Senior Manager, Data Platform Architect

About the role

Toast is recruiting on behalf of a global professional services firm with more than 10,000 people across Canada, whose Data & AI practice helps clients modernize data platforms and put AI into production on a secure, scalable lakehouse foundation built around Databricks. The Senior Manager, Data Platform Architect designs end-to-end data and analytics solutions, leads delivery teams and contributes to pre-sales and thought leadership. The role is full-time and based in Toronto, Vancouver or Calgary.

Key responsibilities

• Turn business and analytics needs into a clear data, analytics and AI strategy with cross-functional engagement teams
• Architect data solutions across data lakes, warehouses and lakehouses on Databricks, Microsoft Fabric and Snowflake, primarily on Azure but also AWS and GCP
• Design modern data foundations: streaming and batch pipelines, medallion architecture, semantic layers and data products
• Diagnose and resolve issues on existing modern data platforms
• Lead the design of CI/CD pipelines for application, data and AI workloads
• Guide delivery teams through design, build, testing and deployment, and own timelines, quality and stability
• Own scoping, estimation and task planning, mentor data engineers, developers and data scientists, and build reusable accelerators and MLOps templates
• Embed data management best practices (modelling, master data, metadata, security, privacy, quality, integration)
• Contribute to pre-sales: RFP responses, proposals, solution demos, proofs of concept and partner collaboration

Required profile

• Degree in computer science, engineering, data science, math or a related field
• 10+ years of consulting experience leading data engineering, analytics and AI initiatives, including architecting scalable, repeatable data platforms
• Leadership of diverse teams and multiple engagements, and ability to translate business needs into practical, cost-effective technical solutions
• Nice to have: a Databricks, Microsoft Fabric or cloud architect certification, and experience speaking at or contributing to industry events

Required skills

• Hands-on Databricks and Microsoft Fabric across the full data and analytics lifecycle
• Cloud proficiency in Azure, AWS or GCP, including identity, networking, security and integration with data services
• Expert SQL and Python, and experience with distributed data processing
• Deep understanding of data management, architecture, governance and data quality

What we offer

• Base salary plus annual bonuses, within a comprehensive total rewards package including health and wellness coverage
• Choice of Toronto, Vancouver or Calgary
• A senior seat in a fast-growing practice, with direct client and partner exposure and a path toward partner-track leadership

Candidates apply through the online portal with a resume and cover letter, then attend a 30-45 minute vetting call before being presented to the client.