Lead enterprise architecture for SAP, cloud, integration, platforms, and data. Define target-state architectures, governance, integration standards, and modernization strategies; advise executives, manage cross-program risks, and mentor architects.
Position Title: Enterprise Architect APM, IE&O
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Grade: Grade 06
Requisition ID: 44113
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.
About the role.
The Enterprise Architect is a senior individual contributor within Global Digital Technology's Enterprise Architecture team. Reporting to the Head of Enterprise Architecture, this role is accountable for shaping and governing the architecture of McCain's enterprise technology landscape, with a particular focus on SAP, enterprise platforms, cloud technologies, integration patterns, and digital transformation initiatives. This position plays a critical role in ensuring technology decisions across major programs remain aligned, scalable, secure, and business-focused as McCain continues its S/4HANA transformation, cloud migration, enterprise data platform evolution, operational technology modernization, and AI growth initiatives.
What you'll be doing.
What you'll need to be successful.
About the team.
The Enterprise Architect is part of the Global Digital Technology Enterprise Architecture team and reports directly to the Sr Director of Enterprise Architecture. The team serves as the architectural authority across McCain's enterprise technology landscape, partnering closely with SAP, Salesforce, Cloud, Infrastructure, Data, AI, Operations Technology, and transformation program leaders. This role provides enterprise-wide influence and leadership while helping shape the future-state architecture that supports McCain's global business strategy.
About McCain.
Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide opportunities to make an impact that matters.
Leadership principles.
At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
AI & Digital Capabilities.
At McCain, AI and digital capabilities are part of how we work and innovate. We value curiosity toward emerging technologies and the thoughtful, responsible use of AI-enabled tools to improve outcomes as part of our future-ready culture.
The McCain experience.
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you'll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we're better together.
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.
#LI-MG1 #LI-Hybrid
Compensation Package : $102,700.00 - $137,000.00 . CAD annually + Bonus Eligibility
The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Benefits: At McCain, we're on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person's needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with applicable law and can vary by work level, location, and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.
Your well-being matters to us, and we're here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work - and at home.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know , and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.
Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCain's Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy , as applicable. McCain leverages AI in the hiring process, though all final decisions are made by humans. You can understand our approach to AI and how your personal information is being handled here .
Job Family: Information Technology
Location(s): CA - Canada : Ontario : Toronto
Company: McCain Foods (Canada)
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Grade: Grade 06
Requisition ID: 44113
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.
About the role.
The Enterprise Architect is a senior individual contributor within Global Digital Technology's Enterprise Architecture team. Reporting to the Head of Enterprise Architecture, this role is accountable for shaping and governing the architecture of McCain's enterprise technology landscape, with a particular focus on SAP, enterprise platforms, cloud technologies, integration patterns, and digital transformation initiatives. This position plays a critical role in ensuring technology decisions across major programs remain aligned, scalable, secure, and business-focused as McCain continues its S/4HANA transformation, cloud migration, enterprise data platform evolution, operational technology modernization, and AI growth initiatives.
What you'll be doing.
- Define and evolve enterprise architecture strategies that align technology investments with business objectives across McCain's global technology landscape.
- Partner with SAP leaders and key stakeholders to shape S/4HANA, SAP BTP, clean-core, and extension architecture strategies.
- Establish enterprise integration standards and guide the modernization and retirement of legacy application interfaces.
- Lead architecture decisions across cloud, enterprise platforms, applications, integration, and data domains to ensure consistency and scalability.
- Develop target-state architectures, reference models, architectural principles, and decision records that enable delivery teams to execute effectively.
- Evaluate application portfolios and recommend modernization, migration, replacement, retention, or decommissioning strategies.
- Identify and manage cross-program architecture dependencies, risks, and opportunities across major transformation initiatives.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leaders, delivery teams, and technology partners on enterprise architecture decisions.
- Participate in architecture governance processes and provide oversight for high-impact technology initiatives and investments.
- Mentor architects and technical leaders, helping to strengthen enterprise architecture capabilities across the organization.
What you'll need to be successful.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 10+ years of experience spanning enterprise architecture, solution architecture, and hands-on technology delivery.
- Significant experience architecting and integrating large-scale SAP and Salesforce environments.
- Strong knowledge of enterprise integration architecture, APIs, event-driven architectures, middleware platforms, and legacy modernization approaches.
- Experience designing and governing cloud-based architectures, preferably within Microsoft Azure environments.
- Proven experience creating architecture artifacts such as target-state architectures, reference architectures, standards, and architecture decision records.
- Demonstrated success operating within large, global, matrixed organizations and influencing stakeholders without direct authority.
- Strong executive communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience with SAP BTP, clean-core governance, enterprise data platforms, M&A integrations, or application portfolio management tools is considered an asset.
- TOGAF certification or comparable enterprise architecture credentials are preferred.
About the team.
The Enterprise Architect is part of the Global Digital Technology Enterprise Architecture team and reports directly to the Sr Director of Enterprise Architecture. The team serves as the architectural authority across McCain's enterprise technology landscape, partnering closely with SAP, Salesforce, Cloud, Infrastructure, Data, AI, Operations Technology, and transformation program leaders. This role provides enterprise-wide influence and leadership while helping shape the future-state architecture that supports McCain's global business strategy.
About McCain.
Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide opportunities to make an impact that matters.
Leadership principles.
At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
AI & Digital Capabilities.
At McCain, AI and digital capabilities are part of how we work and innovate. We value curiosity toward emerging technologies and the thoughtful, responsible use of AI-enabled tools to improve outcomes as part of our future-ready culture.
The McCain experience.
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you'll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we're better together.
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.
#LI-MG1 #LI-Hybrid
Compensation Package : $102,700.00 - $137,000.00 . CAD annually + Bonus Eligibility
The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Benefits: At McCain, we're on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person's needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with applicable law and can vary by work level, location, and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.
Your well-being matters to us, and we're here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work - and at home.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know , and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.
Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCain's Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy , as applicable. McCain leverages AI in the hiring process, though all final decisions are made by humans. You can understand our approach to AI and how your personal information is being handled here .
Job Family: Information Technology
Location(s): CA - Canada : Ontario : Toronto
Company: McCain Foods (Canada)
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