Lead Data Engineer

Municipal Property Assessment Corporation; Pickering; Hybrid; CAD 111,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Municipal Property Assessment Corporation seeks a Lead Data Engineer to design and deliver scalable, cloud-based data solutions across Ontario. You will guide data architectures, implement DataOps practices and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive analytics and AI initiatives.

The role requires 7+ years in enterprise data engineering, strong cloud and programming skills, and a commitment to equity and inclusion within a flexible hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Completion of a university degree or college diploma in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Systems or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in enterprise data engineering, software engineering or enterprise data platform development, including experience leading complex technical initiatives and providing technical leadership within multidisciplinary teams
• Advanced knowledge of enterprise data engineering principles including data modelling, cloud data platforms and DataOps practices
• Demonstrated ability to establish engineering standards, mentor technical teams and influence enterprise engineering practices
• Experience designing and developing scalable data pipelines, integration frameworks and cloud-native data solutions supporting operational reporting, analytics and AI initiatives
• Strong knowledge of relational and non-relational databases, data architecture, data quality management, metadata, data governance and enterprise integration patterns
• Experience with source control, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps/DataOps and agile delivery methodologies, including GitLab CI/CD pipelines
• Hands-on experience with enterprise cloud data engineering technologies and programming languages such as SQL, Python, Java, Groovy, Spring Boot, Spark, Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Snowflake, PostGres, AWS data services or comparable enterprise data platforms, including PostgreSQL, Redshift, AWS SQS, AWS S3, RabbitMQ, Kubernetes and Rancher
• Experience using enterprise development and collaboration tools such as Git, Bitbucket, Jira and Confluence
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture principles, cloud computing, information security and privacy, and best practices
• Excellent interpersonal, coaching, relationship management, oral and written communication skills
• Nice to have: Knowledge of data engineering practices supporting advanced analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning initiatives

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for enterprise data engineering initiatives and resolve complex engineering challenges
• Lead the design, development and optimization of scalable data platforms, pipelines, integration frameworks and migration solutions
• Establish engineering standards, reusable frameworks, automation and DataOps/DevOps practices
• Design and develop OLTP systems that support scalable, reliable and high-performance operational workloads
• Implement data quality, governance, security, metadata, lineage, monitoring and observability practices
• Collaborate with technology teams and business stakeholders to define solutions, manage technical risks and deliver enterprise data capabilities

Skills

Data engineering

Cloud platforms

Data modelling

Leadership

DevOps/DataOps

CI/CD

SQL

Python

Java

Kubernetes

Education

University degree in CS/Engineering or related

Tools

Git

Bitbucket

Jira

Confluence

Job description

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Date: Aug 14, 2026

Location: Pickering, ON, CA

Type of Position: Permanent

Number of Positions: 1

Salary Min: $110,783.00

Salary Max: $132,157.00

Description:

Do you want to be part of a team helping to strengthen every community across Ontario? Are you interested in seeing the importance of your work firsthand? Do you have a passion for big data and cloud computing - and know the benefit of using data to improve business practices?

Become a Lead Data Engineer with MPAC

The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is made up of a team of experts who understand local communities and assess every property in Ontario. What we do provides the very foundation that municipalities use to base the property taxes needed to pay for the services we use every day.

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism

MPAC is committed to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism. We are taking important steps towards ensuring that all voices are respected, valued and being heard. MPAC is dedicated to fostering an environment where employees can bring their full, unique and authentic selves and are inspired to do their best work.

Our Information Technology team works closely with each department across the business to design, build and deliver innovative solutions that help make MPAC an international leader in the property assessment industry. The way we think about technology is different, and our teams are proud to share their knowledge and contribute to meaningful, technology-enabled success stories that enhance operational intelligence and customer service delivery. We tackle complex problems collaboratively in an agile environment, and are committed to ensuring MPAC technology is consistently available, scalable, performance-based and secure. We are a group of forward-thinking and talented professionals who stay ahead of the game by using open source technology, cutting edge cloud computing, advanced analytics and predictive and machine learning models.

Job Description

What makes you great for this role?
You are a data engineering leader with a passion for building scalable, reliable, and innovative enterprise data solutions. You bring deep expertise in modern data engineering, cloud platforms, and data architecture, along with the ability to provide technical direction, solve complex challenges, and build strong relationships across technical and business team

We have:

• A team of highly skilled, dedicated and collaborative staff to work with
• Leadership that supports you
• An enterprise that embraces change
• A work environment that has flexible work locations (including hybrid), hours of work and overall employee wellness support

You have:

• Completion of a university degree or college diploma in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Systems or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in enterprise data engineering, software engineering or enterprise data platform development, including experience leading complex technical initiatives and providing technical leadership within multidisciplinary teams
• Advanced knowledge of enterprise data engineering principles including data modelling, cloud data platforms and DataOps practices
• Demonstrated ability to establish engineering standards, mentor technical teams and influence enterprise engineering practices
• Experience designing and developing scalable data pipelines, integration frameworks and cloud-native data solutions supporting operational reporting, analytics and AI initiatives
• Strong knowledge of relational and non-relational databases, data architecture, data quality management, metadata, data governance and enterprise integration patterns
• Experience with source control, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps/DataOps and agile delivery methodologies, including GitLab CI/CD pipelines
• Hands-on experience with enterprise cloud data engineering technologies and programming languages such as SQL, Python, Java, Groovy, Spring Boot, Spark, Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Snowflake, PostGres, AWS data services or comparable enterprise data platforms, including PostgreSQL, Redshift, AWS SQS, AWS S3, RabbitMQ, Kubernetes and Rancher
• Experience using enterprise development and collaboration tools such as Git, Bitbucket, Jira and Confluence
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture principles, cloud computing, information security and privacy, and best practices
• Excellent interpersonal, coaching, relationship management, oral and written communication skills

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of data engineering practices supporting advanced analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning initiatives

What you will do:

• Provide technical leadership for enterprise data engineering initiatives and resolve complex engineering challenges
• Lead the design, development and optimization of scalable data platforms, pipelines, integration frameworks and migration solutions
• Establish engineering standards, reusable frameworks, automation and DataOps/DevOps practices
• Design and develop Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) systems that support scalable, reliable and high-performance operational workloads
• Implement data quality, governance, security, metadata, lineage, monitoring and observability practices
• Collaborate with technology teams and business stakeholders to define solutions, manage technical risks and deliver enterprise data capabilities

Additional Information:

• Existing Vacancy: Yes
• Job Type: Union
• Closing Date: August 27, 2026

Successful candidates will be required to undergo a background verification with Mintz Global Screening. By applying to this job posting, you are providing your consent to MPAC to share your name, email address and phone number with Mintz, to conduct the criminal and driver abstract check and for Mintz to disclose the results to MPAC, should you be the successful incumbent.

MPAC is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment where all employees and members of the public feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflect the diversity of the public and communities we serve.

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We may use technology and automated tools to support recruitment and selection processes. All artificial intelligence (AI) outputs are reviewed and validated by our recruitment team.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Please note that MPAC prohibits employees from holding a current/valid real estate license and successful applicants must at least suspend their real estate licenses during their period of employment at MPAC as outlined in our Employee Code of Conduct.

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