Data Engineer, Investments

iA Financial Group (Industrial Alliance); Quebec; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Performance bonus

Employee share purchase plan

Job summary

iA Financial Group is hiring a Data Engineer to design and optimize modern data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform, enabling scalable, AI-driven analytics. You will work with cross-functional teams to deliver high-value data solutions and contribute to a robust, governed data architecture.

The role emphasizes collaboration, DevOps/DataOps practices, and a hybrid work environment with strong French and English communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science or software engineering.
• 5–10 years in data engineering, ETL/ELT development or related field.
• Master data modeling concepts and cloud analytics environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver data solutions.
• Implement data lakehouse architectures and orchestration with Prefect.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and IaC with Terraform.

Skills

Analytical skills

Autonomy

French proficiency

English proficiency

Agile environment

Data engineering

Education

Degree in computer science or software engineering

Tools

GitHub

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Cloud Run

BigQuery

Dataproc

Prefect

Airflow

Job description

Build the future with us

As a Data Engineer, you will play a key role in the design, industrialization, and optimization of modern data pipelines on the Google Cloud platform. You will actively contribute to building a robust, scalable, and AI-driven data architecture.

Description

Job Title

Data Engineer

Internal Title: Data Analyst

Build the future with us

As a Data Engineer, you will play a key role in the design, industrialization, and optimization of modern data pipelines on the Google Cloud platform. You will actively contribute to building a robust, scalable, and AI-driven data architecture.

You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver concrete, high value-added solutions for the organization.

This position represents a great opportunity to showcase your skills and fully leverage your potential within a caring and reliable company. Here, people and their development are at the heart of our priorities, fostering an environment conducive to collaboration and innovation.

What You Will Accomplish With Us

As a Data Engineer, you will be at the core of our mission. Here are your main responsibilities:

Data Engineering & GCP Platform

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance, secure, and scalable data pipelines (ETL/ELT) on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Leverage GCP services such as: BigQuery (analytics data warehouse) Cloud Storage (raw data and data zones storage) Dataproc (distributed Spark/Hadoop processing) Cloud Run (deployment of data services and microservices) Cloud Workstations (development environments)
• Participate in the implementation of modern data lakehouse architectures.

Orchestration and Automation

• Design and orchestrate data processing pipelines using Prefect.
• Implement robust, observable, and resilient workflows.

Code Development and Governance

• Develop in modern environments (VS Code / Cloud Workstations).
• Manage source code using GitHub.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions.
• Automate deployments and infrastructure using Terraform (Infrastructure as Code).

Data & AI Enablement

• Prepare, transform, and structure data to support analytics and artificial intelligence use cases.
• Collaborate with data scientists to facilitate access to reliable and governed data.

DevOps, DataOps and Reliability

• Implement DevOps/DataOps practices: Automated testing Pipeline monitoring Error handling and alerting
• Ensure data quality, traceability, and governance.

Collaboration & Delivery

• Work collaboratively with: Product Owners and Product Managers (PO & PM) Architects, Data Scientists, Business partners
• Translate business needs into robust technical solutions.
• Document solutions and contribute to their continuous evolution.
• Participate in an on-call rotation one week per month, with additional compensation.

What Could Accelerate Your Success In This Role

We are looking for someone who:

• Has 5 to 10 years of experience in data engineering, ETL/ELT development, or a related field.
• Holds a degree in computer science, software engineering, or an equivalent field.
• Masters data modeling concepts (Data Vault, star schema, etc.).
• Has strong experience with: BigQuery and cloud analytics environments Distributed processing (Spark / Dataproc)
• Has expertise in pipeline orchestration (e.g., Prefect, Airflow, or equivalent).
• Is comfortable with modern development practices: GitHub, GitHub Actions CI/CD Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Is familiar with microservices-oriented architectures (Cloud Run or equivalent).
• Understands data governance, security, and cloud access management (IAM)
• Demonstrates strong analytical skills and the ability to propose relevant solutions.
• Shows autonomy, rigor, and a constant focus on quality.
• Thrives in an agile and multidisciplinary environment.
• Has excellent proficiency in French, both spoken and written.
• Has an intermediate level of English, as the role involves leading presentations and meetings with internal and external stakeholders on a weekly basis.

Important Assets

• Experience in a production GCP environment
• Knowledge of MLOps/DataOps practices
• Knowledge of investment and financial data (portfolios, transactions, market prices), a major asset
• GCP certification (e.g., Professional Data Engineer)

Why you’ll enjoy working with us

• An environment focused on innovation and modern data (GCP-first)
• A strong culture of collaboration between IT, data, and business teams
• A setting that encourages continuous learning and experimentation
• A flexible hybrid work environment
• Competitive benefits: flexible group insurance, competitive retirement plan, employee share purchase plan, vacation and wellness/personal development days, telemedicine, employee and family assistance program, ergonomic equipment program, performance bonus, discounts on iA products, and more!