Data Architect

Client: Canadian Tire
Job Title: Data Architect – Banking Applications (Cloud Modernization)
Location: Hybrid (Oakville Office)
Employment Type: Full-Time

Client: Canadian Tire
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.

About Us:
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.

Overview
We are seeking a seasoned Data Architect to lead the modernization of our information architecture across financial platforms. This role focuses on designing scalable, compliant, and cloud-ready data frameworks using Microsoft Azure and Databricks, enabling improved analytics, regulatory reporting, and operational resilience. The architect will bridge business strategy and technical design, ensuring regulatory alignment with financial data governance standards.
Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain end-to-end data architecture leveraging Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Data Factory, and Databricks Lakehouse Platform.
• Assess legacy financial and risk data environments to architect modern, cloud-native solutions supporting core business processes and compliance reporting.
• Design conceptual, logical, and physical data models that enable efficient access, lineage tracking, and security classification of financial data.
• Establish data governance frameworks integrating Databricks Unity Catalog and IBM CP4D for metadata, lineage, and audit trail management.
• Create scalable ETL/ELT architectures supporting ingestion from transactional, regulatory, and analytical sources.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and compliance teams to align structures for AML, PII, and PCI data handling.
• Document architecture standards, data dictionaries, and design blueprints ensuring consistency across the enterprise.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to engineers and modelers, promoting best practices in architecture governance, optimization, and DevOps for data platforms.

Required Technical Skills

• Expertise in data modeling, data warehousing, and data lakehouse design for financial transactions, risk, and regulatory datasets.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Azure (Synapse, Data Lake, Data Factory, Purview), Databricks (Delta Lake, SQL, MLflow).
• Strong SQL, Python, and Spark development abilities with CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, ARM, Bicep templates).
• Experience implementing governance frameworks and ensuring compliance with OSFI, PCI, and privacy standards.
• Working knowledge of integration and orchestration tools such as Azure Event Hub, Kafka, Informatica, or dbt.
• Certification preferred: Azure Solutions Architect or Databricks Data Engineer Associate.

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and stakeholder management to articulate architectural decisions clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborative approach when leading cross-functional projects with engineering, analytics, and governance teams.
• Strategic vision aligning cloud data architecture with business objectives and compliance obligations.
• Leadership and mentorship capabilities fostering technical advancement and data culture maturity.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of designing solutions for large-scale transformation and high regulatory scrutiny environments.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or Information Systems.
• 7+ years of data architecture experience in financial services or other regulated industries.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale data modernization or cloud migration initiatives focusing on compliance and data analytics.