Sr. Specialist Enterprise Solution Architect (m|w|x)
- Aurora, ON, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- More than 10 years of relevant professional experience in an enterprise IT environment, ideally within the automotive or manufacturing industry
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
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What we offer:
At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.
Group Summary:
Transforming mobility. Making automotive technology that is smarter, cleaner, safer and lighter. That’s what we’re passionate about at Magna Powertrain, and we do it by creating world-class powertrain systems. We are a premier supplier for the global automotive industry with full capabilities in design, development, testing and manufacturing of complex powertrain systems. Our name stands for quality, environmental consciousness, and safety. Innovation is what drives us and we drive innovation. Dream big and create the future of mobility at Magna Powertrain.
Job Responsibilities:
About the role:
As a Senior Specialist Enterprise Solution Architect, you are responsible for designing and governing enterprise-level, cross-domain solution architectures within the MPT IT landscape.
You translate business capabilities and requirements into scalable, integrated, and sustainable solutions across enterprise applications, data, integration, infrastructure, and cloud platforms, with future readiness in mind.
Your responsibilities:
- Driving the development and continuous enhancement of enterprise and solution architecture principles and standards in close collaboration with domain experts from business applications, data, integration, infrastructure, cloud, security, and OT
- Conducting business and system analyses across multiple domains to identify opportunities for optimization, digitalization, integration, and modernization
- Defining and aligning cross-domain target architectures and architectural roadmaps together with business and IT stakeholders
- Evaluating architecture-relevant demands within the demand management process, assessing architectural impact and ensuring alignment with IT strategy, architecture principles, and integration requirements
- Designing end-to-end enterprise solution architectures across business applications, enterprise platforms, integration, data, infrastructure, and cloud, including interfaces to OT/IoT environments where relevant
- Ensuring solution architectures are aligned with enterprise architecture principles, target architectures, technology standards, and strategic platform decisions
- Providing architectural guidance and governance throughout project implementation, supporting projects in translating approved solution architectures into implementation
- Ensuring architectural transparency and quality by maintaining relevant architecture artifacts and architectural decisions in LeanIX
- Coaching and enabling business, IT, and OT stakeholders in applying architecture principles, target architectures, and solution concepts
What we are looking for:
- A degree in computer science, business informatics, or a comparable qualification
- More than 10 years of relevant professional experience in an enterprise IT environment, ideally within the automotive or manufacturing industry
- Experience in business and system analysis across complex application landscapes, including the assessment of dependencies, integration requirements, and architectural impacts
- Strong understanding of enterprise application landscapes, application and integration architectures, APIs, data flows, and hybrid IT environments (on-premises and cloud); experience with manufacturing IT and OT/IoT integration is an advantage
- Certifications in IT architecture or IT service management (e.g., ITIL) are an advantage
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, along with the ability to present complex architectural topics in a structured and audience-appropriate manner
- Ability and willingness to combine strategic, conceptual, and implementation-oriented responsibilities
- Willingness to travel internationally (approximately 15%)
- English language skills (C1) are required; German language skills are desirable
Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:
At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That’s why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.
AI-Assisted Screening Disclosure
As part of our commitment to a fair, consistent, and efficient recruitment process, we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the initial screening of applications submitted through our Workday system. These tools help identify qualifications and experience that align with the role requirements. Please note that AI is used solely to support our recruiters. Final decisions are always made by the hiring manager and the hiring team. Importantly, no applicant data is shared externally through these AI tools. All information remains securely within our systems and is handled in accordance with our privacy and data protection policies.
Under conditions defined by applicable law, you may have the right to request an explanation of how AI is used to support decision-making.
If you have any questions or concerns about this process, feel free to contact our Talent Attraction team.
Worker Type:
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Magna PowertrainMore about this job
Responsibilities
Design and govern cross-domain enterprise solution architectures spanning applications, data, integration, infrastructure, cloud, and relevant OT/IoT environments. Establish architecture principles and roadmaps, assess demands for strategic alignment, guide project implementation, maintain architecture records in LeanIX, and coach stakeholders.
Requirements
A degree in computer science, business informatics, or a comparable field and more than 10 years of relevant enterprise IT experience are required. Candidates should have strong experience with complex application landscapes, architecture and integration, hybrid IT, and stakeholder communication; English at C1 level is required, while German, architecture or IT service management certifications, and manufacturing IT/OT experience are advantageous.
Skills
- Enterprise Architecture
- Solution Architecture
- Business Analysis
- System Analysis
- Architecture Governance
- Application Architecture
- Integration Architecture
- API Architecture
- Data Flows
- Cloud Platforms
- Hybrid IT Environments
- Manufacturing IT
- OT/IoT Integration
- Stakeholder Management
- LeanIX
- IT Strategy
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- Technology
- Management & Leadership
- Manufacturing
- Engineering
Keywords
- Enterprise Architecture
- Solution Architecture
- Enterprise Applications
- Application Landscapes
- Integration Architecture
- APIs
- Data Flows
- Infrastructure
- Cloud Platforms
- Hybrid IT
- On-Premises
- Manufacturing IT
- OT/IoT Integration
- Architecture Principles
- Target Architectures
- Architectural Roadmaps
- Demand Management
- IT Strategy
- Technology Standards
- LeanIX
- ITIL
- Business Analysis
- System Analysis
- Digitalization
- Modernization
- Automotive
- Powertrain Systems
- Stakeholder Management