Global Head of Architecture

The role

You will be a hands-on Cloud Architect who leads a team of architects. You will design and build cloud, data and application estates, lead and develop architects, and represent the company as a technical authority in pre-sales and with clients.

What you will do

• Design and lead target architectures on Google Cloud
• Prototype and write infrastructure as code
• Review pull requests and unblock engineering teams
• Own systems design including security, cost, and operability
• Resolve architectural trade-offs across multiple disciplines
• Act as design authority on complex engagements
• Line manage and develop a team of architects
• Coach architects and discipline leads
• Set architecture standards and reference patterns
• Shape solution architecture, estimates and proposals

Required qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience designing and building production systems on Google Cloud (or AWS/Azure with a strong interest in GCP)
• Proven depth in at least one engineering discipline (platform, data, software or ML engineering) at Senior 2 / L5 or above
• Evidence of systems design across disciplines, including networking, security, IAM, data platforms and application architecture
• Comfortable with infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform), CI/CD, containers and Kubernetes
• Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Python
• Experience leading, mentoring or line managing engineers or architects
• Client-facing architecture leadership with senior stakeholders, including pre-sales and solution shaping
• Ability to explain complex trade-offs clearly to technical and non-technical audiences

Nice to have

• Professional Cloud Architect or similar Google Cloud certifications
• Experience with multi-cloud, hybrid or complex integration environments
• Experience applying formal architecture methods (e.g. TOGAF)
• Experience architecting ML platforms, generative AI applications or agentic systems in production
• Experience in a consultancy or professional services environment

Benefits

• 20 days of paid vacation per calendar year
• Public Holidays for your Province of Residence
• 5 Wellness days
• 5 Lifestyle days
• Matching Group Retirement Savings Plan after 3 months
• Competitive Group Insurance plan on Day 1
• Virtual Medicine and Family Assistance Program
• Home office budget
• CAD $70/month for internet/phone expenses
• Company-supplied MacBook Pro or Air
• CAD $400/year for books, relevant app subscriptions or an e-reader
• Opportunities for paid certifications and Udemy Business

About the company

Datatonic is a leading Google Cloud partner specialising in data and AI. The company helps organisations design, build and operate production AI systems.