Principal Infrastructure Architect

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

📋 Description

• Directly report to the OpsGuru Leadership team.

• Engage with a variety of audiences, from CEOs to developers, discussing every phase of the technology adoption cycle across various technical domains.

• Identify and implement artificial intelligence opportunities to enhance infrastructure delivery and streamline internal consultancy processes.

• Act as a trusted technical advisor for multiple accounts in the realm of public cloud infrastructure and data enablement.

• Provide thought leadership, guiding and challenging clients with respect.

• Supervise project teams to ensure alignment of technical outcomes with client business challenges, budgets, and timelines.

• Collaborate with Engagement Managers, project teams, and customers to oversee project scope, set expectations, and ensure quality delivery.

• Participate in the sales process, including pre-sales activities.

• Work alongside Account Executives and Presales Architects to define engagements and draft statements of work.

• Support account management activities.

• Potentially oversee around five Architects and Engineers through one-on-one meetings, professional development, goal-setting, feedback, and performance assessments.

• Address administrative or project-related issues and offer recommendations for performance evaluations and promotions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in a relevant information technology setting.

• More than 5 years of experience in delivering professional services as a Principal Consultant or in a comparable leadership position.

• Expertise in infrastructure and platform workloads on AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Experience in public-cloud infrastructure adoption or cloud migration for both enterprise and small-to-medium-scale environments.

• Proficient in IaaS, networking, and security.

• Familiarity with data platform or analytics infrastructure on public cloud, including Azure Data Factory, Azure Fabric, and Synapse.

• Knowledge of microservices adoption on public cloud platforms, such as AKS and Azure Container Apps.

• Proficient in Infrastructure as Code, particularly with Terraform and Bicep.

• Experience optimizing public-cloud infrastructure costs.

• Proven track record of utilizing AI tools and LLMs to streamline workflows and automate repetitive architectural tasks.

• History of delivering presentations to CxO and VP-level executives.

• Capable of managing multiple intricate projects and diverse stakeholders simultaneously.

• Sales experience, preferably in a pre-sales capacity.

• Ability to model costs and articulate the total cost of ownership for public-cloud hosting solutions.

• Experience addressing customer requests and escalations.

• Familiarity with Identity Management and Active Directory.

• Ability to tailor communication styles to suit individual team members.

• Capability to communicate the company’s mission and values effectively to customers.

• Skill in providing honest and constructive feedback.

• Ownership of team challenges until resolution.

• Ability to build trust and establish professional relationships.

• Proficiency in conducting gap-analysis conversations and assisting team members in defining effective goals.

• Ability to inspire and motivate without micromanaging.

• Strong emotional intelligence and listening abilities.

• Experience leading technical teams.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.

• Retirement Savings Matching Program (RRSP).

• Partnership with Perkopolis Discounts.

• Remote-first work environment.

• Flexible work hours and locations.

• Paid parental leave options.

• Employer-covered health and dental premiums.

• GreenShield+ Counselling for Mental Health.

• Annual $500 Health Care Spending Account.