Network Architect

Our client is seeking a Network Architect to join their team. As a Network Architect, you will be part of the Network Services organization supporting province-wide transformation initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong strategic communication skills, proven network architecture experience (not hands-on engineering), and deep WAN/telecom expertise that can translate current-state realities into future-state roadmaps and actionable design recommendations.

This is a full-time contract.

The duration of the contract is for 6 months with possibility of extension.

Work is hybrid in Toronto, ON.2, 3 days work from office.

What's the Job?

• Serve as the primary Network Architect for, designing future-state network solutions and guiding architectural direction across internal leadership, enterprise architects, cloud teams, and external vendors.
• Lead architecture and roadmap development for two major initiatives: One Network modernization and provincial medical imaging cloud transformation.
• Assess current-state environments and recommend strategic future-state designs, architectural standards, and design documents - without focusing on implementation or configuration work.
• Design secure, efficient connectivity strategies between healthcare facilities and cloud-hosted imaging solutions, ensuring performance and reliability for critical applications.
• Influence stakeholders through architecture discussions, challenge assumptions constructively, and present recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

What's Needed?

• 10+ years designing and operating large-scale enterprise and provider WAN environments, with proven Network Architecture experience (architecture vs. engineering/operations).
• Strong MPLS and WAN expertise, including experience with MPLS-based architectures (e.g., traffic engineering and QoS) and routing protocol fundamentals (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS).
• Cloud networking architecture experience, including hybrid connectivity patterns between on-premises infrastructure and cloud environments (Azure and AWS), with hybrid cloud design knowledge.
• Demonstrated ability to produce high-quality architecture diagrams and documentation, including standards, recommendations, and roadmaps.
• Experience applying modern security architecture concepts (SASE/Zero Trust) and designing secure hybrid network architectures, including enterprise firewall architecture and segmentation considerations.

What's in it for me?

• Opportunity to shape province-wide network modernization and cloud connectivity strategies for mission-critical healthcare data and medical imaging.
• A true architecture role where you can design future-state solutions, define roadmaps, and provide strategic recommendations rather than perform hands-on configuration.
• Work alongside enterprise and cloud architects, vendor architects, and service providers to align solutions with organizational and security requirements.
• Engagement with complex, real-world challenges - turning current-state gaps into practical, reusable architecture patterns that improve maintainability and efficiency.
• Fast start expectations: projects are already underway, and your expertise will be valued immediately.

If this is a role that interests you and you'd like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!

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