IT Specialist, Integration & Automation

At Saputo we bring good to the table by making high-quality products investing in our people and supporting communities around the world . As a top 10 global dairy processor we value contributions that matter and strive to foster an inclusive growth-driven work environment. Ready to bring your best

Overview of the Role

As the IT Specialist Integration and Automation at Saputo you will be a senior integration resource responsible for designing developing supporting and optimizing integration solutions that connect SAP systems with internal and external enterprise applications.

This role plays a critical part in enabling seamless data flow business process automation and system interoperability across the organizations digital landscape. Working closely with business stakeholders SAP functional teams architects and external partners the specialist ensures integrations are secure scalable reliable and aligned with enterprise architecture standards and business objective.

Your contributions will be essential for Saputo to continuously improve innovate and sustain our existing SAP ECC system and eventually SAP S/4HANA and SAP BTP platform.

At SAPUTO our people are our strongest and most important asset. As a valuable member of our team you will model the Saputo values and demonstrate respect for your colleagues in all your formal and informal interactions. As a team player you will enable mutual respect open communications and high performance. You strive to bring your best self to work every day as an essential part of our positive and inclusive work environment.

How you will make contributions that matter:

Reporting to the IT Integration & Automation Senior Manager you will be responsible for:

• Design develop and support enterprise-grade integrations between SAP and non-SAP systems using approved integration platforms and standards.

• Enable end-to-end business process integration across ERP cloud applications legacy systems and external partners.

• Translate business and functional requirements into technical integration designs and implementation plans.

• Ensure integration solutions meet performance reliability security and compliance requirements.

• Provide operational support monitoring troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for integration issues.

• Contribute to the evolution of enterprise integration architecture standards and best practices.

• Support SAP upgrades enhancements cloud migrations and digital transformation initiatives.

• Reviewing and solidifying the technical soundness and feasibility of solutions documented in the Functional Specification Documents (FSDs)

• Creating and maintaining the Technical Specification Designs (TSDs) that summarize the different SAP integration objects we have implemented or modified

• Troubleshooting incidents and issues across all SAP environments including Production

• Provide on-call production support as part of a rotational schedule including incident triage and resolution.

• Actively coaching and mentoring your developer teammates and at times assist them with their respective tasks whenever they encounter significant challenges and roadblocks

You are best suited for this role if you have the following qualifications:

• Education & Certifications

  • Bachelors degree in computer science Information Technology Engineering or a related field.

  • SAP certifications (e.g. SAP Integration Suite SAP CPI SAP PO/PI SAP BTP) are a strong asset.

• Experience

  • 5 years of experience in enterprise application integration with a strong focus on SAP environments.

  • Hands-on experience integrating SAP ERP (ECC and/or S/4HANA) with cloud and on-premise applications.

  • Experience supporting integrations in large complex enterprise environments.

  • Proven experience across the full integration lifecycle: design build test deploy and support.

  • Experience working in Agile DevOps or hybrid delivery environments.

• Technical Skills

  • Expertise in SAP Integration Suite (Cloud platform Integration Integration advisor API management TPM Advanced Event Mesh Edge Integration cell) SAP PI/PO ARIBA CIG and SAP BTP integration services.

  • Experience with SFTP JDBC RFC AS2 AS4 APIs REST/SOAP web services IDocs RFCs and event-based integrations.

  • Exposure to SAP Event Mesh or event-driven architectures (Google Pubsub/Kafka Solace)

  • Exposure to MIG/MAGS and EDI mapping developments (X12/EDIFACT) using Integration advisor capabilities

  • Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills related to Interfaces

  • Knowledge of middleware platforms and integration patterns (ESB iPaaS).

  • Proficiency in Groovy XML JSON OData and XSLT.

  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (SAP BTP Azure).

  • Understanding of security concepts including authentication authorization certificates and encryption.

  • Experience with monitoring logging error handling and performance tuning.

  • Handson experience with SAP Ariba CIG integrations to SAP S/4HANA including mappings interface monitoring and error handling.

  • Hands on experience integrating with SaaS platforms such as: Workday Manhattan WMS Workforce Salesforce SAP Concur with SAP S4 ECC system

  • Experience with SAP Application Interface Framework (AIF) and SAP Cloud ALM including centralized integration monitoring and alerting framework for interface monitoring and error handling

  • Experience with the following is a plus:

    • Strong expertise in SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP)

    • Cloud Foundry orgs spaces services routes and pipelines

    • Understanding of CAP development and deployment

    • Git-based version control and CI/CD pipelines

• Leadership and Soft Skills

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

  • Ability to work effectively in an onsite-offshore delivery model collaborating with teams across multiple geographies and time zones

  • Strong collaboration and teamwork skills.

  • Excellent organizational and time-management abilities.

  • Accountability ownership and continuous improvement mindset.

• Other Assets

  • Experience with enterprise integration architecture standards.

  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

  • Knowledge of data privacy compliance and regulatory requirements.

  • Experience mentoring or guiding junior team members.

  • Strong knowledge of SAP modules and endtoend business processes including OrdertoCash (OTC) Logistics (LOG) ProcuretoPay (PTP) Production & Transportation Management (PTM) and Human Resources (HR)

As part of his/her duties the incumbent will have to communicate and collaborate in English both orally and in writing with colleagues or other stakeholders across Saputo divisions.

We support and care for our employees and their families by providing:

• Competitive salaries

• A hybrid work environment with the possibility to work from home 1 day a week

• Advantageous corporate agreements

• Full range of group insurance benefits

• Group retirement pension plan with employer contribution

• Purchase option of company stocks

• Group RRSP

• Health and wellness program in the workplace

• Assistance program for employees and their families

• Saputo products at a discounted price

• We support employment equity. Saputo strives to embed diversity and inclusion in its operations and invites candidates from all horizons to join its family.

Salary:$102075 to $133975

*Salary offers will vary commensurate with experience education skills and training.

STATEMENT ON AI

All applications are carefully considered by our Talent Acquisition team.

Artificial Intelligence tools may be used in screening applications.

Artificial Intelligence is not used to assess or select applications.

In Canada Saputo is a leading cheese manufacturer and fluid milk and cream processor with a portfolio of well-loved brands such as Dairyland Armstrong Neilson Alexis de Portneuf and many more. Whether your expertise lies in manufacturing operations supply chain management sales quality assurance or in any other function your role is integral to our success. You will make contributions that matter all while working alongside colleagues who genuinely care about your success and who will roll up their sleeves to help.

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We support employment equity. Saputo strives to embed diversity and inclusion in its operations and invites candidates from all horizons to join its family. Saputo welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations up to the point of undue hardships are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.