Solution Architect, Enterprise Applications
KinaxisAbout Kinaxis
Are you looking to join an innovative, market-leading company where you can truly elevate your career? At Kinaxis we are serious about culture, we are serious about technology, we are serious about customers, and we are serious about not taking ourselves too seriously. If you are looking to be part of an incredible growth story, then we might just be the place for you!
In 1984, we
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started out as a team of three engineers. Today, we have grown to become a global organization with over 2000 employees around the world, 6 global office and a best-in-class HQ in Ottawa, Canada. As winners of several Top Employer awards globally, we are proud to work with our customers and employees towards solving some of the biggest challenges facing supply chains today.
Kinaxis is a global leader in modern supply chain orchestration, powering complex global supply chains, and supporting the people who manage them. Our powerful, AI infused platform provides full transparency and visibility across end-to-end supply chains, enabling our customers to make faster, better decisions. We are trusted by renowned global brands to provide the agility and predictability needed to navigate today’s volatility and disruption. With more than 40,000 users in over 100 countries, we are expanding our team as we continue to innovate and revolutionize how we support our customers.
Location
Hybrid - Ottawa and Toronto. Remote for other locations in Canada
About The Team
We're looking for a Solution Architect, Enterprise Applications to help transform how our business operates through innovative, scalable, and secure enterprise solutions.
In this role, you'll bridge business strategy and technical execution, translating complex business needs into architecture that delivers measurable outcomes. You'll provide architecture leadership across our enterprise application landscape ensuring solutions align with business priorities, enterprise standards, and long-term technology strategy. This is an opportunity for an experienced architect who thrives on solving complex challenges, influencing technology direction, and partnering with leaders across the organization to drive meaningful business impact.
Vacancy Status
This is an existing job vacancy
What you will do
• Translate business needs and strategic objectives into scalable, secure enterprise solutions across HR, Finance, Procurement, IT Service Management, Corporate IT, Workplace Services, Legal, Security, collaboration, productivity, and enterprise data platforms.
• Lead architecture for complex, cross-functional initiatives, defining solution approaches, patterns, and technical direction.
• Design end-to-end solutions that balance business value, user experience, security, compliance, scalability, governance, and cost efficiency.
• Guide key architectural decisions throughout delivery, ensuring solutions remain aligned with intended business outcomes.
• Develop architecture artifacts including solution designs, integration patterns, data flows, APIs, workflows, and architecture diagrams.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI-enabled capabilities, and recommend practical, responsible adoption opportunities.
• Partner with business and technology leaders to shape roadmaps, evaluate technology investments, and support build-versus-buy decisions.
• Communicate architectural recommendations, trade-offs, risks, and impacts to both technical and business audiences.
• Mentor technical teams, lead architecture reviews, and promote reusable patterns, standards, and best practices across the organization.
What we are looking for
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business Technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 7–10 years of progressive experience in solution architecture, enterprise applications architecture, or related senior technical roles.
• Demonstrated architecture experience with one or more enterprise