Help us boldly shape retail in Canada

Canadian Tire Corporation’s (CTC) rich heritage of serving Canadians from coast-to-coast dates back to 1922. Our vision is to become the #1 retail brand in Canada and we are focused on innovating and making important investments in our business, especially when it comes to our people. To reach our goal, we need the best talent to help us evolve and drive change across the business – and boldly help shape Canada’s retail industry. As we strive to be at the forefront of a complex and vastly changing retail industry, it is an exciting time to join the Canadian Tire family of companies.

What you’ll do

• Provide technical subject matter expertise and support on all matters related to the PeopleSoft technical environment including software installation and upgrades, set-up of third-party products, support of inbound and outbound data interfaces and batch processing, and overall system maintenance.
• Ensure consistent performance and availability in the PeopleSoft application and database environment through effective capacity planning and ongoing monitoring and tuning.
• Routinely monitor system and database log files for error and warning messages and take or recommend corrective action as appropriate to maintain availability. Leverage automated monitoring tools on PeopleSoft technical components in order to achieve availability targets.
• Identify areas of potential failure or risk and recommend solutions to improve or enhance the environment accordingly.
• Continuously explore and identify opportunities to enhance and improve the PeopleSoft environment. This includes conducting research by reviewing technical literature, internal documentation, consulting with peers and experts, and eliciting best practice opinions from vendors and other organizations.
• Provide support, technical advice and expertise to other areas within IT and Finance as it relates to the PeopleSoft environment.
• Provide afterhours support as required for issue resolution, scheduled system maintenance, release deployments, and patching.

Who you are

We are looking for individuals who are:

• Creative and courageous, with the ability to manage in an environment of change and ambiguity to help us take bold, strategic moves in this rapidly evolving retail environment
• Action oriented, and comfortable taking calculated risks to better serve our customers and business
• Outcome focused, critical thinkers with the ability to analyze and visualize, to ensure continuous improvement across our entire business
• Curious, go getter and interest/research in emerging technologies
• Problem solver with a drive to think critically and improvise when needed
• Collaborative team players with superior influencing skills, who build relationships easily across various stakeholder groups to move initiatives forward

If you’re curious, ready to take on new challenges and open to doing things differently to help us evolve rapidly, then this is definitely the place to be.

What you bring

• An action orientation grounded in logical, evidence-based analysis and a disciplined approach to problem-solving and technology management
• 5-10 Years’ experience in PeopleSoft Technical Administration and Development
• 5-10 Years’ experience with PeopleSoft Financials v9.2 running within an on-premises Oracle/Linux/Windows technology stack
• Demonstrated familiarity and expertise with PeopleTools, Application Server, File Server and Process Scheduler components
• Excellent communication skills
• In depth experience with Oracle, SQL and related technologies and methods
• PeopleSoft Functional Administration experience is an asset

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Canadian Tire and its family of companies are boldly shaping retail in Canada and we continue to deliver a positive experience for our customers. As one of the most trusted brands in Canada, our employees take pride in the work we do across the country. It’s more than the iconic triangle that keeps our employees around. From benefits and perks, to learning and development opportunities, to our commitment to Jumpstart – these are some of the many reasons why Canadian Tire Corporation is one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies .

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Canadian Tire is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace for all. We recognize that our future success depends on the perspectives and contributions of all our employees - their diverse backgrounds, abilities and experiences make our business stronger. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise us of any accommodations needed to ensure fair and equitable access throughout the recruitment and selection process. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.