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Senior Developer, Big Data (French Services) (Telework)

Senior Developer, Big Data (French Services) (Telework)

CBC / Radio-CanadaQuebec, QC
30+ days ago
Salary
CA$2,000.00 weekly
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Position Title :

Senior Developer, Big Data (French Services) (Telework)

Status of Employment :

Contractee Long-Term (Fixed Term)

Position Language Requirement :

French

Language Skills :

French (Reading), French (Speaking), French (Writing)

Work at CBC / Radio-Canada

At CBC / Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance.

Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Whether it be in front of the camera, on air, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.

Unposting Date :

2024-07-10 11 : 59 PM

Why join CBC / Radio-Canada

Digital is a key part of our present and our future. CBC / Radio-Canada’s strategy is focused on becoming the first organization to provide a digital platform that delivers unique content and experiences for our audiences, by telling stories that reflect who they are.

The Digital Technology team is connected to all facets of the organization as a strategic partner, data solution provider and enabler of data-centric initiatives, with a focus on supporting product and content teams and decision-makers across Digital Media. It’s the catalyst for a major shift toward data-driven decision-making at an organization eager to use data to drive the growth of audience-facing products such as Radio-Canada.ca, ICI TOU.TV and OHdio.

The Big Data team maintains the platform and data sets along with a number of applications that play a foundational role in the work of the Business Intelligence (BI), Audience & Activation and Machine Learning teams as well as all other data practitioners who deliver on CBC / Radio-Canada’s mission.

There is an opportunity for this to be a full-time teleworking position. Work arrangements will be discussed with hiring managers per departmental guidelines.

Your role

To help maintain the Big Data platform and further enhance our data and analytics practices, we are looking for a developer analyst to support all facets of the platform’s development and analysis, including designing data products; administering data tools such as Airflow and Databricks; and building data ingest / transformation workflows or other data engineering solutions affecting the platform.

Your key responsibilities :

  • Assist in implementing the architecture, new tools, processes and models to build a sustainable Big Data platform.
  • Analyze, document and program the extraction, standardization, transformation and integration of multiple data sources within the Big Data platform.
  • Help administer the Big Data platform by applying access controls to data and tools, monitoring the platform’s use and costs and defining its configuration.
  • Review and develop miscellaneous data engineering solutions that enable the implementation of new data valorization use cases.
  • Support the continuous improvement of development practices within the team by participating in code reviews, developing tests and sharing innovative practices with your developer colleagues.
  • Assist in setting up a data governance plan in compliance with our privacy policy.
  • Provide technical expertise, advice and support to the BI team.
  • Help evolve the media and entertainment industries by collaborating on research projects with universities.

What you bring to our team :

  • You have applied Big Data processing techniques in a professional setting and are familiar with the tools involved.
  • You have experience in collecting, standardizing and transforming raw data from all kinds of data sources (ETL / ELT).
  • You have data modelling experience, specifically with data warehouses and data lakes (or lakehouses).
  • You appreciate the importance of sound data governance, quality and security.
  • You have experience in SQL / Python / Java / Scala development and care about quality assurance and writing clean code.
  • You are keen on automation and optimization.
  • You have experience identifying client needs and translating them into technical solutions in a data and analytics environment.
  • You are autonomous and like to step out of your comfort zone.
  • You like to work collaboratively and share your knowledge and are always open to ideas from others.

    • The bonus skills :

  • You have experience in the media and entertainment industries.
  • You have experience with Databricks, Delta Lake or Iceberg.
  • You have experience with a Big Data processing system (ideally, Apache Spark).
  • You have experience with one of the cloud service providers (ideally, Azure).
  • You have experience with real-time data streaming, cloud messaging and event streaming tools (ideally, Kafka, Azure Service Bus and Azure Event Hubs).
  • You are familiar with one or more workflow orchestration tools (ideally, Airflow).
  • You have experience with content development / rollout tools and processes.
  • You are ideally proficient in spoken and written English.

    • Perks you can look forward to :

  • Hybrid work environment with flexible work schedules, allowing you to prioritize yourself, your family and your work
  • Competitive benefits and compensation
  • Opportunities to work with cutting-edge technology
  • Opportunities for continued learning and professional development
  • Opportunities to become a member of our Employee Resource Groups
  • Pair programming and mentorship opportunities, where you can learn from the best in the industry and help coach new talent
  • A creative and dynamic work environment, where your ideas and contributions can be heard, valued and respected
  • An environment that favours experimentation and an iterative approach in order to achieve the highest form of technical innovation

    • Please note this is a 12-month contract position, renewable annually.

    This regular position is not a consulting assignment but a long-term opportunity with attractive CBC / Radio-Canada employee benefits.

    Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.

    We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

    CBC / Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity. That’s because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. That’s why we, as an employer, value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada’s public broadcaster. For more information, visit the of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to .

    You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our . All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on . In the event that you become an employee, it will be important to inform us, as quickly as possible, of any situation that, because of your hiring, constitutes or could appear to constitute a conflict of interest.

    Primary Location :

    1000, Rue Papineau, Montreal, Quebec, H2K 0C2

    Number of Openings : Work Schedule :

    Full time