Job Opportunity: Manager, Data Integration Services

Position Title: Manager, Data Integration Services

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Location: Toronto HQ

Requisition ID: 28913

Overview

Join our Global Technology team at McCain as we leverage technology and data to drive profitable growth, enhance customer experience, and celebrate real connections through delicious, planet-friendly food. We are deeply immersed in an ambitious digital transformation, enhancing our capabilities from Agriculture to Manufacturing and commercial operations. This transformation includes significant investments in technology and fostering a data-driven culture. Be part of this exciting journey as we equip our people with easy-to-use systems that foster collaboration, increase productivity, and enable data-driven decision-making.

Purpose

The Manager of Data Integration Services will lead a team of integration architects and engineers to implement the Enterprise API-Lead and Event-driven Data Integration strategy. This role involves designing, building, and deploying integration solutions across the organization while providing leadership, oversight, mentoring, and architectural guidance. A critical aspect of this role is to deliver high-quality, high-performance solutions built on robust design best practices and resiliency.

The Manager will also collaborate with Enterprise Architects, Solution and Data Architects, Cyber Security Architects, business stakeholders, and vendors to support McCain’s Analytics and AI strategy.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the Data Integration Services team through designing, developing, and implementing API interfaces between various McCain systems.
• Develop strategies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of data integration solutions.
• Work with cross-functional teams to frame and coordinate the implementation of data integration solutions.
• Ensure that API-Lead and event-driven principles govern all data integration design decisions.
• Participate in project core team meetings to discuss status, risks, and mitigation strategies across delivery teams.
• Enforce adherence to best practices to build high-quality, efficient, and high-performing integrations.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of API-led and event-driven integration solutions, including API design, data mapping, transformation, and orchestration.
• Drive the adoption of best practices for fault detection, failover implementation, error handling, and overall system reliability.
• Manage team capacity to ensure effective delivery of solutions as per commitments.
• Provide guidance and technical direction to integration engineers and architects.
• Ensure compliance with established data governance and security policies.
• Manage objectives, priorities, and performance of direct reports.

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Management, Software Engineering, or equivalent work experience.

Work Experience

• At least 7 years of experience working in cross-functional teams and collaborating with business stakeholders in support of data integration initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience as a technical lead in large integration projects using modern tools and technologies.
• Hands-on experience designing and building APIs and event-driven integration solutions.
• Experience with at least one iPaaS solution such as SAP Integration Suite, Microsoft Azure Integration Services, Mulesoft, Boomi, or Informatica.
• Strong understanding of integration patterns, API management, and best practices for system connectivity.
• Experience providing technical guidance and leading teams of integration architects and engineers.
• Hands-on programming skills in Python, Java, or C#.
• Experience working with relational databases and SQL supporting integration techniques.
• Proven experience in Agile software product development with distributed virtual teams.
• Multi-year experience operating in an SDLC environment.
• Experience building integrations for SAP Hana, Salesforce, Databricks, and Azure data platforms is highly beneficial.

Technical Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively with technical, functional team members, and business stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of modern integration technologies, API concepts, microservices, design patterns, scripting, and event-driven architecture.
• Strong understanding of data governance, data stewardship, data quality, data privacy, and data security.