Solution Architect

Come join Pattison Food Group Ltd., a Jim Pattison business, and Canada’s largest Western-based provider of food and health products. Pattison Food Group Ltd. is a certified Great Place to Work® and consists of Save-On-Foods and other well-known grocery banners. With nearly 300 retail locations, we proudly employ nearly 30,000 team members.

We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time Solution Architect to join our IT team in Langley, BC. Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Application Support, you will be responsible for defining, designing, and delivering enterprise-scale Intelligent Automation, Artificial Intelligence, and process automation solutions that drive operational efficiency and business value across Retail, Finance and Supply Chain functions.

• Designing end-to-end Intelligent Automation solutions leveraging workflow automation, RPA, AI, ML, and AI agents, with scalable architectures across application, data, integration, and automation layers.
• Evaluating, selecting, and implementing automation and AI technologies (Azure AI, Copilot Studio, Databricks, and open-source platforms) while determining the most appropriate platform for each use case.
• Driving the development of enterprise AI agents within PFG's Azure environment, with appropriate governance, security, and responsible AI practices.
• Acting as an advocate for Intelligent Automation by facilitating discovery workshops and ideation sessions and translating business challenges into automation opportunities.
• Identifying, assessing, and prioritizing automation opportunities, defining automation roadmaps and championing independent business value initiatives outside formal project pipelines.
• Developing business cases that quantify benefits, ROI, costs, and expected outcomes, and presenting strategies, roadmaps, and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Influencing investment decisions, platform selection, and initiative prioritization with senior leadership and the Intelligent Automation team.
• Establishing architecture standards, governance frameworks, design principles, and reusable automation patterns.
• Partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful adoption, operational readiness, and long-term sustainability of solutions.
• Driving continuous improvement of Intelligent Automation capabilities, processes, and platforms across the organization.

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Business Technology Management, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience preferably in a large and complex organization.
• 10+ years of progressive IT experience including software development, automation, systems integration, and solution architecture.
• Demonstrated career progression from software developer or engineer to technical leadership and solution architectural roles, with experience building, scaling, and supporting enterprise solutions in productions environment.
• Strong hands‑on experience with software development, process automation, systems integration, or cloud-based solution delivery, and a deep understanding of system design, debugging, and production support.
• Experience working within complex enterprise environments, including Retail, Finance, Supply Chain, ERP, or related business systems.
• Strong understanding of solution architecture, application design, data architecture, security, governance, and scalability principles.
• Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure AI Engineer Associate, or TOGAF are considered assets.

• Strategic and innovative in driving automation and business value.
• An effective communicator and cross‑functional collaborator who can influence…