On Tuesday, America and the world’s largest retail chain said that it would add thousands of new associates to the company, globally. Walmart also said these workers will be hired in the fiscal year. Some of the positions would be at their new global hubs.

According to a company release, Suresh Kumar, EVP, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Development Officer of Walmart Inc. shared the news that they were “doubling down” on their “greatest asset” which was “our people.” He added that they would hire over 50,000 associates around the world in the global fiscal year.

He added that they would create two new global hubs–one in Toronto, Canada and other in Atlanta, Georgia. This would take the number of hubs to 17. He said that both the cities had “formidable tech talent” as well as had “strong ties to Walmart.”

Walmart has been a leader in the nation and has adopted the latest technologies to increase customer satisfaction across the globe. Walmart Global Tech has more than 20,000 associates who work in countries across the world and the division grew by 26 percent, according to the report.

The report also mentioned the skills of the new hires and includes
cybersecurity professionals
architects
software engineers
data engineers
developers
data scientists and more.

They would be hired across locations as the big box retailer wished to expand its presence in communities that it referred to as home.

The report said that Toronto had 26 percent of the tech workforce in Canada. The company would create hundreds of jobs in the new hub by hiring local talent. Walmart Canada would invest $1 billion in technology as well as refurbishing stores located in the country.

It also noted that Atlanta was not only a major location for Walmart but was also a strong location for cyber security activities. The hub would be opened there to harness the talent of its software engineers as well as other talent pool.