Solutions Architect - Canadian Tire, Toronto

The Opportunity

Join Canadian Tire in Toronto as a Solutions Architect, reporting to the Manager, Solution Architect. This pivotal role involves hands-on technical solution design and delivery, focusing on critical retail business areas such as Supply Chain & Logistics, Store Technology, Merchandising, and eCommerce/Digital. You will be instrumental in defining end-to-end solution architecture, translating complex business requirements into scalable, secure, and resilient designs for one of Canada's most trusted companies.

Key Duties

• Define end-to-end solution architecture across diverse retail domains including Supply Chain, Merchandising, and Store Technology.
• Translate intricate business requirements into scalable, secure, and resilient solution designs.
• Create essential architecture artifacts such as Solution Diagrams, Design Patterns, data integrations and flows, and APIs.
• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders, product owners, and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on outcomes.
• Act as a crucial bridge between business strategy and technical execution.
• Provide expert architectural guidance and influence key decision-making processes.
• Apply deep domain expertise in Supply Chain (forecasting, replenishment, inventory, fulfillment, logistics), Merchandising (assortment, pricing, promotions, product lifecycle), and Retail (POS, store systems, associate tools, omnichannel experiences).
• Design solutions across enterprise systems including Order Management, Warehouse Management, Transportation Management, Merchandising Management, POS, and Digital Commerce.
• Define integration patterns, APIs, event-driven architectures, and data flows.
• Ensure consistency across data models and business processes.
• Partner with delivery teams to ensure solutions are implemented precisely as designed.
• Support solution reviews, risk mitigation, and issue resolution.
• Ensure strict adherence to Enterprise architecture standards and best practices.
• Contribute to technology roadmaps and modernization initiatives.
• Evaluate platforms, tools, and vendor solutions, driving the adoption of cloud, API-first, and AI-enabled capabilities.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, or related technology leadership roles.
• Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale solutions within the retail industry.
• Strong understanding of multiple business domains including Supply Chain, Merchandising, and Retail.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable, secure, and resilient technical solutions.
• Proficiency in creating architecture artifacts, including Solution architecture diagrams, System integration designs, Logical diagrams, Component diagrams, and API and interface specifications.
• Deep knowledge of enterprise platforms within retail and supply chain ecosystems, such as Order Management, Warehouse Management, Transportation Management, Merchandising Management, POS, Digital Commerce, and related applications and technology.
• Extensive experience designing and implementing API-led architectures, Event-driven architectures, Microservices-based solutions, and Enterprise integration patterns.
• Ability to contribute effectively to technology roadmaps and modernization initiatives.
• Experience in evaluating platforms, tools, and vendor solutions.
• A track record of driving the adoption of cloud, API-first, and AI-enabled capabilities.