The Opportunity:
Make your mark while you grow your career! Canadian Natural is looking for a Solution Architect to join our Architecture & Planning Team. We are looking for a self-motivated, driven, accountable, continuous learner with strong technical, interpersonal and communication skills. If you are able to work both independently and collaboratively to develop, influence, support and deliver technology vision and solutions, then we may have the opportunity for you. The successful candidate will possess a broad knowledge of and proven experience with technology strategy and solution architecture development and delivery covering on premise and hybrid cloud enterprise services.
•Job location: Calgary, Alberta
•Shift schedule: 5 x 2, Monday to Friday, 8-hour shifts
•Safety sensitive position: No
•Application deadline: July 9, 2025
Key Accountabilities:
•Develop, communicate and progress technology strategies, roadmaps, standards, cost models and solution architectures
•Collaboratively develop and lead strategic technology initiatives and proofs of concepts
•Support solution delivery teams and vendors with overall design direction, advisory and governance practices
•Perform architecture reviews ensuring consistency with strategy, standards and service metrics
•Effectively and actively, communicate technical decision-making processes and solution designs at all levels of the company
•Actively research and report on technology trends, maturity and adoption readiness as applicable to support enterprise plans and strategies
What You Bring to the Role:
•15+ years of diverse IT service design, development and delivery in enterprise environments, with a University degree or technical diploma in a related discipline; demonstrated leadership capability with formal leadership experience is an asset
•Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with experience building and managing relationship with key stakeholders across organizational levels.
•Proven technical leader with the capacity to collaborate, influence and guide creation and delivery of technical vision without direct authority.
•Proven experience developing and delivering technology strategies and solution architectures for on premise and hybrid cloud systems; experience in architecture design and industry frameworks with certification is an asset (TOGAF, ITIL, CBAP, Azure Architect, AWS Architect, Cisco Certified Design Expert)
What We Offer:
•Competitive salary, stock options, company matched stock savings plan, annual bonuses
•May be eligible for relocation pursuant to Canadian Natural’s Relocation Policy
•100% Employer paid extended Health, Dental and Vision Benefits
•Health & Wellness Spending Account
•Multiple volunteer opportunities within the community
•Employee & Family Assistance Program
•Access to online learning platforms for continuous learning and development
•Paid vacation and time off during Christmas week and summer Fridays
Check out our COMPENSATION & BENEFITS to learn more about what we have to offer!