Sr Solution Architect

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We’re guided by our culture of care and our core values: safety, inclusion, integrity, and results. When we say we care, we mean it. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe, has a sense of belonging, trusts one another, and acts with integrity.   

 

Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world-class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities. We efficiently serve growers' needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders.  Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien.  

 

Reporting to the Sr Mgr., IT Enterprise Applications – Solutions and Architecture, this role is responsible for ensuring operations and production critical technologies are effectively architected to deliver ongoing and ever-increasing value to Nutrien’s production facilities.  

 

What you will do: 

• Function as a technical architect, driving innovation in our Production, Capital, and Safety solutions.

• Serve as the go-to expert for implementing innovative solutions in Nutrien’s environments, ensuring they are future-proof and maximize lifecycle management. 

• Understand and integrate existing solutions with new ones. Seek synergies and enhance architectural integrity. 

• Design and build functional prototypes, guiding decisions on permanent solutions to ensure architectural integrity and lifecycle management. 

• Maintain thorough documentation of application and integration changes to support innovation and knowledge sharing. 

• Provide support and backup for sustainment teams on delivered solutions and ongoing enhancements to ensure thematic adherence to architectural intent. 

• Collaborate with Nitrogen, Phosphate, Potash, Corporate, and Retail business units to offer technical and functional support, with a strong focus on customer service. 

• Participate in or lead regular meetings with other IT Towers to facilitate the exchange of architectural information, enabling cross-functional data availability and promoting open exchange protocols for a unified Nutrien approach. 

• Guard Nutrien’s assets from threats through architectural best practices. Remain abreast of practical and emerging approaches to threat mitigation. Advise local and adjacent teams on these best practices. 

  

What you will bring: 

• Accredited degree in Computer Science or similar (or equivalent combination of education and experience). 

• Demonstrated experience in large corporate environments, preferably cross-functional. 
• 10+ years in IT support with coding and architecture background combined with a proven history of leading innovative solution design. 
• Proficient in a variety of full-stack coding languages. 

• Experience in cloud environments and associated technologies. 

• Experience with applications, technology, and architecture supporting chemical production facilities and/or mines. 

• Ability to rapidly prototype innovative solutions or integrations. 

• Provide Business Analysis skills for business interactions. Partner with developers, third-party tool providers, and system integrators for architectural decisions. 

• Keen understanding of architectural synergies and solution design for open integration and full-spectrum application lifecycle management. 
• Strong technical writing and documentation preparation skills. 
• Excellent verbal and written commun