Data Engineer III

Closing Date : Open Until Filled

Are you someone who believes that better data equals better outcomes and are currently seeking your next rewarding opportunity with an organization that uses data to drive change and transformation? BCI is looking for an experienced Data Engineer to join our growing team. This is an exciting time to be a part of a centralized team delivering data engineering, analytics, data science, and data governance. Come join us in either our Victoria or Vancouver office.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Data Engineer is responsible for the design, development and implementation of the data and analytics products and projects that enable data science efforts in the organization. The Data Engineer will deliver business value to multiple business areas across the organization and works closely with internal and business area stakeholders. The Data Engineer drives data modernization and innovation, and contributes to a strong data and analytics competency for BCI.

The Data Engineer will collaborate with business and technology teams to define and deliver projects.

The position can be based in either Vancouver or Victoria with travel between the two cities.

WHAT YOU BRING

Bachelor’s Degree in Technology, Computer Science, Mathematics or a related discipline

A minimum of 5 years of experience as a Data Engineer or Software Engineer professional

Experience with data warehouse and data lake design, development and sustainment

Coding skills and deep proficiency with SQL, Python, etc.

Competent with general scripting / software development

Understanding of data processing performance concerns and issues (configuring database server / data schema for performance, optimizing SQL)

Experience with reporting tools (e.g. Excel, Power BI, Tableau)

Experience with version control systems (e.g. Git)

Experience with cloud platforms

Strong knowledge of data modeling, data architecture and data structures

Strong understanding of Agile and DevOps, including CI / CD technologies and practices

Must have excellent listening, communication, collaboration and problem-solving skills

Knowledge of the investment management industry is an asset

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Collaborates with team members, other IT teams, and customers to understand the organization’s business objectives, data needs and infrastructure needs

Provides technical leadership and creates a culture of customer-centricity, accountability and high performance

Designs, develops and implements the data pipelines and ETL tools and workflows that enable data science efforts within the organization

Works with Data Architects and Data Scientists on the design, development and implementation

of operational, transactional and analytical modeling

Proactively identifies risks and issues and proposes solutions to remove barriers

Applies knowledge of DevOps practices including continuous deployment, continuous integration, test-driven development and automated testing

Mentors junior engineers, follows best practices, performs code reviews and architects resilient infrastructure

Solves challenging problems about scale, statistics, infrastructure reliability, latency and more

Leads data mining and collections procedures

Sources, structures, profiles, validates and transforms data for reporting, analysis and data science purposes

Engages with stakeholders to define, design and deliver data sourcing, analysis and reporting solutions

Makes recommendations about the methods used to collect, analyse and manage structured and unstructured data to drive outcomes

Develops solutions (and code) to automate and productionize data sourcing, data structuring and analytical modelling

Analyzes data sources, evaluating and remediating data quality, designing and implementing data sets that can be consumed and re-used by the analytics community across BCI

Helps the business interpret the results of analyses to determine the appropriate course of action

Proactively identifies opportunities to utilize data and analytics to business advantage and prototyping for ‘proof of value’

Assists in troubleshooting and guiding resolution of data analytics related problems in a timely and accurate fashion

Undertakes special projects or assignments as required

Performs other related duties as required

WHERE YOU WILL WORK

Work from either of our downtown Victoria or Vancouver offices.

SALARY RANGE

BCI offers a competitive total rewards package which includes a performance-based incentive plan, comprehensive health & dental benefits, a defined benefit pension plan and paid time off.

The annualized base salary range for this Vancouver or Victoria-based role is CAD $120,000 to $140,000.

The base salary offered to the successful candidate will consider a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill set, level of experience applicable to the role they are being offered and consideration to internal equity.

We pay our people competitively in the markets in which we compete for talent and with consideration to internal equity and job structure. We aim for actual pay to be around the median of the market for target or expected levels of performance, and around the upper quartile of the market for excellent performance.

Actual salaries may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to, experience and expertise.

WHY APPLY TO JOIN BCI

With our values as our anchor, it’s our people that help shape employee-focused initiatives and who create the environment we work in each day – all of which further strengthens our culture. BCI has been recognized as one of – for the fifth consecutive year - and has built programs and benefits to support all our employees, including;

Extended health and dental coverage, start on your first day of work. We have you covered!

Our telehealth provider connects you and your family to virtual healthcare appointments

Enrollment in the , providing you with a secure retirement income

Time off includes : 20 days vacation, 6 paid sick days, 6 paid personal days, and 2 paid days for volunteering – to support physical, mental, and community health

Four days in office, with the option to work from home once a week, promoting both a collaborative work culture and a healthy work-life balance.

Annual wellness allowance provided to support an active lifestyle and promote physical well-being while working from home

On-going learning through our in-house mentoring program, professional dues support, and online and in-house learning

Invested in your learning : BCI investment professionals lead a monthly Investment Club to share industry knowledge with employees who work in other departments

TO APPLY

Apply online with a copy of your resume. We encourage timely submissions of applications as candidates will be actively reviewed and the interview process may advance earlier.

At BCI, we value diversity and believe in fostering an inclusive culture where all employees can be successful.

We are performance and client focused and value integrity; if you share these values, we want to know you.

We recognize that some skills can be learned on the job and encourage all to apply.

We would like to hear from you!