Global Head of Architecture

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Design and oversee target architectures spanning cloud, data, and application environments on Google Cloud.

• Prototype and develop infrastructure as code, review pull requests, and assist engineering teams in overcoming challenging technical issues.

• Take ownership of system boundaries, failure modes, security, cost, operability, and architectural evolution.

• Address architectural trade-offs across Platform, Data, Analytics, AI, Software, and UX domains.

• Serve as the design authority on complex projects, ensuring that delivered systems are secure, reliable, and maintainable.

• Line manage and nurture a team of architects, conducting career discussions, performance evaluations, and growth planning.

• Mentor architects and discipline leads while allowing them to maintain delivery ownership.

• Establish architecture standards, reference patterns, and decision-record practices across various projects and regions.

• Enhance architecture capabilities through recruitment, training, communities of practice, and design reviews.

• Align architects with engagements alongside delivery leadership.

• Influence solution architecture, estimates, and proposals during pre-sales activities.

• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, from engineering leads to CTOs.

• Shape service propositions and represent Datatonic as a technical authority at events and in collaboration with Google Cloud.

• Utilize and maintain engineering agents for option analysis, decision-record drafts, consistency checks, threat assessments, and cost evaluations, including versioning, assessment, operation, and continuous improvement.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive hands-on experience in designing and constructing production systems on Google Cloud, or AWS/Azure with a strong interest in GCP.

• Proven expertise in at least one engineering discipline—platform, data, software, or ML engineering—at Senior 2 / L5 level or higher.

• Demonstrated experience in systems design, covering networking, security, IAM, data platforms, and application architecture.

• Proficient in infrastructure as code, such as Terraform.

• Familiarity with CI/CD, containers, and Kubernetes.

• Proficient in at least one programming language, such as Python.

• Experience leading, mentoring, or line managing engineers or architects.

• Proven ability to elevate the performance of an entire team.

• Client-facing architecture leadership experience with senior stakeholders, including pre-sales and solution shaping.

• Ability to articulate complex trade-offs clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, in written and verbal forms.

• Google Cloud certifications, such as Professional Cloud Architect or equivalent.

• Experience in multi-cloud, hybrid, or complex integration environments.

• Familiarity with applying formal architecture methodologies, such as TOGAF, in complex delivery settings.

• Experience architecting ML platforms, generative AI applications, or agentic systems in a production environment.

• Background in consultancy or professional services.

🏝️ Benefits

• 20 days of paid vacation each calendar year.

• Public Holidays based on your Province of Residence.

• 5 Wellness days (for sickness, personal time, or mental health).

• 5 Lifestyle days (for religious events, volunteer days, or sick days).

• Matching Group Retirement Savings Plan after 3 months.

• Competitive Group Insurance plan starting on Day 1, with individual premiums fully covered by the employer.

• Virtual Medicine and Family Assistance Program, completely employer-funded.

• Home office budget provided.

• CAD $70/month for internet/phone expenses.

• Company-provided MacBook Pro or Air.

• CAD $400/year for books, relevant app subscriptions, or an e-reader.

• Opportunities for paid certifications.

• Opportunities for professional and personal development through Udemy Business.

• Regular company off-sites and meetups.