Infrastructure Solution Architect

Infrastructure Solution Architect

• Pay Rate: $101.70/hour, depending on experience
• Contract Length: 1 YEAR
• Location: Calgary, Alberta

Raise is currently hiring a Infrastructure Solution Architect on behalf of our client. They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader. Our client is responsible for the safe and reliable operation of the Alberta Interconnected Electric System.

Note: The primary pay rate is based on T4 classification; however, we will also consider applications from candidates interested in an INC classification, where applicable.

Description

The REM Infrastructure Solution Architect reports to the Director, Strategy and Corporate Services and is responsible for designing, governing, and evolving the clients cloud and container infrastructure platforms. This role goes beyond theoretical architecture; requiring strong hands‑on experience, practical decision‑making, and active collaboration with management and delivery teams. This role requires to not only architect the solution but take it to the implementation. Operating in a highly regulated, mission‑critical environment, the architect ensures infrastructure solutions are secure, scalable, resilient, and cost‑efficient, while supporting key functions such as market operations, grid reliability, and corporate services.

This individual acts as the primary technical authority for Kubernetes, infrastructure, cloud and network architecture, and plays a critical role in translating business needs into implementable, real‑world solutions by defining enterprise infrastructure standards, capacity planning and embedding cloud‑native and DevOps practices across theIT Solution Delivery Lifecycle.

The initial contract will be for one year, working between 20 – 40 hours per week, with the possibility of extension. We support a hybrid work environment, where the team is in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Mondays and Fridays are flexible for where you work best.

Responsibilities

• Kubernetes & Container Platform Architecture
• Design and govern enterprise Kubernetes platforms, including:
  • Cluster architecture, multi‑tenancy, and namespace strategy
  • Workload scheduling, autoscaling, and capacity planning
  • Networking (ingress, service mesh, network policies)
  • Container registry and supply chain security
  • Observability (monitoring, logging, tracing)
• Implement and promote:
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps
  • CI/CD and automated deployments
  • Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices
• Ensure alignment with:
  • Security, compliance, and regulatory frameworks
  • ITSM and change management processes
• Cloud & Infrastructure Architecture
  • Define scalable, resilient, and cost‑optimized cloud architectures
  • Provide clear, implementable infrastructure options based on business requirements
• Design for:
  • High availability and disaster recovery
  • Security and compliance
  • Performance and scalability
• Environment Management & Capacity Planning
  • Establish strategy for environment lifecycle management (Dev, Test, Prod)
  • Ensure consistency, stability, and release readiness across environments
  • Lead capacity planning across compute, storage, and network:
• Forecast demand and growth
  • Optimize resource utilization and cost
  • Prevent bottlenecks and resource contention
  • Enable automation using Infrastructure as Code
  • Provide dashboards, monitoring, and capacity insights
• Solution Design & Delivery
• Lead architecture across projects and programs
• Ensure:
  • Proper identification of dependencies
  • Well‑defined non‑functional requirements
  • Architecture proportional to risk and complexity
• Act as:
  • A key escalation point for technical risks
  • A go‑live readiness authority
• Network Capacity Planning & Assessment
  • Plan and forecast network capacity, bandwidth, and traffic patterns
  • Ensure network scalability, high availability, and low latency
  • Identify bottlenecks and optimize traffic flow and load balancing
  • Define standards for segmentation, secure connectivity, and hybrid networking
  • Support performance tuning, cost optimization, and incident root cause analysis
• Vendor & Partner Oversight
  • Review and validate vendor designs and deliverables
  • Ensure adherence tostandards and security requirements
  • Hold vendors accountable for quality and alignment
• Technical Leadership & Collaboration
  • Mentor engineers and promote strong engineering culture
  • Provide architecture direction and conduct design reviews
• Work closely with:
  • Delivery teams
  • Security teams
  • Operations teams

Qualifications

• 8+ years’ experience in infrastructure, platform, or cloud engineering
• 5+ years’ experience designing and operating Kubernetes / container platforms in production
• 5+ years’ experience of Iterative and Agile methodologies, practices and related standards.
• Proven experience leading technical workstreams.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, GitOps, and CI/CD tooling (e.g., Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD).
• Experience integrating and operating vendor provided solutions (SaaS, COTS)
• Experience with Azure cloud and Linux administration
• Demonstrated experience working in an IT environment working directly with business leaders and 3rd party solution providers.
• Utilities industry background is an asset.
• Previous technical leadership is an asset.
• Education and Certifications
• A Degree or Diploma in Information Technology, Computer Science, or Engineering (or equivalent).
• The following certifications are an asset:
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
  • Cloud architecture certification (Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or equivalent)
  • TOGAF 10 Practitioner
  • Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) or equivalent

We strive to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including people from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with visible/nonvisible disabilities.

We have a dedicated webpage for accommodations where you can learn more about what we offer and request accommodation: https://raise.jobs/accommodations/

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