Principal Enterprise Architect

Canadian Tire Corporation • Toronto, ON

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About The Position

Reporting to the Associate Vice President, Enterprise Architecture, the Principal Enterprise Architect will play a key role in shaping the organization’s technology strategy, with a primary focus on Data and AI. This role is responsible for developing enterprise architecture standards, defining future-state technology capabilities, and driving capability mapping initiatives across the organization. The successful candidate will bring experience from large, complex environments, a proven ability to develop strategic technology roadmaps, and the confidence to influence and communicate with senior leaders. A strong understanding of emerging Data and AI trends, governance, and best practices is essential.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years IT experience in progressive development and design related positions with 4+ years' experience working in an architect/system design role.
• Strong understanding of Enterprise Architecture concepts and models.
• Strong understanding of architecture patterns, best practices, and principles.
• Experience with modern stacks including security, middleware, cloud, data pipelines, microservices, containers, CI/CD
• Experience interpreting and applying security best practices to create, harden and secure infrastructure and applications.
• Demonstrated ability to think and communicate in both abstract and concrete concepts, and to do so appropriately for the audience.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in developing and implementing strategic roadmaps and executing plans to deliver them.
• Experience in evaluating and selecting tools and technologies to support initiatives.
• Experience in managing technical risks and issues.
• Ability to build and mentor a high-performing architecture team.
• Ability to work collaboratively with various IT and Business leadership teams.
• Ability to manage stakeholders and build and maintain strong relationships.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the AI, Data and the Retail industry is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement architectural strategies and standards to support enterprise initiatives.
• Support the enterprise capability model domains, coordinating with relevant teams.
• Analyze existing systems for modernization opportunities, improvements, and risks.
• Oversee enterprise standards and patterns while ensuring solutions are complying.
• Responsible for supervising and controlling the integration of the enterprise capability model into data governance, including any associated models.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to ensure high-quality solution design.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on strategic roadmaps, LCM, and decommissioning plans.
• Develop and maintain architecture artifacts, including reference architectures, design patterns, and solution blueprints.
• Drive adoption of modern technology stacks aligned with business goals.
• Evaluate and select tools and technologies for modernization initiatives.
• Identify and manage technical risks and issues in collaboration with Principal Architects.
• Support and mentor members in a high-performing architecture team, providing guidance and support to help new team members learn and grow.
• Work closely with various Principal Architects and Technology Leads to ensure alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies, ensuring that architecture strategies and standards are up to date.

Benefits

• competitive salaries and wages
• store discounts
• supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy
• Canadian Tire Profit Sharing
• retirement and savings programs for eligible employees
• enhanced flex benefits program
• mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families
• total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal