Data Platform Specialist

Banque Nationale du Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness program

Employee Share Ownership Plan

Employee and family assistance program

Preferential banking services

Involvement in community initiatives

Flexible benefits

Job summary

National Bank in Toronto seeks a Data Platform Specialist to advance mission-critical data platforms supporting trading activities. You will own ingestion, processing and exploitation of data while ensuring performance, reliability and observability across the stack.

Join a Capital Markets team that collaborates across technology and business units, driving automation, data quality and secure, scalable solutions in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with Kubernetes, containers, or containerised application platforms.
• Experience with real-time analytical databases, time-series platforms, or ticking-table architectures such as kdb+/q, ClickHouse, Deephaven, Apache Pinot, Materialize, or similar high-volume streaming OLAP systems.
• Experience with OpenTelemetry or similar observability tooling and experience with C++, Java, or Groovy.
• Experience in electronic trading, financial services, market data, or another low-latency / high-availability environment.
• Knowledge of data retention, archival, storage lifecycle management, and long-term retrieval strategies.
• Experience building data quality frameworks, automated reconciliation tooling, or operational dashboards.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and modern production operations practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop analytics and real-time data platforms.
• Data ingestion, processing and exploitation solutions.
• Ensure platform performance, availability and observability.
• Automate operations using Python and DevOps practises.
• Ensure data quality, security and integrity.
• Collaborate with development, infrastructure and business teams to deliver high-performance and scalable solutions.

Skills

Real-time analytics

Low-latency data

DevOps practices

Python automation

Cloud environments

Kubernetes

Time-series databases

Data quality

Tools

Kubernetes

Containers

OpenTelemetry

kdb+/q

ClickHouse

Deephaven

Apache Pinot

Materialize

CI/CD

Job description

Area(s) of interest: Information technology

Location(s): Toronto

A career as a Data Platform Specialist within the Capital Markets team at National Bank means acting as a specialist in critical data platforms that support trading activities. In this role, you will have a direct impact on data reliability, performance and integrity by leveraging your expertise in database technologies, automation and cloud environments.

Your role

• Manage and develop analytics and real-time data platforms.
• Data ingestion, processing and exploitation solutions.
• Ensure platform performance, availability and observability.
• Automate operations using Python and DevOps practises.
• Ensure data quality, security and integrity.
• Collaborate with development, infrastructure and business teams to deliver high-performance and scalable solutions.

Your team

The Capital Markets Vice-Presidency brings together specialists who work in an agile, proactive and collaborative manner to seize opportunities, stay at the forefront of technology and continuously improve processes.

Within the Trading Data and Platforms sector, you will be part of a specialized team supporting mission-critical market environments. Reporting to a Manager, you will join a team recognized for its technical expertise, collaborative mindset and commitment to operational excellence. We strive to offer maximum flexibility to support your quality of life through a hybrid work environment and a flexible, adaptable schedule.

National Bank values continuous development and internal mobility. Our personalized training programs, based on learning through action, help you master your profession and develop new areas of expertise. Resources such as the Data Academy, language training, the Harvard Learning Center, as well as coaching and mentoring opportunities, are available to you at all times.

Prerequisites

• Experience with Kubernetes, containers, or containerised application platforms.
• Experience with real-time analytical databases, time-series platforms, or ticking-table architectures, such as kdb+/q, ClickHouse, Deephaven, Apache Pinot, Materialize, or similar high-volume streaming OLAP systems.
• Experience with OpenTelemetry or similar observability tooling and e xperience with C++, Java, or Groovy.
• Experience in electronic trading, financial services, market data, or another low-latency / high-availability environment.
• Knowledge of data retention, archival, storage lifecycle management, and long-term retrieval strategies.
• Experience building data quality frameworks, automated reconciliation tooling, or operational dashboards.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and modern production operations practices.

Languages

Skills

Artificial Intelligence Diversity & Inclusion Teamwork Cybersecurity Empathy Initiative Learning Agility Resiliency

In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family such as:

• Health and wellness program, including many options
• Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Employee and family assistance program
• Preferential banking services
• Involvement in community initiatives
• Virtual sleep clinic

We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family.

Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We value employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication are encouraged.

Making a bold move in a people-first environment

We’re a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on people’s lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusion is central to our commitments. We aim, wherever possible, to provide a barrier-free and accessible environment to all employees.

We strive to provide accessibility measures throughout the recruitment process within the limits of our available resources. If you require accommodations, feel free to let us know during our initial conversations. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

Why work at National Bank?

For an environment that supports your career path

There are many varied opportunities for you to progress and develop, and move ahead in your career. This includes on-the-job learning and training, co-development and pairing with other employees, professional support and mentoring, internal career days or discussion forums with our leaders.

For an inclusive and diverse environment

We foster inclusion in an environment where each person’s unique qualities, whether visible or invisible, are celebrated and valued. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?