Available  ·  Toronto, ON

Anderson
Hexsel

Senior Cloud & Platform Architect

AI-integrated Azure infrastructure for regulated enterprises. 18+ years. PwC Canada.

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Senior Infrastructure & Cloud Leader with 18+ years of experience spanning enterprise IT, datacenter operations, large-scale cloud migrations, and Azure platform modernization. Currently leading cloud transformation programs for regulated Canadian enterprises at PwC. Trusted advisor to C-suite executives with a consistent record of on-time, on-budget delivery.

role Senior Manager – Cloud & Platform Architect
company PwC Canada · Toronto, ON
experience 18+ years
focus Azure · AI · FinOps · Governance
Azure Landing Zones Terraform Bicep Azure DevOps GitHub Actions Docker AKS Entra ID Hub-Spoke FinOps Azure OpenAI

AI Integration

Infrastructure
for the AI era.

Architecting secure, compliant Azure environments that bring enterprise AI from pilot to production — aligned with Canadian data residency and regulated industry standards.

  • Azure OpenAI Service

    Private-endpoint deployments with Entra ID auth, content filtering, and RBAC. Compliant with FSI and public sector requirements.

  • AI-driven FinOps

    ML-based anomaly detection on Azure Cost Management telemetry — automated rightsizing and budget guardrails at scale.

  • Enterprise AI Readiness

    End-to-end assessments: governance frameworks, AI policy alignment, data classification, and landing zone hardening for AI workloads.

bicep openai-landing-zone.bicep 
param environment string
param location string = 'canadacentral'

// Private OpenAI with no public endpoint
resource openAI 'Microsoft.CognitiveServices/accounts@2023-05-01' = {
  name: 'oai-${environment}-${location}'
  location: location
  kind: 'OpenAI'
  sku: { name: 'S0' }
  properties: {
    publicNetworkAccess: 'Disabled'
    networkAcls: {
      defaultAction: 'Deny'
      ipRules: []
    }
    restore: false
  }
}

resource privateEndpoint 'Microsoft.Network/privateEndpoints@2023-04-01' = {
  name: 'pe-oai-${environment}'
  location: location
  properties: {
    privateLinkServiceConnections: [{
      name: 'oai-connection'
      properties: {
        privateLinkServiceId: openAI.id
        groupIds: ['account']
      }
    }]
  }
}

Services

  • Cloud Architecture

    Azure enterprise landing zones, hub-spoke networking, Private Link, Entra ID, and secure hybrid connectivity for regulated environments.

  • Cloud Migration

    End-to-end datacenter-to-Azure transformations using Azure Migrate, Site Recovery, and custom wave-planning tooling. 1,200+ servers delivered.

  • DevOps & IaC

    CI/CD pipelines, Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates, Azure DevOps, and GitHub Actions. Infrastructure as code that teams can own and evolve.

  • FinOps & Governance

    Cloud operating models, cost governance frameworks, FinOps practices, and policy-as-code aligned to PwC Global Cloud standards and SOC 2 / ISO 27001.

Experience

  1. Senior Manager – Cloud & Platform Architect

    PwC Canada · Toronto, ON

    Leading Azure cloud platform design, governance, and hybrid connectivity for regulated Canadian enterprises.

  2. Senior Manager – Cloud Solution & Migration Architect

    PwC Brazil · São Paulo, SP

    Led 1,200+ server datacenter-to-Azure migrations and standardized cloud reference architectures across Latin America.

  3. Migration Analyst / Project Manager

    TIVIT · São Paulo, SP

    Managed complex datacenter consolidation projects involving 400+ servers with a 99.5%+ migration success rate.

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Open to consulting work, advisory engagements, and full-time roles.