Hybrid Lead Data Engineer

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About the role

  • Lead Data Engineer at Canada Life overseeing a team and developing data products for analytics initiatives. Collaborating with business teams to optimize data usage and support initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a team of data engineers to ensure success for the entire team
  • Build and support data products for Canadian use: design, curate, and publish self-service connected datasets that increase re-use and quality of the data available in support of business data and analytic initiatives
  • Design and develop data models and patterns for re-usability in collaboration with Data Governance and Information Architecture teams
  • Optimize data engineering and preparation activities through automation and leveraging of modern tools and techniques
  • Collaborate on a daily basis with the core data team and business while assisting with mentoring other engineers on the team
  • Collaborate with business teams to understand data needs, provide recommendation on solution options, and support business initiatives when required
  • Inventory critical data elements including lineage, classification, and usage
  • Create and maintain a strong collaboration with different groups inside the organization

Requirements

  • Mathematics, Computer Science and/or Data Analytics degree
  • 5+ years in leadership position
  • 7+ years of applied data engineering experience (Data & Analytics education an asset)
  • Expertise and knowledge of SQL, Python, Azure, Databricks, Synapse, ADF and PowerBI
  • Strong understanding of data modeling and ability to apply different techniques within a cloud platform
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and strong organization skills
  • Excitement to share learnings with others across the company, including senior leadership and community of practice participation
  • Agile, practical, customer service-oriented mindset

Benefits

  • flexible work environment
  • fluid career paths
  • celebrate internal mobility
  • purpose, well-being, and work-life balance

Job title

Lead Data Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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