Enterprise Architect, Americas Markets & Industries Office of the CTO
A senior Enterprise Architect in Microsoft's Americas Markets & Industries Office of the CTO, based in the Greater Toronto Area, advising Canada's most strategic customers on cloud and AI initiatives. Day to day they shape technical strategy with customer executives, design secure cloud-scale Azure-based architectures, and mentor technical communities.
- Compensation
- CA$142.4K–CA$257.5K / yr
- Location
- Canada, Ontario, Greater Toronto
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- C level
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Architecture
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Math, Business, or related field AND 6+ years of experience in technical program or product management, coding, or software developmen
- 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with complex production applications using Azure, AWS, GCP, and large-scale on-premises deployments (cloud data estates, production AI applications, or network/application security
- 3+ years of experience with Canadian enterprise or public sector customers, including data residency, sovereignty, and privacy considerations in regulated industries
- Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional programs in ambiguous, fast-paced environments, driving results through influence
- Experience supporting or presenting in executive briefings, communicating complex technical concepts to executive audiences
- Successful public speaking skills with comfort presenting to senior executives, large audiences, and diverse stakeholders; French language proficiency is an asset
Full description
Overview
The Enterprise Architect joins the Americas Markets & Industries (AMI) Office of the CTO to work directly with Microsoft's most strategic customers in Canada. Based in Toronto, you will partner with senior technology leaders to shape the technical strategy behind their most ambitious cloud and AI initiatives, translating business objectives into strategies and patterns that deliver measurable outcomes at enterprise scale. You will engage across a broad range of technologies, solve complex business and technical challenges, and help customers accelerate innovation while building secure, resilient, and scalable platforms.
As a trusted advisor, you will work closely with customer executives, architects, engineers, and Microsoft account teams to guide technology decisions, remove obstacles, and drive successful adoption of Microsoft's platform capabilities. You will provide technical leadership throughout the customer journey, share best practices across the field, mentor technical communities, and help raise the quality and consistency of Microsoft's engagements across Canada.
As part of the AMI Office of the CTO, you will help connect customer needs, industry trends, and real-world implementation experience back into Microsoft. You will collaborate with engineering, product, and field teams to ensure customer feedback influences our products and strategy while strengthening Microsoft's ability to serve Canadian enterprises in addition to broader divisional initiatives and customers. We value curiosity, collaboration, technical excellence, customer obsession, and a growth mindset, and we're looking for a leader who can navigate ambiguity, build trusted relationships, and create meaningful impact for customers and Microsoft alike. Based in the Greater Toronto Area, you will be required to meet customers on site frequently in the Microsoft Toronto location.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Responsibilities
Understand Customer and Partner Technical Requirements
- Leads discussions with stakeholders from one or many strategic Canadian customers to prioritize and shape the definition and execution of strategic projects that align business strategy with technical strategy and success measures.
- Navigates political situations with high customer empathy to build stakeholder alignment across customer organizations and internal teams.
Design
- Architects appropriate cloud-scale solutions, from network design fundamentals to security to proper use of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS products.