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Director, Data & EngineeringBison Transport • Winnipeg, MB
Director, Data & Engineering

Director, Data & Engineering

Bison Transport • Winnipeg, MB
2 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

The Director, Data & Engineering is accountable for the strategy, delivery, and operational health of Bison Transport’s data and integration engineering capabilities. This role leads a blended team of staff and partner developers responsible for data streams, integration technology, event-driven solutions, and the enterprise data platform—enabling reliable, scalable, and governed data flow across the organization.

Working in close partnership with Product Teams, Application Engineering, Infrastructure & Operations, and Systems Architecture, the Director ensures that data and integration capabilities are tightly aligned to roadmap priorities, platform standards, and business outcomes. The role bridges technical depth and strategic leadership—translating enterprise dataobjectivesinto executable programs whilemaintainingrigor around engineering quality, security, and operational resilience.

This leaderis responsible forbuilding a high-performing engineering culture, managing delivery across staff and partner resources, and ensuring Bison’s data and integration investments deliver measurable, lasting value.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute the strategy and roadmap for enterprise data, integration, and event-driven platforms.
  • Lead the delivery, performance, and continuous evolution of Bison’s data lake, APIs, data pipelines, and integration technologies.
  • Partner with Product, Architecture, Infrastructure, and Engineering teams to prioritize initiatives and align technology investments with business goals.
  • Oversee platform governance, security, scalability, reliability, and compliance across all data and integration solutions.
  • Drive engineering excellence through modern development practices, including CI/CD, automation, testing, observability, and infrastructure-as-code.
  • Manage release readiness, deployment processes, and collaboration with Infrastructure & Operations to ensure stable production delivery.
  • Lead and develop a high-performing team of internal engineers and external partners, fostering accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
  • Establish standards for data architecture, API management, event-driven solutions, and enterprise data governance.
  • Manage vendor relationships, resource planning, and delivery priorities while balancing new initiatives, technical debt, and operational needs.
  • Define and monitor key performance metrics to improve platform health, data quality, operational resilience, and delivery effectiveness.

Qualifications

  • Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 7+ years of experience in data engineering, integration architecture, or platform engineering.
  • 3+ years of leadership experience managing technical teams.
  • Strong experience with cloud data platforms (Snowflake preferred), APIs, data pipelines, and event-driven architectures.
  • Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, data governance, and security best practices.
  • Transportation, logistics, or supply chain industry experience is considered an asset.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead blended teams of staff and vendor/partner developers in a delivery-focused environment.
  • Strong capacity for cross-functional collaboration with product, architecture, and application engineering peers.

This job is classified under NOC Code: 00015

Why Bison:
• Thrive in a supportive team that provides coaching and training to help develop your skills and progress your career
• Dispersed work environments that promote a healthy work-life balance
• Meaningful and impactful work and projects with an essential service provider
• Join our engaging Wellness Program & extracurricular sports teams

About Bison:
• Celebrating over 50 years in Business
• Active in giving back through Corporate Social Responsibility and Charitable Giving
• Committed to environmental sustainability

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