Director, Domain Enterprise Architect – Technology Modernization, Cloudification

Sun Life

. Lead architecture for modernizing and migrating Sun Life’s on-premises technology estate to the cloud .

Posted 10/5/2026full-timeMontreal • CanadaLead💰 CA$135,000 - CA$195,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in cloud architecture, migration strategies, and enterprise technology modernization, with a strong focus on collaboration with senior technology leaders and adherence to regulatory and compliance standards.

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Cloud ArchitectureEnterprise Cloud Operating ConsiderationsMigration ArchitecturesRed Hat OpenShiftKubernetes

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Hard Skills

Cloud MigrationArchitecture DocumentationTechnology AssessmentAutomation ProjectsContainerizationVirtualizationDatabase ManagementInfrastructure ServicesWorkload PlacementTransition Roadmaps

Soft Skills

Executive CommunicationFacilitationNegotiationInfluence

Tools & Technologies

Cloud ServicesManaged ServicesAI PlatformsCybersecurityEnterprise DatabasesNetworkingIdentity ManagementObservability

Certifications & Qualifications

TOGAFIASA CITAAdvanced Cloud Architecture Certification

Industry Keywords

Cloud InfrastructureTechnology GovernanceRegulatory ComplianceOperational RisksTechnical Debt

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber SecurityKubernetesOpenShift

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead architecture for modernizing and migrating Sun Life’s on-premises technology estate to the cloud
Define domain strategy, future-state architecture, standards, reference architectures, and transition roadmaps
Lead AI-enabled automation projects for technology discovery, estate analysis, dependency mapping, migration planning, remediation, testing, and architecture documentation
Develop and maintain roadmaps for migrating containers, virtualization, servers, operating systems, databases, storage, and infrastructure technologies to cloud services
Maintain architecture documentation covering current and target architectures, transition plans, dependencies, risks, technical debt, and retirement plans
Collaborate with Technology Executives, Enterprise Architects, engineering leaders, cybersecurity, cloud engineering, AI platform teams, and application development
Assess technology estates for cloud migration opportunities, vulnerabilities, fragmentation, technical debt, lifecycle exposure, resilience gaps, and operational risks
Define cloud architectures, workload placement, transition states, migration sequencing, dependencies, and retirement plans
Establish architecture patterns for rehosting, re-platforming, refactoring, consolidating, containerizing, replacing, retiring, or retaining technologies
Provide architectural leadership across cloud infrastructure, OpenShift, Kubernetes, virtualization, servers, operating systems, databases, storage, and infrastructure services
Identify application, data, security, privacy, network, identity, integration, operational, and platform changes required for cloud migration
Evaluate cloud capabilities, managed services, and vendor offerings
Lead domain architecture governance and ensure decisions align with security, resilience, operational, financial, regulatory, and compliance requirements

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline
10 or more years of progressive architecture experience
Extensive experience designing enterprise cloud architectures and leading migration of large-scale on-premises technology estates to cloud infrastructure, managed services, and cloud-native capabilities
Experience defining cloud strategies, future-state architectures, transition roadmaps, workload placement direction, architecture standards, modernization patterns, and technology retirement plans
Broad architecture experience across cloud services, Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, virtualization, servers, operating systems, enterprise databases, storage, networking, identity, security, resilience, observability, and automation
Proven ability to collaborate with Technology Executives and influence senior technology leaders
Mastery of cloud architecture, managed platform services, cloud-native patterns, migration architectures, hybrid transition states, and enterprise cloud operating considerations
Ability to translate enterprise priorities, executive direction, regulatory obligations, operational risks, and technology constraints into modernization direction
Ability to assess complex technology estates and determine cloud destination, service model, migration approach, sequencing, transition architecture, and retirement path
Excellent executive communication, facilitation, negotiation, and influence
Enterprise architecture credentials such as TOGAF, IASA CITA, or equivalent are preferred
Advanced cloud architecture certification is strongly preferred
Relevant infrastructure, container, database, virtualization, storage, networking, automation, or security certifications are assets

Benefits

Comp & perks

A competitive salary and bonus program, based on market scale
A flexible group insurance program starting on your first day of work
20 vacation days per year
Share Ownership Program with employer matching contributions
Hybrid work with flexibility to work from the office and virtually
Working together, sharing common values, and encouraging growth & achievement