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

Solid 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 strong 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

📌 Senior Platform Engineering Lead, Compute – Infrastructure Strategy (Barrie)
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📍 Barrie