Provide technical leadership for enterprise compute and virtualization platforms, including strategic planning, architecture, engineering standards and lifecycle management
Lead platform modernization initiatives, including infrastructure transformation, hypervisor strategy, hardware refresh programs, automation and cloud integration efforts
Develop target-state platform architectures enabling scalability, resiliency, security and operational efficiency
Evaluate emerging technologies, industry trends and vendor roadmaps to guide platform investment decisions and long-term technology direction
Define and maintain engineering standards, reference architectures, technical patterns and operational best practices
Lead technical assessments, proof-of-concepts, platform evaluations and technology validation activities
Collaborate with cloud, infrastructure, application and security teams to align platform capabilities with enterprise requirements and business objectives
Drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code, automation, self-service capabilities and modern platform engineering practices
Provide technical oversight and governance for major platform initiatives
Prepare and deliver executive-level presentations covering technology strategies, risks, trade-offs, investment recommendations and modernization roadmaps
Present solution architectures and technology recommendations to Architecture Review Boards, Design Review Committees and senior leadership forums
Serve as a senior technical advisor on compute, virtualization and infrastructure technologies
Mentor engineering teams and advance platform engineering capabilities, operational maturity and engineering excellence




Requirements 10+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, systems architecture, or enterprise technology leadership roles
Deep expertise in enterprise virtualization technologies, including VMware vSphere (required)
Nutanix AHV and ecosystem technologies preferred
Additional hypervisor platforms such as Hyper-V or KVM considered an asset
Strong understanding of enterprise compute platforms, including Dell PowerEdge and/or HPE ProLiant infrastructure
Experience with blade, rack and converged infrastructure architectures
Proven experience leading large-scale infrastructure modernization and transformation programs
Strong knowledge of x86 platform architecture, virtualization, clustering, high availability and disaster recovery technologies
Experience designing and supporting hybrid cloud architectures and cloud-enabled operating models
Experience evaluating, documenting and executing complex proof-of-concepts involving multiple stakeholders and technology vendors
Experience developing technology strategies, roadmaps, standards and reference architectures
Strong understanding of automation frameworks and Infrastructure as Code, including Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, Python and GitOps methodologies
Knowledge of platform engineering concepts, including self-service infrastructure,



developer platforms, automation and operational excellence
Experience working within large enterprise environments with formal architecture governance processes
Excellent executive communication skills, with ability to translate technical complexity into business-focused recommendations
Proven ability to influence strategic decisions and drive outcomes across teams without direct authority
Experience supporting financial services, regulated industries or large-scale enterprise environments preferred
Familiarity with Kubernetes and OpenShift preferred
Experience integrating platform engineering practices with cloud-native and hybrid infrastructure solutions preferred
Industry certifications such as VMware VCP/VCAP, Nutanix NCP, Azure, AWS, TOGAF or equivalent preferred
Core Competencies Demonstrates deep expertise in enterprise virtualization technologies, particularly VMware vSphere, and solid knowledge of automation frameworks such as Terraform and Ansible. Proven ability to lead large-scale infrastructure modernization initiatives while aligning platform capabilities with business objectives.
Highest-signal resume keywords VMware vSphere Expertise
Infrastructure Modernization Leadership
Automation Frameworks Knowledge
Enterprise Virtualization Technologies
Executive Communication Skills
ATS Optimization Keywords Soft Skills Mentoring Engineering Teams
Influencing Strategic Decisions
Collaboration Across Teams
Technical Oversight
Executive-Level Presentation Skills
Certifications & Qualifications VMware VCP/VCAP
Nutanix NCP
Azure Certification

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📌 Senior Platform Engineering Lead, Compute – Infrastructure Strategy (Ontario)
🏢 Jobtailor
📍 Ontario