Lead Data Engineering Specialist

Company : CGL

Department : Information Technology

Employment Type : Regular Full-Time

Work Model : Hybrid

Language : This role operates in English

Additional Information : This / these role(s) is / are currently vacant

The Opportunity :

We are a leading Canadian financial services cooperative committed to being a catalyst for a sustainable and resilient society and our team is essential to deliver on this strategy. That’s why we prioritize our people, to ensure we provide a strong culture and development opportunities which enables our team to thrive and to live our purpose. The best part is that you will work with people that care passionately about you, our clients, and our communities.

The Lead Data Engineering Specialist drives the technical detail design, oversees the development and optimization of data products, ensuring the reliability and performance of ETL processes. This role involves the design and management of complex data pipelines, to take responsibility for the implementation of solutions that comply with architectural requirements, and to collaborate with key partners to meet business objectives. The lead also mentors juniors, sharing expertise to foster their growth.

How you will create impact :

• Lead the development of data solutions, ensuring proper data quality and its monitoring, and proper integration aligned with the medallion architecture.
• Create and maintain data models and architectural diagrams.
• Use data engineering tools for data querying (ex : SQL), data handling (ex : pySpark, stored procedures), data storage (ex : ADLS).
• Lead the design of the semantic layer.
• Proactively apply performance optimizations and monitoring of data solutions, such as alerts.
• Lead and enforce proper documentation, to ensure ongoing maintenance and updates.
• Use DevOps platforms (ex : GitHub) and manage infrastructure deployments through code (ex : Terraform).
• You are accountable that the outcome of the projects you lead meet the business objectives.
• Identify and implement engineering best practices and process improvements to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of our data solutions.
• Ensure governance and security guidelines are followed.

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