{"id":1033929,"date":"2026-06-27T03:37:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T07:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/nexus-agency\/?post_type=job_listing&p=1033929"},"modified":"2026-06-27T03:53:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T07:53:35","slug":"cto-founding-systems-architect","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/nexus-agency\/job\/cto-founding-systems-architect\/","title":{"rendered":"CTO \/ Founding Systems Architect"},"content":{"rendered":"

Location:<\/strong> Canada, remote or hybrid
\nFunction:<\/strong> Engineering, Platform Architecture, AI Infrastructure, Data, Geospatial, Edge, Secure Systems
\nSeniority:<\/strong> Executive \/ Principal Architect \/ Founding Technical Leader
\nEngagement:<\/strong> Full-time, fractional-to-full-time, founding technical partner, interim CTO or senior contractor pathway<\/p>\n

About the Role<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Nexus Agency is recruiting a CTO \/ Founding Systems Architect<\/strong> for a frontier-technology platform at the intersection of AI, data infrastructure, geospatial intelligence, edge computing, secure cloud, climate and hazard analytics, and decision-support systems<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This is a build-stage technical leadership role for someone who wants to help shape a serious platform from architecture into deployment.<\/p>\n

We are looking for a senior builder who can turn an ambitious technical vision into working systems: secure, testable, documented, interoperable and ready for real-world use. This is not a title-only CTO role. It is for someone who can operate as a founder-level technical owner, principal architect and execution leader.<\/p>\n

The platform will support risk intelligence, site readiness, geospatial context, AI-assisted analysis, evidence workflows, edge-enabled deployment, secure decision support and operational resilience.<\/p>\n

If you want to build frontier technology that connects AI, geospatial systems, climate risk, infrastructure resilience and secure deployment, this role is for you.<\/p>\n

What You Will Own<\/strong><\/h2>\n

You will lead the technical direction, architecture and build strategy for a platform that brings together:<\/p>\n

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  • AI-assisted risk intelligence and decision-support workflows<\/li>\n
  • data ingestion, harmonization and data-fabric architecture<\/li>\n
  • geospatial intelligence, ArcGIS-oriented outputs and spatial decision layers<\/li>\n
  • Earth observation, remote sensing and site-context intelligence<\/li>\n
  • climate, hazard, resilience and mission-readiness analytics<\/li>\n
  • edge computing nodes, runtime environments and deployment images<\/li>\n
  • secure cloud, hybrid and controlled-environment infrastructure<\/li>\n
  • sensor, telemetry and local-input integration<\/li>\n
  • evidence packages, validation records and acceptance documentation<\/li>\n
  • dashboards, operational reporting and system-health views<\/li>\n
  • open-source public-good components<\/li>\n
  • enterprise-grade deployment and support capabilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    You will help make the platform buildable, secure, explainable, interoperable and scalable.<\/p>\n

    The Core Technical Challenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    This role owns the architecture for two connected stacks:<\/p>\n

    Open-Source Public-Good Stack<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Reusable reference components, schemas, APIs, SDK patterns, data models, geospatial workflows, documentation, test examples and developer-facing tools that can support transparency, research collaboration, interoperability and ecosystem adoption.<\/p>\n

    Enterprise-Grade Deployment Stack<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Secure, production-grade, configurable and supported deployment capabilities for government-facing, institution-facing, partner and mission-site environments, including hardened deployment images, secure cloud and edge environments, access controls, enterprise GIS integration, observability, backup, recovery, support pathways and acceptance documentation.<\/p>\n

    You will help decide what should be open, what must remain controlled, what should be built, what should be integrated and how the platform should scale.<\/p>\n

    What You Will Deliver<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    In the first 90 to 180 days, you should be able to lead or produce:<\/p>\n

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    • end-to-end system architecture<\/li>\n
    • technical roadmap and build sequence<\/li>\n
    • open-source release plan<\/li>\n
    • enterprise deployment plan<\/li>\n
    • data architecture and data-fabric model<\/li>\n
    • geospatial and ArcGIS-oriented architecture<\/li>\n
    • edge-node, runtime and deployment-image architecture<\/li>\n
    • AI and model integration architecture<\/li>\n
    • secure cloud and DevSecOps architecture<\/li>\n
    • observability and system-health model<\/li>\n
    • integration and interface specifications<\/li>\n
    • architecture decision records<\/li>\n
    • technical risk register<\/li>\n
    • engineering team structure<\/li>\n
    • test, validation and acceptance approach<\/li>\n
    • technical documentation and handoff model<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      What You\u2019ll Do<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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      • Own the architecture across data, AI, geospatial systems, edge computing, secure cloud, cybersecurity, DevSecOps, observability, testing and deployment.<\/li>\n
      • Turn platform strategy into an executable engineering roadmap.<\/li>\n
      • Define the boundary between open-source public-good components and enterprise deployment capabilities.<\/li>\n
      • Lead data architecture for ingestion, data contracts, metadata, lineage, source readiness, validation and access control.<\/li>\n
      • Shape geospatial architecture for GIS layers, site-context models, ArcGIS-oriented outputs, spatial services and map-based decision workflows.<\/li>\n
      • Guide AI and model integration for risk analytics, anomaly detection, forecasting, hazard-consequence logic, evidence scoring and decision support.<\/li>\n
      • Define edge and deployment architecture for local runtime, deployment images, configuration records, monitoring, updates, rollback and remote support.<\/li>\n
      • Build security into the platform from the start, including identity, access control, encryption, secrets management, logging, monitoring and vulnerability tracking.<\/li>\n
      • Establish technical acceptance discipline: architecture records, configuration records, test logs, release notes, limitation notes, issue records and deployment documentation.<\/li>\n
      • Help recruit and structure the technical team across software, data, AI, GIS, cloud, cybersecurity, DevSecOps, edge, hardware, QA and documentation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Who You Are<\/strong><\/h2>\n

        You are a senior technical leader who has built complex systems before. You may be a CTO, founding engineer, technical co-founder, principal architect, VP Engineering, chief architect, platform architect or distinguished engineer.<\/p>\n

        You are strategic, but still close enough to the system to make hard technical decisions.<\/p>\n

        You can review architecture, challenge assumptions, structure repositories, define interfaces, guide security tradeoffs, choose build-versus-buy paths, sequence delivery and explain technical decisions to non-technical stakeholders.<\/p>\n

        You are comfortable with ambiguity, but you do not hide behind it. You simplify, sequence, decide and ship.<\/p>\n

        What We\u2019re Looking For<\/strong><\/h2>\n

        Strong candidates will bring experience across several of the following areas:<\/p>\n

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        • complex platform architecture<\/li>\n
        • AI or machine-learning infrastructure<\/li>\n
        • data platforms, pipelines or data-fabric architecture<\/li>\n
        • geospatial systems, ArcGIS, Earth observation or remote sensing<\/li>\n
        • secure cloud, hybrid cloud or controlled-environment deployment<\/li>\n
        • edge computing, distributed systems or field-deployed infrastructure<\/li>\n
        • DevSecOps, CI\/CD, SRE and observability<\/li>\n
        • cybersecurity architecture and privacy-aware systems design<\/li>\n
        • API, SDK, runtime or integration architecture<\/li>\n
        • open-source software strategy and governance<\/li>\n
        • enterprise software delivery<\/li>\n
        • technical documentation, testing and acceptance<\/li>\n
        • public-sector, regulated, critical-infrastructure or institution-facing technology environments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          The right candidate knows how to architect across domains, identify gaps, recruit the right people and make strong technical decisions under real constraints.<\/p>\n

          You\u2019ll Stand Out If You Have<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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          • Built a platform from prototype to production.<\/li>\n
          • Led architecture across AI, data, GIS, cloud, edge or secure infrastructure.<\/li>\n
          • Released or governed open-source software.<\/li>\n
          • Delivered enterprise or government-facing technical systems.<\/li>\n
          • Worked with geospatial intelligence, ArcGIS, Earth observation, climate risk, emergency management, infrastructure resilience or mission-support technology.<\/li>\n
          • Built technical teams in fast-moving, high-accountability environments.<\/li>\n
          • Produced architecture documents, technical roadmaps, acceptance plans or deployment models that survived real users and real constraints.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Why Join<\/strong><\/h2>\n

            This is an opportunity to help build frontier technology from Canada with global relevance.<\/p>\n

            The work sits at the intersection of AI, geospatial intelligence, climate risk, secure infrastructure, edge computing and public-interest technology. It is for people who want to build systems that matter, not just optimize another consumer app.<\/p>\n

            You will help define technical architecture, shape the engineering culture, build open and enterprise pathways, and contribute to a platform designed for real-world risk, resilience and decision-support use cases.<\/p>\n

            What Success Looks Like<\/strong><\/h2>\n

            A successful CTO \/ Founding Systems Architect will:<\/p>\n

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            • turn a complex technical vision into a clear architecture and build plan;<\/li>\n
            • establish both the open-source public-good stack and the enterprise-grade deployment stack;<\/li>\n
            • define clear boundaries between open components, enterprise capabilities, secure configurations and customer-specific deployments;<\/li>\n
            • produce the architecture, roadmap, specifications, technical controls and acceptance framework needed to build;<\/li>\n
            • guide engineering across data, AI, GIS, edge, cloud, cybersecurity, observability and deployment;<\/li>\n
            • recruit or coordinate the technical team needed to execute;<\/li>\n
            • create systems that can be tested, validated, deployed, documented, supported and scaled; and<\/li>\n
            • build technical credibility with engineers, partners, customers and institutional stakeholders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Compensation<\/strong><\/h2>\n

              Initial 90-Day Execution Mandate<\/strong><\/p>\n

              This role may begin with a structured 90-day execution mandate. During this period, the selected candidate will be expected to deliver defined technical outputs, including system architecture, technical roadmap, open-source and enterprise stack boundaries, data and geospatial architecture, edge deployment approach, AI\/model integration plan, technical risk register, team structure, and testing \/ acceptance framework.<\/p>\n

              Depending on engagement structure, the initial period may be set up as a paid probationary employment period or a milestone-based consulting engagement. Successful delivery may lead to a confirmed ongoing CTO \/ Founding Systems Architect appointment. The initial period may count toward employment tenure where the candidate is engaged as an employee from day one.<\/p>\n

              Eligibility<\/strong><\/h2>\n

              Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada or in the applicable role location. Canada-based candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.<\/p>\n

              Equal Opportunity<\/strong><\/h2>\n

              Nexus Agency welcomes qualified candidates from diverse professional, geographic, cultural, technical, institutional and sectoral backgrounds.<\/p>\n

              We are especially interested in senior technical leaders who can bridge software, data, AI, geospatial systems, cybersecurity, secure infrastructure, climate resilience, edge computing and frontier public-interest technology.<\/p>\n

              Talent Pipeline Notice<\/strong><\/h2>\n

              This is a continuous strategic talent posting. Candidates may be considered for current or future opportunities across Nexus Agency, Nexus Consortiums, Nexus-aligned companies, partner organizations, public-interest technology programs, projects and implementation vehicles.<\/p>\n

              Application, participation, expression of interest or introduction does not guarantee selection, appointment, compensation, contract award, placement, public authority, procurement approval, endorsement, certification, financeability, insurability or implementation authority.<\/p>\n

              How to Apply<\/strong><\/h2>\n

              Please submit:<\/p>\n

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              • resume or executive profile<\/li>\n
              • LinkedIn profile or professional biography<\/li>\n
              • short statement of interest<\/li>\n
              • summary of work authorization<\/li>\n
              • examples of platforms, systems, architectures, open-source projects, enterprise deployments or technical teams led<\/li>\n
              • preferred location, engagement model and availability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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