Director, IT Architecture

1 hour, 56 minutes ago
Full-time
Executive
DevOps and Infrastructure
Varicent

Varicent

Varicent provides industry-leading incentive compensation and sales performance management solutions to help businesses increase sales efficiency and effectiveness.

Professional Services
251-1K
Founded 2003
$35M raised

Description

  • Define and execute a multi-year enterprise architecture roadmap aligned to business priorities and growth.
  • Establish architectural principles, standards, reference patterns, and governance processes across the enterprise.
  • Provide architectural oversight across SaaS platforms, infrastructure, endpoint management, identity, data, and integrations.
  • Serve as the escalation point for complex, cross-functional technical decisions and problem resolution.
  • Chair and formalize an Architecture Review Board and create approval processes for new software and hardware patterns.
  • Lead endpoint and workforce platform architecture, including device lifecycle management, zero-touch provisioning, patch management, and compliance enforcement.
  • Provide architectural leadership for enterprise data foundations, including data lake strategy, data ingestion, transformation, storage, and access patterns.
  • Partner with Security, Compliance, RevOps, Operations, and AI teams to operationalize secure and scalable AI-enabled solutions.
  • Lead software rationalization, vendor consolidation, and contract optimization efforts to reduce redundancy and cost.
  • Establish KPIs, KRIs, OKRs, and dashboards to measure architectural effectiveness, efficiency, risk, and business value.
  • Mentor senior technologists and emerging architects while fostering cross-functional collaboration across IT and business teams.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of experience in enterprise IT, including 5+ years in architecture leadership.
  • Experience in mid-sized, scaling organizations with approximately 500–2000 employees.
  • Demonstrated success leading platform modernization, data platform evolution, and consolidation initiatives.
  • Strong experience in end user computing management, SaaS ecosystem governance, infrastructure architecture, and data engineering patterns.
  • Direct experience with endpoint management platforms such as Jamf and Intune.
  • Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks and governance models.
  • Hands-on technical experience with Apple, Windows, and Linux endpoint technologies and device lifecycle management.
  • Experience with cloud and infrastructure architecture, identity and access management, and risk/compliance considerations.
  • Familiarity with emerging technologies, including AI and automation platforms, and integrating them into enterprise SaaS ecosystems.
  • Strong strategic thinking, executive communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills, especially with Security, Compliance, and AI Operations.

Benefits

  • Base salary range of C$132,768.00 to C$165,960.00.
  • Eligibility to participate in a variable compensation program.
  • Opportunity to work in a diverse, collaborative, and innovative environment.
  • Commitment to equal opportunity employment and fair employment practices.
  • Accommodation support available during the recruitment process.

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