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Join our Global Architecture team and begin building a strong foundation in platform and enterprise architecture. This early‑career role is designed for new graduates who are curious about how large‑scale technology platforms are designed, documented, and evolved. You’ll work alongside experienced architects and technology leaders, supporting architecture initiatives through documentation, coordination, and structured analysis—while learning how architecture enables scalability, reliability, and consistency across the organization. This role emphasizes learning, mentorship, and collaboration, with clear guidance and well‑defined outcomes to support your development.

Position Responsibilities

Platform Architecture Contribution

- Assist with documenting platform architectures, including cloud platforms, infrastructure services, and shared technology components.
- Contribute to architecture diagrams, inventories, and supporting documentation.
- Apply established platform standards, patterns, and reference architectures with guidance from senior team members.
- Support analysis of platform capabilities, dependencies, and non‑functional requirements such as performance, resilience, and scalability.

Architecture Support & Enablement

- Prepare materials to support architecture planning, review, and governance activities.
- Assist senior architects with research, structured analysis, and synthesis of technical information.
- Help maintain architecture repositories and shared knowledge assets.

Learning & Development

- Build a foundational understanding of enterprise platforms, cloud services, and shared technology layers.
- Learn how platform architecture supports scalability, resilience, and consistency across systems.
- Develop skills in systems thinking, documentation, and architectural communication.
- Participate in architecture training, mentoring, and communities of practice.

How We Work Together





- Work is planned with clear guidance, structure, and reference materials.
- Tasks are well defined, with supported learning objectives.
- Reliability, clarity, and follow‑through are valued.
- Collaboration and knowledge sharing are strongly encouraged.

Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, engineering, a related field, or equivalent academic or practical experience.
- Foundational understanding of, or strong interest in, infrastructure, cloud, or platform technologies.
- Strong problem‑solving, communication, and documentation skills.
- Interest in enterprise platforms, system design, and large‑scale technology environments.
- Prior architecture experience is not required. Curiosity, learning ability, and collaboration are what matter most.

When You Join Our Team

We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want. We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well‑being and inclusion are more than just words. As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Manulife is an Equal Prospect Employer. At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race,



ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy‑related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

Compensation & Benefits

Referenced Salary Location: Toronto, Ontario.

Working Arrangement: Hybrid.

Salary range is expected to be between $69,525.00 CAD – $115,875.00 CAD. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job‑related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact for the salary range for your location.

Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short‑ and long‑term disability, life and AD&D; insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.

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📌 Associate Platform Architect (Toronto)
🏢 Manulife
📍 Toronto