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Job Summary

CNDS (CN Data Services) is seeking a Data Platform Architecture Manager to lead the delivery of the Data Platform and Systems Architecture practice and Data Platform Engineering delivery at CN. The role is responsible for leading technological roadmap discussions, data platform and system architecture, Data Platform System Design, Data Platform delivery and steering the organization towards innovative and secure Data Platforms to meet business requirements in collaboration with the leadership team.

Main Responsibilities

Team Management

·People Management – management of direct reports, goals setting, career development, hiring, work assignments, team performance.

·Talent Development – ensure people have clear skill growth objectives in alignment with strategic technology directions and required training resources.

·Staff Aug Management – Manage the performance of staff augmentation partners to ensure timely staffing of top talent resources.

·Ensure financial objectives are reached and tracked (OPEX/CAPEX).

Data Platform System Architecture & Platform Delivery

·Architecture Review Board - Oversee the delivery of complex & critical solution architectures: Ensure processes and governance are understood and followed, works with other teams to facilitate collaboration, ensures involvement of the right architects, right SMEs and key stakeholders during the processes. Ensures that deliverables are meeting quality standards and delivered on time

·Project Scoping – Translate business requirements into project delivery plans.

·Project Staffing – Create agile delivery PODs with properly skilled architects

·Project Delivery –Drive project execution and quality with regular engineering reviews.

·Strategy, planning and management of data platform budgets.

Architecture Practice Management

·Give overall direction and guidance for putting in place best-in-class architecture processes for designing large and complex systems.Assign and coordinate extensive workload based on project criticality and architecture complexity.

·Ensure key architecture decisions made during projects aimed to maximizes the value and manage the risk of CN investment

·Ensures that solutions are in line with enterprise and domain architecture content to support short and long-term business objectives

·Ensure architecture solutions from the team are aligned with the requirements from the Reliability team and the Safety team

·Drive change to enable enterprise and domain architecture strategies and positions

·Represent Architecture in project management process improvement initiatives

·Identify, promote, and lead process improvements.

·Development and implementation of strategic planning for data platforms and systems Architectures.

·Building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders and influence, with a customer-centricity mindset for optimal expectations management.

·Continuous communication planning and execution to keep all stakeholders informed and engaged.

Organizational Impact

Decision Making & Impacts

As this role focuses on leading a team to deliver business and technical solution, the organizational impact is substantial.

Level of Interaction/Influence

The following team interaction is expected:

· I&T Directors, Senior Managers and peer managers

· Product Manager group

· Architecture group

· Data Engineering

· Data Design

· Data Governance

· Data AI

· Information Architecture

· Project Managers

· Operations Team

· Other Design Team

· CN business partners (Signal & Communication, Intermodal, etc.) and other I&T teams

Employees Supervised/Org Structure

Manages a team of experts, specialists, analysts and consultants

Requirements

Education & Experience

· Minimum 10-15 years overall work experience, with a gradual evolution from software development roles

· Minimum 5 years experience leading teams and overseeing deliverables

· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent degree

Skills/Knowledge

· Data Platform architecture and system design

· Define capabilities, principals, patterns, and positions

· Define architecture and engineering standards, patterns & best practices.

· Lead the delivery and rollout of data platforms into PROD and comply to service operationalization standards

· Platform modernization strategies including features and enhancements

· Define the platform roadmap and strategy with the Product Managers (PDM)

· Platform integration

· Platform integration planning, optimizations, and continuous improvement

· Platform adherence to CN security policies and standards

· Collaborate and support the Platform SOM and SM with cost management and forecasting

· Define strategies for the cost-effective delivery of scalable and reliable distributed systems

· Collaborate in definition and evolution of platform on-boarding process

· Determine TCO and ROI of platforms by understanding business value and opportunities of IT costs reduction

· Work with Enterprise Architecture to align and introduce new solution/technologies for the Enterprise

· Work with other platform architects to ensure support of required capabilities in their roadmaps

· Work with Solution and Systems Architects to ensure the platform is integrated into a new or existing solution efficiently

· Work with Product Managers (PDM) and business to understand new requirements and business needs and concerns

· Work with technology vendors to influence their roadmaps and strategies to support CN objectives

· Actively participate and lead recurrent architectural & technical meetings with vendors

· Communication planning to ensure the operations team understands the platform and the roadmap of the platform

· Evaluate current and emerging technologies

· Be a leader in the CN, fostering a culture of design thinking, brainstorming, efficiency, and balancing vision with practicality.

· Influence CN leadership with effective communication of proposals, directions and strategic decision making.

· Demonstrate leadership by helping colleagues participate in the platform development activities and get exposed adequately for further career growth.

· Perform technological surveillance for continuous modernized and innovative platform capabilities.

· Expert knowledge of Big Data Architecture is required

· Expert knowledge of Databricks is required

· Expert knowledge of Cloud Architecture – Monitoring, Networking, Security, Storage, Compute with GCP and Azure is an required

· Strong experience all phases of software SDLC and DevSecOps technologies and practices

· Strong experience leading practices and the work of others.

· Strong experience with Agile/Scrum/Safe delivery management and planning

· Strong ability to manage priorities in an evolving environment and to handle multiple demands.

· Proven ability to organize team and workload in order to achieve objectives and targets

· Strong organizational skills - tactful, resolute and committed in providing excellent customer service

· Very good experience in the identification, assessment and management of solution and business risks/value

· Very good influencing and communication skills with stakeholders at various levels

· Good ability to work and develop partnerships effectively with colleagues, managers, suppliers and stakeholders in a variety of situations

· Focused on continuous improvement, and able to anticipate future circumstances

· Good ability to understand the long-term ("big picture") and short-term perspectives of situations

· Knowledge of key regulatory guidelines as a definite asset

This position is posted as a grade 7. For internal candidates, note that the grade level of the position may adjust based on the employee's experience.

About CN

CN is a world-class transportation leader and trade-enabler. Essential to the economy, to the customers, and to the communities it serves, CN safely transports more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North America every year. As the only railroad connecting Canada’s Eastern and Western coasts with the Southern tip of the U.S. through a 19,500 mile rail network, CN and its affiliates have been contributing to community prosperity and sustainable trade since 1919. CN is committed to programs supporting social responsibility and environmental stewardship. At CN, we work as ONE TEAM, focused on safety, sustainability and our customers, providing operational and supply chain excellence to deliver results.

For internal candidates, note that the grade level of the position will depend on the employee's experience.

About IT at CN

CN harnesses the power of information every minute of every day to make better decisions. Almost every aspect of our business relies on technology; this is why CN invests around $100 million every year on I&T projects and infrastructure. And with close to 1,000 in-house employees, CN’s I&T team is more than a first-class technology shop – they’re railroaders, dedicated to enabling our people to work better and to helping our trains run safely.

Why You Want this Job

CN’s Information & Technology group is looking for someone to help drive its transformation journey. For you, this means an opportunity to review and optimize CN’s Identity & Access Management (IAM) processes and tools. It also means participating in a variety of innovative initiatives and thus, deepening your knowledge and experience in the IAM field.

This job could be for you if you enjoy learning and finding ways to do things better. You must also possess the right balance of technical acumen and customer focus to deliver both high-quality solutions and high-quality service to the many different stakeholders you will be collaborating with across CN.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, build, test and deploy enterprise and/or customer-facing projects (including requirements gathering, business analysis and process engineering)

• Participate in the design, creation and update of SAP roles with associated entitlements; translating functional requirements into technical design

• Participate in the design, creation and update of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) with a central Identity and Access Management solution

• Support and provide technical assistance for the implementation of new solutions

• Troubleshoot any incidents or issues related to IAM services

• Maintain and assess operational requirements and service issues for improvement opportunities

• Provide rotational on-call support

Requirements

• Experience in SAP ECC, including HR and BW security authorizations

• Ability to translate SAP security business requirements into technical terms

• Experience with a Central Identity & Access Management tool such as IBM Security Identity Manager (ISIM)

• Thorough understanding and up-to-date knowledge of Identity & Access Management concepts and best practices

• Minimum 1-3 years of experience in planning and implementing IAM capabilities:

• Identity governance and administration

• Access management and federation

• Identity Access Management (IAM) program design and enhancements

• Creation and maintenance of strategic road maps for Identity Management systems

• Experience in other SAP solutions such as Solution Manager, SRM security an asset

• Experience with Windows Active Directory, Unix, cloud apps security integration an asset

• Analytical and critical thinking skills

• Ability to handle multiple and moderately-sized assignments simultaneously

• Demonstrated problem-solving through ingenuity and creativity

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and French

At CN, we are dedicated to building North America’ssafest, (https://www.cn.ca/en/safety/) mostinclusive (https://www.cn.ca/en/careers/diversity-equity-inclusion/) andsustainable (https://www.cn.ca/en/delivering-responsibly/environment/) railroad, which includes reflecting the communities in which we operate. Research shows that candidates from underrepresented groups often don’t apply unless they feel they fit the job posting at 100%. Even if you don’t see yourself in every job requirement listed in a posting, we still encourage you to apply. If you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations), please reach out to our team at cnrecruitment@cn.ca.

As an equal employment opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Please monitor your email on a regular basis, as communication is primarily made through email.