & Platforms
- Cloud Platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
- Cloud Infrastructure & Landing Zones
- Compute & Hosting Platforms (Azure, Kubernetes/AKS, Virtual Machines, VMware and related virtualization technologies)
- Endpoint Management & Device Platforms
- End User Computing (EUC) & Workplace Technologies
- Identity, Directory & Access Services
- Core Infrastructure Services (Compute, Storage, Backup & Recovery)
- Platform Engineering & Infrastructure as Code
- Hybrid Infrastructure Services
- Resilience, High Availability & Disaster Recovery
- Operations & Service Management
- Service Management & Operational Excellence
- Observability, Monitoring & AIOps
- Service Reliability Engineering (SRE)
- Operational Resilience & Recovery Planning
- Capacity, Performance & Availability Management
- Technology Lifecycle & Asset Management
- Leadership & Influence
- Executive Stakeholder Management
- Strategic Planning & Technology Transformation
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Organizational Influence & Decision Making
- Change Leadership & Adoption
- Mentoring, Coaching & Talent Development
When you join our team, we'll empower you to learn and grow the career you want. We'll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words. As part of our global team, we'll support you in shaping the future you want to see.
Benefits: Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.
Lead Infrastructure Architect in Toronto employer: Manulife/John Hancock
Manulife/John Hancock is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and inclusive work culture in the heart of Toronto. With a strong commitment to employee growth, we offer comprehensive professional development opportunities and encourage collaboration across global teams, making it an ideal environment for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the private debt sector. Our competitive benefits package and focus on work-life balance further enhance the rewarding experience of being part of our innovative organization.
