Principal Architect, Technology

About Kinaxis 

Elevate your career journey by embracing a new challenge with Kinaxis. We are experts in tech, but it’s really our people who give us passion to always seek ways to do things better. As such, we’re serious about your career growth and professional development, because People matter at Kinaxis.    

In 1984, we started out as a team of three engineers based in Ottawa, Canada. Today, we have grown to become a global organization with over 2000 employees around the world, and support 40,000+ users in over 100 countries. As a global leader in end-to-end supply chain management, we enable supply chain excellence for all industries. We are expanding our team in Mexico and around the world as we continue to innovate and revolutionize how we support our customers.  

Our Professional Services and Product Management teams, initially formed in 2013, are based in Guadalajara, Mexico. Just over a decade later, our vision of growth in this region has allowed us to expand our teams by hiring and developing new graduates and other professionals.  

Location

This is a remote position. You can work from home and be located anywhere in Canada or the USA

About the role

As a senior and key member of the Solution Assurance Team, the Principal Architect, Technology will lead the review of technology solutions designs and drive the specific stages of data integration throughout the deployment of Kinaxis solutions. Through their understanding Kinaxis customers’ most pressing business and supply chain challenges, the incumbent will offer expert guidance ensuring seamless system integration and immediate value realization in complex supply chain environments. The role will work on Partner led Maestro deployment engagements and guide partners and customers on best practices throughout the lifecycle of the deployment.

What you will do

• Evaluate the overall data integration roadmap for deployments and provide expert guidance on creative technology solution, aligning with customer business needs and best practices.
• Provide technical expertise in highly complex system integrations, including validation, testing of the solution and optimization of data flows.
• Support customers and partners in identifying and implementing solutions tailored to
• individual data flows, leveraging deep proficiency in Kinaxis Integration Platform Suite, Maestro data model, and REST based API Integration capabilities.
• Identify risks to system integrations and provide inputs on developing mitigation plans for deployments.
• Provide technical expertise and recommendations during critical deployment escalations to resolve complex data integration or conversion challenges.
• Drive adoption of integration best practice on deployments to ensure robust and scalable solutions.
• Manage multiple engagements simultaneously, fostering strong collaboration with partners and customers

What we are looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Research, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Statistics, Information Technology or a related field.
• 7 – 10 years’ experience in business software consulting or software deployment, preferably in supply chain.
• 5+ years as an Integration expert for enterprise level supply chain transformation projects, deploying Kinaxis Maestro solutions and applications.
• Proven leadership, interpersonal and coaching/mentoring capabilities within a dedicated work team.
• Proficiency with the software deployment life cycle; including business requirements definition, review of functional specifications, development of test plans, testing, user training, and deployment.
• Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation, time management, and customer relationship skills.
• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills.

Role Specific Skills and experience

• Experience deploying Kinaxis Maestro solution and applications.
• Expert level understanding of the Maestro data model and Integration methods.
• Substantial experience and understanding with ETL tools such as Talend, Informatic, SAP CPI/Data Services, OWB, MuleSoft, etc.
• Database level understanding extracting data from enterprise class ERP systems including SAP/APO, Oracle, and JDE.
• Experience with connection functionality to SAP (through BAPI / RFC), databases, files, web, SOAP.
• Experience working with relational databases and JavaScript.
• Experience working with Web Services / REST APIs.
• Ability to travel up to 50% and work effectively remotely from client sites 

Work With Impact: Our platform directly helps companies power the world’s supply chains. We see the results of what we do out in the world every day—when we see store shelves stocked, when medications are available for our loved ones, and so much more. 

Work with Fortune 500 Brands: Companies across industries trust us to help them take control of their integrated business planning and digital supply chain. Some of our customers include Ford, Unilever, Yamaha, P&G, Lockheed-Martin, and more. 

Social Responsibility at Kinaxis: Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee weighs in on hiring practices, talent assessment training materials, and mandatory training on unconscious bias and inclusion fundamentals. Sustainability is key to what we do and we’re committed to net-zero operations strategy for the long term. We are involved in our communities and support causes where we can make the most impact.

People matter at Kinaxis and these are some of the perks and benefits we created for our team:

• Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company-wide day off on the last Friday of every month)
• Flexible work options
• Physical and mental well-being programs
• Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes
• Mentorship programs and training and career development
• Recognition programs and referral rewards
• Hackathons

For more information, visit the Kinaxis web site at www.kinaxis.com or the company’s blog at http://blog.kinaxis.com.

Kinaxis welcomes candidates to apply to our inclusive community. We provide accommodations upon request to ensure fairness and accessibility throughout our recruitment process for all candidates, including those with specific needs or disabilities. If you require an accommodation, please reach out to us at [email protected]. Please note that this contact information is strictly for accessibility requests and cannot be used to inquire about application statuses.

Kinaxis is committed to ensuring a fair and transparent recruitment process. We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the initial step of the recruitment process to compare submitted resumes against the job description, to identify candidates whose education, experience and skills most closely match the requirements of the role. After the initial screening, all subsequent decisions regarding your application, including final selection, are made by our human recruitment team. AI does not make any final hiring decisions.