Engineering Lead Analyst

CITI; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services firm in Mississauga is seeking an experienced Engineering Lead Analyst to enhance their Business Intelligence Services. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years in IT, specializing in automation, DevOps, and managing complex systems. This role involves designing, developing, and maintaining automation solutions to optimize performance and support our engineering strategies. Strong expertise in Linux, containerization, and scripting is required.

Qualifications

• Total 8+ years of IT experience.
• 6+ years hands-on Linux operating systems experience.
• 6+ years proficiency in Unix Shell scripting.
• 5+ years architecting, deploying, and managing solutions using containerization technologies.
• 5+ years hands-on experience with SQL.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automation solutions.
• Identify and implement automation for optimization.
• Apply DevOps and SRE principles.
• Build robust automations for data product ecosystems.
• Collaborate cross-functionally for technical guidance.

Skills

Linux operating systems

Unix Shell scripting

Ansible

Terraform

Python scripting

Java

Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)

SQL

Relational Databases

AWS/GCP

DevOps

GitHub

CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Tekton, Harness)

Observability tools (Grafana, Elastic Kibana, Splunk)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Overview

Enterprise Analytics Services (EAS) team (Part of Cloud Technology Services Organization) seeks a highly motivated and experienced Engineering Lead Analyst to enhance our Business Intelligence Services. This role requires a strategic thinker and hands-on contributor who thrives in a fast-paced environment, passionate about building and managing best-in-class BI products as a service. The overall objective is to ensure quality standards are met within existing and planned frameworks. This is a senior level position responsible for leading a variety of engineering activities including the design, acquisition and deployment of hardware, software and network infrastructure in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to lead efforts to ensure quality standards are being met within existing and planned framework.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automation solutions to streamline the deployment, configuration, and lifecycle management of complex systems.
• Identify tasks that are repetitive, time-consuming and strategically implement automation to optimize resource capabilities, improve efficiency and cost savings.
• Possess a strong understanding of DevOps and SRE principles, applying them to enhance the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of automation solutions.
• Build robust automations tailored for data product ecosystems, enabling seamless integration, processing, and management of complex data workflows.
• Engineer and customize enterprise platforms to align with evolving organizational requirements, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Build and deliver custom solutions, enhancements and extensions that improve system capabilities, operational workflows, and end-user experience.
• Evaluate and certify new product features and releases through structured testing and validation to ensure compatibility, performance, and security within the enterprise environment.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with operations teams to provide technical guidance, develop fit-for-purpose automation tools, and support production needs.
• Engage with external vendors and internal stakeholders to coordinate product features, raise enhancement requests, and resolve technical issues efficiently.
• Liaise with end users and internal customers to gather requirements, provide technical solutions, and deliver a high standard of service and support.
• Contribute to the overall system architecture and engineering strategy, promoting automation-first approaches and reusable design patterns.
• Document processes, solutions, and best practices to ensure transparency, knowledge sharing, and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Total 8+ years of IT experience
• 6+ years hands-on Linux operating systems experience, including extensive VMware experience
• 6+ years proficiency in Unix Shell scripting, Ansible, Terraform, Python scripting, and Java for automation and development
• 5+ years architecting, deploying, and managing solutions using containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Helm) in production
• 5+ years hands-on experience with SQL and strong command of Relational Databases, HiveQL, and Spark
• Experience with AWS/GCP; certification is preferred
• DevOps skills with at least 4 years of experience, including proficiency in version control (GitHub) and CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Tekton, Harness)
• Preferred experience with observability tools (Grafana, Elastic Kibana, Splunk, etc.)

Education

• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master's degree preferred

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Job Family Group: Technology

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Job Family: Systems & Engineering

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Time Type: Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

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For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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