IBMiApplicationsArchitect

**Who We Are:** At Giant Tiger, our mission is simple: help Canadians save more every day. We’re a Canadian institution rooted in our communities and built on 60+ years of success. As part of our store support team, your work directly impacts stores across the country and drives the value that our customers see on the shelves. We’re looking for people who are passionate about retail and motivated by meaningful work that makes a real impact. This posting represents a current opportunity at Giant Tiger. **Job Title** IBMi Applications Architect **About This Role:** **Workplace Arrangements:** This is a fully remote role! The incumbent may be asked to come onsite to our Ottawa, Ontario Home Office on a quarterly basis. **What You 'll Be Doing:** * Develop and test an on-boarding process including required training for individuals with knowledge and experience to take on the accountabilities of this role as part of succession planning. * Develop and test an on-boarding process including required training for both, individuals with existing IBMi and RPG development skills, as well as for individuals new to IBMi and RPG development. * Provide technical leadership for IBMi application development by serving as the senior escalation point for complex design, performance, and integration challenges; leading technical discussions with developers and cross-functional partners; translating architectural direction into practical standards and solutions; and mentoring developers to foster technical growth, innovation, and consistent engineering practices. * Encourage continuous improvement through modern IBMi techniques, tooling, and AI-assisted development where appropriate. Promote knowledge sharing and reusable patterns across the team. * Testing methodologies exist to ensure applications are designed for optimal performance and these are being followed by your team. * Modernization techniques are implemented to ensure the existing RPG code base and database are following curr