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Head of IT Infrastructure OperationsCrestpoint Real Estate Investments • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Head of IT Infrastructure Operations

Head of IT Infrastructure Operations

Crestpoint Real Estate Investments • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description
Head of IT Infrastructure Operations
Connor Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd
Toronto ON
About the Role
Interested in joining one of Canadas top performing asset managers We are seeking a forward-looking Head of IT Infrastructure Operationsfor an existing position to lead the evolution of our hybrid technology landscape. This role requires balancing technical excellence with business partnership ensuring our platforms are secure scalable and aligned with organizational strategy. You will drive transformation across on-premises colocation and cloud environments (AWS & Azure) embedding agility automation and cost-efficiency. The ideal candidate combines deep infrastructure expertise with the ability to engage senior stakeholders translate business needs into technology outcomes and foster a culture of continuous improvement. Ensuring that technology investments not only meet operational requirements but also drive measurable business outcomes such as improved efficiency reduced risk enhanced customer experience and sustainable growth.Our offices currently operate on a hybrid model with a combination of in-office and remote working days throughout the week.
What You Will Do
In this role you will be part of a global entrepreneurial culture that values innovation and continuous learning where you can grow your skills. Infrastructure is seen as a business accelerator not a constant. Our teams embrace automation agility and measurable value delivery you will make a measurable impact on a business that runs 24/7 worldwide. Our business leaders view technology as a strategic enabler for growth and innovation and our hybrid platforms are secure cost-optimized and future ready as the Head of IT Infrastructure Operations you will cover the following areas:
Strategy & Business Engagement
  • Partner with business and technology leaders to ensure infrastructure directly enables strategic goals.
  • Define and evolve infrastructure roadmaps that prioritize agility scalability and resilience.
  • Provide thought leadership on emerging technologies such as SASE Zero Trust edge computing and AI-driven infrastructure.
  • Use Balanced Scorecards and OKRs to align IT performance to strategic outcomes.
Architecture & Operations
  • Oversee design delivery and optimization of hybrid infrastructure (on-prem colocation Multi-cloud).
  • Drive automation-first practices for provisioning monitoring and incident management.
  • Champion infrastructure-as-code (Terraform Bicep PowerShell Python) and orchestration frameworks.
  • Ensure robust disaster recovery backup and business continuity capabilities.
Performance Security & Compliance
  • Implement resilient architectures that meet demanding availability and latency requirements.
  • Embed compliance-by-design aligned with SOC1/2 PCI and ISO27001.
  • Maintaining full compliance with security standards and supporting regular audit reviews.
  • Partner with InfoSec to operationalize Zero Trust and layered security across environments.
  • Lead cost optimization and FinOps practices to balance innovation with fiscal responsibility.
Leadership & Culture
  • Lead and mentor a cross-functional team of infrastructure engineers and architects.
  • Build a culture of collaboration accountability and continuous learning across global teams.
  • Develop strong vendor and partner relationships to ensure flexibility and value.
  • Develop team capabilities through training cross-functional collaboration and continuous improvement practices.
What you bring
  • 10 years of progressive experience in infrastructure leadership engineering or architecture.
  • Proven success in hybrid environments (data centers colocation AWS Azure).
  • Strong knowledge of networking (SD-WAN firewalls VPNs) compute storage (SAN/NAS) and virtualization.
  • Hands-on expertise with automation orchestration and observability platforms.
  • Ensure the design implementation and optimization of virtualization and containerization technologies to enhance scalability portability and efficiency across hybrid cloud environments.
  • Strong understanding of compliance and regulatory frameworks.
  • Skilled communicator able to engage executives and technical teams with equal impact.
  • Certifications such as AWS/Azure Solutions Architect VMware VCP Cisco CCNP/CCIE or similar are valued.
The starting salary for this position is $160000 - $180000. The salary range provided reflects the base salary range for this position as required by addition there is an annual performance bonus which contributes to the total compensation of this position. Further questions may be directed to the HR team during the interview process.
About Connor Clark & Lunn Financial Group

At CC&L Financial Group we understand the value of opportunity for our clients and our team. Independent and employee-owned we partner with investment professionals to grow successful asset management businesses giving them the space to innovate and truly make an impact.

With more than 40 years of history and offices across Canada and in the US the UK and India CC&L Financial Group and our multi-boutique family of affiliate firms collectively manage overCAD$179billionin client assets providing a diverse range of traditional and alternative investment products and solutions to institutional high-net-worth and retail clients.
For a closer look at how you can build your career with us we invite you to explore.
Connor Clark & Lunn Financial Group is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender ethnicity religion sexual orientation or expression disability or age.
We thank all applicants in advance for their interest but only those candidates shortlisted for interviews will be contacted.No telephone calls or recruitment agencies will be accepted.
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Required Experience:

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Key Skills
Succession Planning,Growing Experience,Expense Management,Management Experience,Rackspace,Laboratory Management,Senior Leadership,Operations Management,Relationship Management,Leadership Experience,negotiation,Taxonomy
Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Monthly Salary Salary: 160000 - 180000
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