What you’ll do

We are looking for a Tech Lead who is motivated to provide technical ownership, direction, mentorship, and architectural context in the combination of the art of design with the art of programming. Responsibilities will include working across a wide-variety of technical and non-technical disciplines (Product Owners, Front-End, backend/microservice and middleware developers) to plan, design, implement, and continuously improve upon Merchandise Initiatives for CTC. You will review implementations in consideration of an evolving set of best practices and patterns from multiple perspectives (performance, accessibility, sustainability, reusability), and help to lead the Merchandise Platforms Development practice within the Merch ecosystem.

Review & assess technical feasibility of architectural designs.
Apply your Retail Domain knowledge to contribute to preparation of effective design.
Review of technical design documentation with intermediate & senior developers.
Work with Architects to develop solutions in consideration of organizational risks (security, sensitive information, PCI) throughout lifecycle.
Work with senior developers and Architects to continually assess and evolve Merchandise Platforms technology architecture.
Review package dependencies within project initiatives.
Work with leads from other disciplines to assess 3rd-party libraries and packaged solutions for implementation.
Provide technical mentorship and training for senior developers.
Onboarding of any external (temporary) development resources as needed for projects.
Represent Merchandise Technology Development Chapter in Big Room Planning sessions to provide high-level estimates on impacts for road mapping from a technological aspect.
Facilitate implementation reviews, assess technical debt, and work with POs to prioritize changes within the Continuous Delivery intake funnel.
Lead developer collaboration for solutions across squads.
Work with senior developers to build & execute training plans for development teams with the introduction of new technologies & patterns.
Other duties as assigned.

What you bring

3 + years experience in Azure Services, Technology, and deployment tools: Azure Service Bus, ADLS, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure Functions, Azure Key vault, Azure DevOps, Azure SQL/ Cosmos DB, Azure Kubernetes, Azure Monitoring.
3+ years experience as Senior Software Engineer/Dev Lead in Retail Domain developing applications using Angular, Java, Oracle/SQL Server technologies.
Experience with Development tools such as Eclipse, VSCode, Git, Postman, Web Inspector, Jira/Confluence.
Experienced working in medium to large teams in Agile Scrum/Kanban methodologies.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
Deep understanding of cloud patterns including observability, scalability, and fault tolerance.
Experience working with APIs.
Experience working with cloud-native technologies: Kubernetes clusters, dev portals and other cloud technologies.
Deep understanding of ELT/ETL tools including but not limited to Azure Data Factory.
Understanding of containerization.

We value flexibility. We have adopted a hybrid work model whereby employees use a combination of working in office and virtually in service of outcomes. Each leader is empowered to decide what work is best achieved in person based on the unique needs of their team.

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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.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.

Accommodations

We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.

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