Manager Of Infrastructure Jobs in Whitby, ON (NOW HIRING)

Requisition ID: 265950 
Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Leads and oversees Infrastructure Solution Architecture in Global Technology & Enterprise Platforms (GTEP) globally ensuring business strategies, plans and initiatives are executed / delivered in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

Leads the Infrastructure Solution Architecture team responsible for delivering end-to-end infrastructure solution architecture for programs, projects, products, and initiatives for GTEP services. The role ensures solution designs consistently leverage approved architecture patterns, standards, and certified Engineering service offerings while aligning with enterprise architecture principles, regulatory obligations, resilience expectations, and the Bank's risk appetite. 

This role is accountable for enabling consistent, scalable, secure, and service-based infrastructure solution delivery across Network, Unified Communications, Enterprise Platforms, Cloud, Data Center, Hosting, Compute, Virtualization, Server OS, Containerization, Database, Storage, and related infrastructure platforms. The role provides the delivery-facing architecture function that translates strategy, standards, and Engineering service offerings into practical solution designs for implementation.

Is this role right for you? In this role, you will:
Leads and oversees the Infrastructure Solution Architecture team, providing direction, prioritization, and accountability for Infrastructure solution delivery across enterprise demand
Builds and develops a high-performing team through coaching, mentorship, and succession planning
Establishes clear expectations for solution architecture quality, consistency, and alignment to standards and Engineering services
Drives a customer-focused, delivery-oriented culture supporting enterprise consumption of GTEP services
Leads end-to-end infrastructure solution architecture for enterprise programs, projects, products, and initiatives consuming GTEP services
Ensures solution designs are scalable, secure, resilient, cost-effective, and aligned to business and regulatory requirements
Provides architectural oversight from intake through design, approval, and delivery alignment
Ensures consistent integration across infrastructure domains (network, cloud, platforms, compute, storage, and related services)
Ensures all solution designs consume certified Engineering service offerings and approved architecture patterns wherever possible
Partners with Engineering to validate service availability, feasibility, and operational readiness
Promotes repeatable and standardized solution delivery through reuse of approved services and patterns
Ensures deviations are identified early and governed through the ARB exception process
Aligns solution designs to target-state architectures, standards, and platform strategies defined by Infrastructure Strategy & Architecture
Partners with Governance & Assurance to ensure compliance with ARB requirements, standards, and control frameworks
Ensures risks, trade-offs, and non-standard decisions are clearly documented and governed
Provides feedback to Strategy & Architecture on gaps in standards, patterns, or Engineering services
Works across Client Engagement, Engineering, Strategy & Architecture, Governance, Security, and Risk teams to deliver aligned and executable solutions
Acts as escalation point for cross-domain design conflicts, dependencies, and delivery constraints
Ensures solution architecture supports operational controls, regulatory compliance, and enterprise risk posture
Drives consistent solution outcomes and eliminates one-off or non-standard designs across the enterprise
Understand how the Bank's risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
Creates an environment in which their team pursues effective and efficient operations of their respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank's Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk. 
Builds a high performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment and using a coaching mindset and behaviours; communicating vison/values/business strategy; and, managing succession and development planning for the team.
Understand how the Bank's risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
 

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:
Leads the Infrastructure Strategy & Architecture function across multiple global infrastructure domains, including Network, Unified Communications, Enterprise Platforms, Data Center, Hosting, Compute, Virtualization, Server OS, Containerization, Database, and Storage technologies.
Provides leadership to a team of senior architecture resources responsible for target-state architecture, standards, patterns, roadmaps, and platform strategy.
Influences high-complexity, enterprise-wide infrastructure architecture decisions across global, matrixed technology teams.
Supports architecture alignment across regulatory, security, resilience, risk, and enterprise governance expectations in a financial services environment. 
Provides strategic architecture input to major infrastructure transformation initiatives, platform modernization efforts, standards lifecycle decisions, and technology rationalization activities.
Exercises strategic influence and architectural decisionmaking authority with VPs, Heads, Director's stakeholders within and outside of Technology.

What's in it for you?
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.
Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.
Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.  
Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.
Community Engagement - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more!

Location(s):  Canada : Ontario : Toronto 
Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.  
At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our  Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.