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.
What you'll do 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.
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.
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 Enterprise Architecture concepts and models.
Strong understanding of architecture patterns, best practices, and principles.
Experience with up-to-date 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.
Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
Experience in developing and implementing strategic roadmaps.
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.
Experience in the AI, Data and the Retail industry is an asset.
Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; 7+ years IT experience with 4+ years in an architect/system design role; strong enterprise architecture knowledge; experience with cloud, microservices, containers, CI/CD, data pipelines; security best practices expertise.

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📌 Principal Enterprise Architect (Ontario)
🏢 Canadian Tire Corporation
📍 Ontario