Associate Platform Architect
Job Summary
Join our Global Architecture team and begin building a strong foundation in platform and enterprise architecture.
This earlycareer role is designed for new graduates who are curious about how large-scale technology platforms are designed documented and evolved.
Youll work alongside experienced architects and technology leaders supporting architecture initiatives through documentation coordination and structured analysiswhile learning how architecture enables scalability reliability and consistency across the organization.
This role emphasizes learning mentorship and collaboration with clear guidance and well-defined outcomes to support your development.
Position Responsibilities:
Platform Architecture Contribution
Assist with documenting platform architectures including cloud platforms infrastructure services and shared technology components.
Contribute to architecture diagrams inventories and supporting documentation.
Apply established platform standards patterns and reference architectures with guidance from senior team members.
Support analysis of platform capabilities dependencies and non-functional requirements such as performance resilience and scalability.
Architecture Support & Enablement
Prepare materials to support architecture planning review and governance activities.
Assist senior architects with research structured analysis and synthesis of technical information.
Help maintain architecture repositories and shared knowledge assets.
Learning & Development
Build a foundational understanding of enterprise platforms cloud services and shared technology layers.
Learn how platform architecture supports scalability resilience and consistency across systems.
Develop skills in systems thinking documentation and architectural communication.
Participate in architecture training mentoring and communities of practice.
How we work together:
Work is planned with clear guidance structure and reference materials.
Tasks are well defined with supported learning objectives.
Reliability clarity and followthrough are valued.
Collaboration and knowledge sharing are strongly encouraged.
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelors or masters degree in computer science Engineering a related field or equivalent academic or practical experience.
Foundational understanding of or strong interest in infrastructure cloud or platform technologies.
Strong problemsolving communication and documentation skills.
Interest in enterprise platforms system design and largescale technology environments.
Prior architecture experience is not required. Curiosity learning ability and collaboration are what matter most.
When you join our team:
Well empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
Well recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
As part of our global team well support you in shaping the future you want to see.
The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.
About Manulife and John Hancock
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us visit is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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Referenced Salary Location
Toronto OntarioWorking Arrangement
Salary range is expected to be between
$69525.00 CAD - $115875.00 CADEmployees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge skills qualifications experience and education/training. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location please contact for the salary range for your location.
Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits including health dental mental health vision short- and long-term disability life and AD&D insurance coverage adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays vacation personal and sick days and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S. please contact for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.
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Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Manulife is a leading financial services group. We provide financial advice, insurance, as well as wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions.