Position Title: Senior Director, Enterprise Architect 

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time ​

Position Location: Toronto HQ 

Requisition ID: 37059 

 

 

 

About the role.

 

This is the highest level of, architecture role, will work closely with our technology leadership and existing experts on SAP, Cloud Technology, Data Analytics, AI and DevOps, bringing vision and direction to solutions architecture.  In a highly structured manner, you will drive modernization for competitive advantage connecting architecture to business outcomes and approaching modernization as an evolutionary journey.

In addition to ensuring we make great architecture and engineering choices; you will approach Enterprise Architecture in the broadest terms by integrating business, process, technology and data architecture on business agility and flexibility, TCO, availability and resiliency.  Your leadership will be crucial to evolving our ways of working across the enterprise on technology landscape, procurement, platform and technology choices.

What you’ll be doing.

Develop and maintain the overall architectural vision, ensuring that IT strategies and projects align with business objectives.Lead the design and integration of complex systems, including cloud-based, on-premises, and hybrid solutions.Define and enforce architectural standards and guidelines, ensuring consistency and quality across all projects.Incorporate SAP S/4 Hana, integration, Cloud, Data and digital engineering maturity into architectural practices and solutions.You will define and maintain architectural frameworks, Patterns and blueprints for technology solutions across Digital Agriculture, Manufacturing, Data and SAP Platforms, which includes 200+ Applications, reducing complexity across the portfolio Lead the evaluation and selection of software product standards, as well as the design of standard software configurations. Ensure those standards act to increase quality, flow, security, and colleague engagement. Assert guardrails and promote minimal viable compliance Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, integrating new technologies into the company’s architectural landscape where beneficial Work with teams to plan realistic, incremental and Agile strategies and roadmaps to modernize legacy systems without disrupting business operations Provide leadership to the Architecture Community of Practice, promoting continuous conversational governance with modernizing teams Governance and Risk Management:

Establish and maintain governance frameworks to manage architectural risks and ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards.Monitor and manage technical debt, balancing innovation with the sustainability of the IT ecosystem.Ensure governance of S/4 Hana, Cloud and data engineering practices to maintain robust and compliant systems.

 

About McCain.

Leadership principles.

The McCain experience.

Our purpose is grounded in building meaningful relationships. We’re big believers in the power of working together in person—it helps us stay connected, collaborate more effectively, and grow as a team. At the same time, we recognize the importance of flexibility. Most office-based roles follow a hybrid model, with the option to work remotely two days a week. There may be exceptions depending on the role and location, so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter for more details.