What you'll do

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Principal Architect in Legacy Modernization program to drive the transformation of our legacy systems into modern, efficient, and scalable solutions. This position will report to the AVP, Architecture of Legacy Modernization. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing architecture solutions to support legacy modernization initiatives across the organization. This role requires a strong leader with technical expertise, excellent communication skills, and the ability to build and mentor teams.

As a strong leader, you will lead a team of skilled architects and collaborate with cross functional teams to design and implement strategies for the modernization of our legacy applications. You will be expected to create a culture of trust, respect, and open communication, where team members feel empowered to take ownership and drive their growth. You will provide guidance and support to the team, encouraging innovation, and embracing change to achieve success. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of building and managing high-performing teams, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and a passion for driving growth and success.

In this role, you will:

• Define and implement architectural strategies and standards to support legacy modernization initiatives.

• Analyze existing legacy systems to identify opportunities for modernization, improvements, and potential risks.

• Ensure solutions are in compliance with our enterprise standards

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams, ensuring the development of high-quality solutions.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and design modernization roadmaps and execute plans to deliver them.

• Develop and maintain architecture artifacts, including reference architectures, design patterns, and solution blueprints.

• Drive the adoption of modern technology stacks and practices, ensuring alignment with business goals and objectives.

• Lead the evaluation and selection of tools and technologies to support modernization initiatives.

• Identify and manage technical risks and issues, working closely with project teams to resolve them.

• Build and mentor a high-performing architecture team, providing guidance and support to help team members grow and develop in their roles.

• Work closely with various Principal Architects and Technology Leads across IT to ensure alignment with organizational goals and objectives.

• Manage stakeholders, building and maintaining strong relationships to ensure successful project delivery.

• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies, ensuring that architecture strategies and standards are up-to-date.

• Provide directions to testing teams to define testing strategies to ensure the quality and reliability of modernized systems.

What you bring

• 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 modern software architecture patterns, best practices, and principles.

• Experience with modern stacks including 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 modernization roadmaps and executing plans to deliver them.

• Strong experience in evaluating and selecting tools and technologies to support modernization 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.

• Experience in the Supply Chain / Retail industry is an asset.

• Experience building and supporting Legacy Modernization initiatives in an asset.

We value flexibility. We have adopted a hybrid work model whereby employees use a combination of working in office and virtually in service of outcomes. Each leader is empowered to decide what work is best achieved in person based on the unique needs of their team.

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About Us

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, 1,700 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies. We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward. We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees. As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees. Join us in helping to make life in Canada better through living and working our Core Values: we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together and we take personal responsibility. It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide-ranging! Join us, where there's a place for you here.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.

Accommodations

We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.

We are one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With world-class owned brands and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies, we are continually innovating with purpose: to excite and serve Canadian customers from coast-to-coast. We are connected to communities, big and small, from coast-to-coast, offering products and services that reflect the diverse nature of every one of them. From sports to outdoors, automobiles to homes, we know and understand life in Canada like no other retailer can.

We are always on the lookout for curious, creative people who are able to navigate and excel in a rapidly evolving retail environment. If you’re ready to take on new challenges – be it in digital, IT, marketing, data & analytics, merchandising, or one of the many other roles we have – there is a place for you here, so apply today.