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Sr Manager, Technical ArchitectureHays • Toronto
Sr Manager, Technical Architecture

Sr Manager, Technical Architecture

Hays • Toronto
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Permanent
Job description
Your NewpanyOur client is a global miningpany dedicated to safely producing nickel, copper, cobalt, and platinum group metals—critical resources powering the world’s energy transition.With a mission to improve lives and shape a better future together, Vale Base Metals plays a vital role in modern life. Their metals are found in everyday technologies, life‑saving medical equipment, and electric vehicles advancing climate‑change solutions.With more than 15,000 employees worldwide, the organization operates across Canada, Brazil, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, and Japan. They aremitted to transforming critical minerals into long‑term prosperity and sustainable development—making this an opportunity to contribute to work that truly matters.Your New RoleWe are currently seeking a Senior Manager, Technical Architecture, to join our Information Technology organization, supporting enterprise and industrial operations from Toronto/Sudbury, ON.This is a permanent, hybrid role, operating in aplex, global IT and OT environment, where uptime, safety, and resilience are non‑negotiable.This role is practitioner‑led and execution‑oriented. It is designed for a senior technical expert who can act as a hands‑on authority across infrastructure, networks, hosting, cloud, integration platforms, cybersecurity, identity, and end‑userputing.You will work closely with engineering teams, vendors, cybersecurity, architecture peers, and delivery teams to turn architectural intent into operable, real‑world solutions across corporate and site‑based environments.
About You:You are a deeply technical architecture leader who thrives in large‑scale, industrial or asset‑intensive environments. You arefortable going deep into technical detail when required and are respected as a trusted authority duringplex design decisions, major incidents, and critical initiatives.You balance strong architectural thinking with pragmatic execution. You understand the realities of legacy systems, OT constraints, and operational risk—and you design solutions that work in practice, not just on paper.Key Responsibilities:In This Role, You WillBackend IT & OT Technical Architecture
  • Own and evolve the technical architecture for backend IT and OT platforms, including data centres, networks, cloud environments, hosting platforms, middleware, identity, cybersecurity tooling, and end‑userputing.
  • Ensure architectures support both enterprise IT workloads and industrial OT environments
  • Design for availability, performance, safety, security, and operational resilience
Infrastructure, Network & Hosting Architecture
  • Define and oversee enterprise‑wide network architectures spanning corporate, site, and OT networks
  • Own hosting andpute architectures across on‑prem, private cloud, public cloud, and hybrid environments
  • Ensure appropriate segmentation, redundancy, and failover across IT/OT landscapes
Cloud, Middleware & Platform Integration
  • Define cloud architecture patterns and technical guardrails
  • Own middleware and integration platform architectures supporting enterprise, data, and industrial systems
  • Ensure platforms enable reliable, scalable integration acrossplex environments
Cybersecurity & Technical Risk Management
  • Embed cybersecurity‑by‑design across technical architectures
  • Partner closely with cybersecurity teams to align with standards, threat models, and regulatory requirements
  • Assess and mitigate technical risks related to legacy platforms, OT environments, and site constraints.
Technical Leadership & Delivery Support
  • Act as a senior technical authority for solution design, major incidents, andplex challenges
  • Provide hands‑on guidance to engineers, integrators, and vendors through design, build, testing, and deployment
  • Review and challenge technical designs to ensure architectural integrity and operational viability
Standardization & Continuous Improvement
  • Identify opportunities to reduceplexity through standardization and modernization
  • Define repeatable technical patterns and reference architectures
  • Capture lessons learned from outages and implementations to improve resilience and reliability
Experience & Education:
  • 11–15 years of progressive experience in mining & metals, or other heavy industries like Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Energy or Manufacturing.
  • Experience or background in one of the following areas:
  • Exploration or Geoscience
  • Mining Engineering or Mine Planning
  • Mineral Processing or Metallurgy
  • Demonstrated experience partnering with IT, AI & Analytics delivery teams to ensure technical solutions selection and successful project implementation at scale
  • Experience developing and executing multi‑year technology or digital roadmaps
  • Proven capability in building relationships and influencing at leadership level, budget management,ernance, and value realization
  • Willingness and ability to travel frequently to our exploration, mining and refining sites.
Skills:
  • Deep technical expertise across infrastructure, networking, hosting, cloud, identity, and end‑user platforms
  • Strong understanding of hybrid IT/OT architectures
  • Ability to design large‑scale systems with high availability, resilience, and recoverability
  • Hands‑on technical leadership and incident support experience
  • Strongmunication skills across technical and non‑technical audiences
  • Calm, methodical, and disciplined approach in high‑pressure environments
  • Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and safety awareness
  • Fluent in English, Portuguese is a strong asset.
What We Offer You
  • Participation in apetitive Defined Contribution Pension package
  • Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation, personal, sick, parental)
  • Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion, and career growth
  • Employee Family Assistance Program
  • Virtual Healthcare online
  • Online Training and career development opportunities
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