Solutions Architect

TekStaff's Client has a current vacancy for a Solution Architect (Infrastructure Architecture Lead)

Duration : This is a 6 month contract located in Toronto, ON/ Hybrid

Job Description

Role Responsibilities / Typical Day in Role:

Lead current-state discovery, architecture assessments, and target-state infrastructure design.

• Define infrastructure requirements, solution options, and recommendations aligned with business

priorities and enterprise standards.

• Provide architectural leadership across networking, compute, storage, backup, cloud, workplace

technology, and telephony, partnering with security and identity specialists.

• Develop and maintain architecture diagrams, solution documentation, decision records, and transition

roadmaps.

• Lead technical design discussions and prepare architecture submissions for applicable governance

reviews.

• Partner with the project manager to translate architecture deliverables into sequenced activities,

milestones, dependencies, and clear ownership.

• Coordinate technical workshops and follow-ups across engineering, operations, vendors, and other

delivery workstreams.

• Identify technical risks, assumptions, design gaps, and delivery blockers; drive resolution with

accountable owners and escalate decisions when required.

• Guide technical readiness reviews, implementation planning, and operational handover with engineering

and operations teams.

• Prepare concise leadership updates outlining architecture recommendations, delivery impacts, risks,

and decisions required.

Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:

• 10+ years of progressive enterprise infrastructure experience, including demonstrated leadership of cross-domain infrastructure architecture.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise networking, compute, virtualization, storage, backup and recovery, hybrid cloud, Microsoft 365, and workplace technologies.
• Proven ability to drive complex, large-scale infrastructure initiatives from discovery through implementation.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with PMs, and technical teams, to manage risks, dependencies, and delivery outcomes.

Nice-To-Have Skills:

• Previous experience working within large enterprise environments.

Soft Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management.
• Superior organization and time-management skills.
• Results-oriented mindset.

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Technology, or a related discipline

TekStaff may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of the applicant screening process. However, applications will also be reviewed by a member of our Recruitment team to ensure a fair and thorough assessment.