Data Engineer Senior Consultant

NTT DATA, Inc.; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology services company in Montreal is seeking a Senior Cloud Data Warehouse Engineer. This role focuses on building and optimizing a next-gen data platform using Snowflake and Python. The successful candidate will have over 10 years of experience, strong analytical skills, and expertise in data development and solutions. The company promotes a flexible work environment with onsite requirements.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience in data development and solutions.
• Hands-on experience with Python and SQL.
• Experience developing data solutions on Snowflake.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage Snowflake data warehouse.
• Establish best practices for using Snowflake.
• Monitor performance and tuning of data loads.

Skills

SQL / PLSQL

Python

Snowflake

Airflow

Data Warehousing

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

DBT

Spark

Pandas

NumPy

Job description

Job Description

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Data Engineer Senior Consultant to join our team in Montreal, Quebec (CA-QC), Canada (CA).

Job Title: Senior Cloud Data Warehouse Engineer

Location: Montreal (day 1 onboarding onsite /in-office presence required 3x/week)

Team Overview

The Controls Engineering, Measurement and Analytics (CEMA) department is responsible for Cyber Risk and Control assessment, management, monitoring, and reporting capabilities across Technology, resulting in risk reduction and better oversight of the technology risk landscape of the firm. Our work is always client focused, our engineers are problem-solvers and innovators. We seek exceptional technologists to help deliver solutions on our user-facing applications, data stores, and reporting and metric platforms while being cloud-centric, leveraging multi-tier architectures and aligned with our DevOps and Agile strategies. We are in the process of modernizing our technology stack across multiple platforms with the goal of building scalable, front-to-back assessment, measurement and monitoring systems using the latest cloud, web, and data technologies. We are looking for someone with a systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with a sense of ownership and drive. The successful candidate will be able to influence and collaborate globally. They should be a strong team-player, have an entrepreneurial approach, push innovative ideas while appropriately considering risk, and adapt in a fast-paced changing environment.

Role Summary

As a Senior Cloud Data Warehouse Engineer, you will be a member of the C3 Data Warehouse team with a focus on building our next‑gen data platform used for sourcing and storing data from different technology systems across the firm into a centralized data platform that empowers various reporting and analytics solutions for the Technology Risk functions within Morgan Stanley. In this role you will be primarily responsible for contributing to the development of our Cloud Data Warehouse utilizing Snowflake and Python‑based tooling. You will also be responsible for the design and development of our data warehouse utilizing Snowflake capabilities such as data sharing, time travel, Snow Park, workload optimization across analytic and AI use‑cases, and the ingestion and storage of structured and unstructured data. You will also work on the integration of our Snowflake data warehouse with existing internal platforms for data quality, data cataloging, data discovery, incident logging, and metric generation. You will be working closely with data warehousing leads, data analysts, ETL developers, infrastructure engineers, and data analytics teams to facilitate the implementation of this data platform and data pipeline framework.

Key Responsibilities

• To design, develop, and manage our Snowflake data warehouse.
• To contribute towards the establishment of best practices for the optimal and efficient usage of Snowflake with tooling like Airflow, DBT and Spark.
• To assist with the testing and deployment of our data pipeline framework utilizing standard testing frameworks and CI/CD tooling.
• To monitor the performance of queries and data loads and perform tuning as necessary.
• To provide assistance and guidance during the QA & UAT phases to quickly confirm the validity of potential issues and to determine the root cause and best resolution of verified issues.

Skills / Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field required.
• At least 10 years of experience in data development and solutions in highly complex data environments with large data volumes.
• At least 7 years of SQL / PLSQL experience with the ability to write ad-hoc and complex queries to perform data analysis.
• At least 5 years of experience with developing data solutions on Snowflake.
• At least 3 years of data pipelines and data warehousing solutions using Python and libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, PySpark, etc.
• At least 3 years of experience developing solutions in a hybrid data environment (on-Prem and Cloud).
• Hands on experience with Python a must.
• Hands on experience with Airflow (or similar tools like Dagster) a must.
• Snowflake SnowPro Core a must.
• Snowflake SnowPro Advanced Architect and Advanced Data Engineer a plus.
• Hands on experience with DBT a plus.
• Experience with performance tuning SQL queries, Spark job, and stored procedures.
• An understanding of E‑R data models (conceptual, logical, and physical).
• Understanding of advanced data warehouse concepts (Factless Fact Tables, Temporal Bi‑Temporal models, etc.) a plus.
• Strong analytical skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business requirements and translate them into technical designs and solutions.
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written. Capable of collaborating effectively across a variety of IT and Business groups, across regions, roles and able to interact effectively with all levels.
• Self‑starter. Proven ability to manage multiple, concurrent projects with minimal supervision. Can manage a complex ever changing priority list and resolve conflicts to competing priorities.
• Strong problem‑solving skills. Ability to identify where focus is needed and bring clarity to business objectives, requirements, and priorities.

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start‑up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure and connectivity. We are one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. Visit us at us.nttdata.com

Whenever possible, we hire locally to NTT DATA offices or client sites. This ensures we can provide timely and effective support tailored to each client’s needs. While many positions offer remote or hybrid work options, these arrangements are subject to change based on client requirements. For employees near an NTT DATA office or client site, in‑office attendance may be required for meetings or events, depending on business needs. At NTT DATA, we are committed to staying flexible and meeting the evolving needs of both our clients and employees. NTT DATA recruiters will never ask for payment or banking information and will only use @nttdata.com and @talent.nttdataservices.com email addresses. If you are requested to provide payment or disclose banking information, please submit a contact us form, https://us.nttdata.com/en/contact-us .

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