Senior Cloud Architect – Azure & AI Platforms (Multi-Cloud)

Job summary

Manulife is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to lead their multi-cloud strategy across Azure, AWS, and Alibaba Cloud. The role involves designing secure, scalable platforms, modernizing legacy systems, and contributing to AI-driven innovation.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in cloud architecture with focus on Microsoft Azure
• Experience designing and delivering cloud-native, distributed systems at enterprise scale
• Knowledge of microservices, APIs, and event-driven architecture
• Experience with containers and Kubernetes
• Understanding of cloud security, networking, and governance principles
• Ability to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions
• Strong communication skills for collaboration across teams

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and design of cloud-native solutions across multi-cloud environment
• Define scalable platform strategies using PaaS, containers, and serverless technologies
• Transform legacy systems into modern, microservices-based architectures
• Guide migration from IaaS to PaaS-first models for scalability and cost optimization
• Design distributed systems using event-driven and API-first approaches
• Establish reusable architecture patterns and standards for consistent delivery
• Align architecture decisions with business outcomes, security, and compliance
• Contribute to AI platform architecture and modern application patterns
• Promote DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, and automation practices
• Define observability and monitoring strategies for system performance

Skills

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