Data Operations & Automation Specialist

CI Financial Corp.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellness programs

Life and disability insurance

Retirement savings plans

Paid leave programs

Education-related programs

Paid holidays

Job summary

CI Financial Corp. in Toronto, Ontario is seeking a Data Operations Specialist to join the Enterprise Data team in the Wealth Technology Group. You will optimize data workflows, support data acquisitions, validation, and enrichment, and govern pipelines across cloud platforms.

The role requires 2+ years in data operations, experience with CI/CD and data governance tools, and strong communication skills. On-site four days a week with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience in data operations with a strong focus on data processes support, data quality, and governance.
• Post-secondary degree in a quantitative discipline.
• Comprehensive understanding of data pipeline architecture, modern data stack architecture, and cloud-based platforms, including AWS, Snowflake, and other cloud-native solutions.
• Working knowledge of data operations framework and models.
• Experience in maintaining and troubleshooting CI/CD and data pipelines.
• Experience in developing and maintaining data quality and validation processes.
• Strong knowledge of observability and data lineage implementation to ensure pipeline transparency and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with analytics, engineering, and project teams to streamline data pipelines and support reporting and business intelligence needs.
• Supporting and troubleshooting the data acquisition, validation, integration, and enrichment processes to maintain data readiness, accuracy, and reliability.
• Take ownership of CI/CD pipelines and act as the gatekeeper for scheduled and ad-hoc releases.
• Develop, implement, and maintain data governance policies ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, and internal standards.
• Implement automation initiatives to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual errors.
• Conduct regular audits and quality checks to ensure data integrity throughout its lifecycle.
• Manage relationships with vendors and stakeholders to ensure service quality and data compliance.
• Rotational after hour support is required for this role.

Skills

Data operations

Data quality

Governance

CI/CD

Observability

Data lineage

Analytical mindset

Communication

Financial services experience

Education

Post-secondary degree in a quantitative discipline

Tools

Cron

Apache Airflow

AWS Step Functions

Bitbucket

Git

Jenkins

CloudFormation

Terraform

Flyway

Collibra

Atlan

Alation

Snowflake

PostgreSQL

Sybase

MySQL

SQL

Python

API invocation

CDC

SFTP

AWS S3

Snowpipe

PySpark

AWS Glue

EMR

AWS Lambda

SCD

Job description

CI Financial Corp. in Toronto, Ontario is seeking a Data Operations Specialist to join the Enterprise Data team in the Wealth Technology Group. You will optimize data workflows, support data acquisitions, validation, and enrichment, and govern pipelines across cloud platforms.

The role requires 2+ years in data operations, experience with CI/CD and data governance tools, and strong communication skills. On-site four days a week with competitive benefits.