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 organization’s 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 objectives. Your contributions will be essential for Saputo to continuously improve, innovate, and sustain its existing SAP ECC system, and eventually SAP S/4HANA and SAP BTP platform.

How you will make contributions that matter

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.

Review the technical soundness and feasibility of solutions documented in the Functional Specification Documents (FSDs).

Create and maintain the Technical Specification Designs (TSDs) that summarize the SAP integration objects implemented or modified.

Troubleshoot 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 coach and mentor developer teammates and assist them with significant challenges and roadblocks.

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

Education & Certifications

Bachelor’s 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, 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.

Hands‑on 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 S/4E‑CC.

Experience with SAP Application Interface Framework (AIF) and SAP Cloud ALM, including centralized integration monitoring and alerting.

Experience with the following is a plus:

Strong expertise in SAP 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 end‑to‑end business processes, including Order‑to‑Cash (OTC), Logistics (LOG), Procure‑to‑Pay (PTP), Production & Transportation Management (PTM), and Human Resources (HR).

As part of the incumbent’s duties, 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 one 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 families

Saputo products at a discounted price

Salary: $102,075 to $133,975 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.

Saputo is an equal opportunity employer. We support employment equity and invite candidates from all horizons to join our family. Saputo welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations up to the point of undue hardship are available on request.

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