Senior Data Engineer

Cenovus Energy; Calgary; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cenovus Energy is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to develop and maintain data infrastructure for large-scale processing and analysis. The role involves building data pipelines, ensuring data quality, and collaborating with data scientists. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in data engineering and strong programming skills, with a focus on modern data platforms.

Qualifications

• 8+ years' experience in data engineering, database design, and ETL processes.
• Strong programming skills in SQL, Python, Java, or Scala.
• Knowledge of big data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, or Kafka.

Responsibilities

• Design and construct high-performance reusable data architectures.
• Develop and maintain data pipelines, ensuring efficient flow of data.
• Implement ETL processes for data transformation and loading.

Skills

SQL

Python

Java

Scala

Data Modeling

Data Warehousing

Data Lakes

Hadoop

Spark

Kafka

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in a related technical field

Tools

Databricks

MS Azure

Job description

Worker Type: Employee

Job Post End Date: 06/06/2025

About this opportunity:

The Senior Data Engineer is essential in developing and maintaining the infrastructure that supports large-scale data processing and analysis on data platforms. They are responsible for building and optimizing data pipelines, ensuring data quality, and enabling advanced analytics capabilities.

What you’ll do:

• Design and construct high-performance reusable data architectures for ETL and data processing workflows utilizing CI/CD on modern data platforms

• Translate business requirements into scalable and maintainable data models and pipelines on these modern data platforms

• Develop and maintain data pipelines, ensuring the efficient flow of data from various sources and utilizing Databricks for complex data processing

• Implement ETL processes for data transformation and loading, ensuring data quality and integrity, and leveraging Databricks capabilities for data warehousing

• Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to provide data in a ready-to-use form for analysis and insights, using Datasphere to facilitate data sharing

• Optimize data storage and retrieval mechanisms to support efficient querying and reporting, particularly in Databricks environments

• Maintain data governance and compliance by implementing data validation and quality checks within the data models on these platforms

• Monitor data systems performance and resolve any issues or bottlenecks, ensuring high availability and reliability of data services

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada

• Bachelors degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related technical field

• 8+ years' experience in data engineering, database design, and ETL processes or relevant

• Strong programming skills in SQL, Python, Java, or Scala

• Experience with data modeling, data warehousing, and data lakes

• Knowledge of big data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, or Kafka

• Understanding of cloud services and architectures

• Strong understanding of modern data platforms such as MS Azure, Databricks

We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT, June 5th, 2025.

Internal candidates that are currently in a lower grade will be assessed based on their sustained job performance, how they demonstrate the expected organizational competency behaviors and values and in discussions with their current leader prior to determining next steps.

Cenovus was ranked one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025. We’re committed to being an employer of choice in our industry by offering a competitive total rewards package and employee programs and rewarding career development opportunities. Learn more.

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Who we are:

We’re an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary with oil and natural gas production operations in Canada and the Asia Pacific region, and upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States. We’re committed to maximizing value by sustainably developing our assets in a safe, innovative and cost-efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans.

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The requirements of this posting may be modified to support business needs. Title and compensation administration will be based on the skills and capabilities of the successful incumbent.

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