Infrastructure Architect

Description:

As an Infrastructure Architect, you will play a critical role in designing and maintaining secure, adaptive technology infrastructure architectures that align with Vancity’s Technology Roadmap and business needs. You’ll provide technical guidance, review infrastructure change requests, and ensure projects adhere to architectural standards, enabling stability and scalability across our systems.

We’re looking for a strategic thinker with strong technical expertise and a collaborative approach to problem-solving and continuous learning. This is a Full-time, Permanent role that will enjoy hybrid working arrangements which can be fulfilled primarily from the Vancity head office location and your Lower Mainland based home office. This role will require you to work on-site at least two days a week and for events and business demands. This requirement might change in future as per business need.

How You’ll Make An Impact

You will shape the future of Vancity’s infrastructure by providing architectural leadership that enables security, resilience, scalability and modernization across our technology ecosystem. In this role, you will:
 

• Monitor and assess our infrastructure landscape, identifying opportunities to modernize and align with Vancity’s Technology Roadmap.
• Review and advise on infrastructure change requests to ensure compliance with architectural standards, security requirements, and long-term platform direction.
• Provide expert technical guidance to Enterprise Service Delivery, Cloud Engineering, SRE and other ITS teams.
• Partner with business and technology leaders to ensure infrastructure designs directly support organizational goals and strategic priorities.
• Support projects that require architectural dispensation, ensuring decisions remain aligned with roadmap and risk posture.
• Develop forward-looking strategies for secure, scalable and adaptive infrastructure solutions.
• Research emerging technologies, particularly within Azure, hybrid cloud, and integration platforms and assess their value and impact on Vancity.
• Drive continuous improvement, standardization, and innovation within our infrastructure architecture practices.
   

What You’ll Bring To The Team

You are a seasoned architect who combines deep technical expertise with strong business acumen and a pragmatic, delivery-focused mindset. You have:
 

• A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience in infrastructure or solutions architecture in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of Azure cloud services, hybrid infrastructure patterns, and modern architectural frameworks.
• Proven ability to design and align technology solutions to business strategy and operational needs.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to simplify complexity, influence decisions, and collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on innovation, resilience, and operational excellence.
• Familiarity with financial-sector security, compliance, and regulatory expectations (PCI-DSS, SOC2, etc.).
• Professional certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert, TOGAF, or ITIL are strong assets.