Head of IT Infrastructure Operations

Head of IT Infrastructure Operations

Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd

Vancouver, BC

About the Role

Interested in joining one of Canada's top performing asset managers? We are seeking a forward-looking Head of IT Infrastructure Operations to lead the evolution of our hybrid technology landscape. This role requires balancing technical excellence with business partnership — ensuring our platforms are secure, scalable, and aligned with organizational strategy. You will drive transformation across on-premises, colocation, and cloud environments (AWS & Azure), embedding agility, automation, and cost-efficiency.

The ideal candidate combines deep infrastructure expertise with the ability to engage senior stakeholders, translate business needs into technology outcomes, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

Ensuring that technology investments not only meet operational requirements but also drive measurable business outcomes such as improved efficiency, reduced risk, enhanced customer experience, and sustainable growth.

What You Will Do

Strategy & Business Engagement

• Partner with business and technology leaders to ensure infrastructure directly enables strategic goals.
• Define and evolve infrastructure roadmaps that prioritize agility, scalability, and resilience.
• Provide thought leadership on emerging technologies such as SASE, Zero Trust, edge computing, and AI-driven infrastructure.
• Use Balanced Scorecards and OKRs to align IT performance to strategic outcomes.

Architecture & Operations

• Oversee design, delivery, and optimization of hybrid infrastructure (on-prem, colocation, Multi-cloud).
• Drive automation-first practices for provisioning, monitoring, and incident management.
• Champion infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Bicep, PowerShell, Python) and orchestration frameworks.
• Ensure robust disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity capabilities.

Performance, Security & Compliance

• Implement resilient architectures that meet demanding availability and latency requirements.
• Embed compliance-by-design aligned with SOC1/2, PCI, and ISO27001.
• Maintaining full compliance with security standards and supporting regular audit reviews.
• Partner with InfoSec to operationalize Zero Trust and layered security across environments.
• Lead cost optimization and FinOps practices to balance innovation with fiscal responsibility.

Leadership & Culture

• Lead and mentor a cross-functional team of infrastructure engineers and architects.
• Build a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning across global teams.
• Develop strong vendor and partner relationships to ensure flexibility and value.
• Develop team capabilities through training, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous improvement practices.

What you bring

• 10+ years of progressive experience in infrastructure leadership, engineering, or architecture.
• Proven success in hybrid environments (data centers, colocation, AWS, Azure).
• Strong knowledge of networking (SD-WAN, firewalls, VPNs), compute, storage (SAN/NAS), and virtualization.
• Hands-on expertise with automation, orchestration, and observability platforms.
• Ensure the design, implementation, and optimization of virtualization and containerization technologies to enhance scalability, portability, and efficiency across hybrid cloud environments.
• Strong understanding of compliance and regulatory frameworks.
• Skilled communicator, able to engage executives and technical teams with equal impact.
• Certifications such as AWS/Azure Solutions Architect, VMware VCP, Cisco CCNP/CCIE, or similar are valued.

Success in This Role

• Infrastructure is seen as a business accelerator, not a constraint.
• Teams embrace automation, agility, and measurable value delivery.
• Our hybrid platforms are secure, cost-optimized, and future-ready.
• Business leaders view technology as a strategic enabler for growth and innovation

Why Join Us

• Be part of a global, entrepreneurial culture that values innovation and continuous learning.
• Work in a hybrid environment, blending in-office collaboration with the flexibility of remote work.
• Grow your skills while making a measurable impact on a business that runs 24/7 worldwide.

The starting salary for this position is $160,000. The salary range provided reflects the base salary range for this position as required by legislation. In addition, there is an annual performance bonus which contributes to the total compensation of this position. Further questions may be directed to the HR team during the interview process.

About Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group

At Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group, we understand the value of opportunity – for our clients and our team. Independent and employee-owned, we partner with investment professionals to grow successful asset management businesses, giving them the space to innovate and truly make an impact.

With more than 40 years of history and offices across Canada and in the US, the UK and India, CC&L Financial Group and our multi-boutique family of affiliate firms collectively manage over $167 billion in assets, providing a diverse range of traditional and alternative investment products and solutions to institutional, high-net-worth and retail clients.

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Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or expression, disability, or age.

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest, but only those candidates shortlisted for interviews will be contacted. No telephone calls or recruitment agencies will be accepted.