Senior Data Engineer

Manulife Financial; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 94,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Data Engineer, where you'll play a pivotal role in developing and maintaining data systems that drive business outcomes. Collaborate with a talented team to design and implement scalable data pipelines and integration solutions using cutting-edge Azure technologies. This innovative firm values your contributions and offers a supportive environment for professional growth, encouraging you to stay ahead of industry trends. If you're passionate about data engineering and eager to make a significant impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits packages

Flexible work policies

Professional development opportunities

Strong work-life balance

Retirement savings plans

Generous paid time off

Employee assistance plans

Health and dental benefits

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience as a Data Engineer with cloud MS Azure.
• Strong knowledge of ETL processes and data integration solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure services.
• Collaborate with data professionals to meet data requirements.

Skills

Data Engineering

ETL/ELT Pipelines

Azure Data Factory

Azure Databricks

SQL Queries

Data Warehousing

Java

Scala

Python

Agile Methodologies

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure Services

JIRA

Teams

Mural

Job description

The Opportunity

As a Senior Data Engineer at Manulife, you would play a critical role in the development and maintenance of the company's data systems and architecture. You would collaborate with other highly skilled data engineers, data architects and governance team in designing, developing, and deploying data pipelines, ETL processes, and other data integration solutions to extract, transform, and load data from various sources into Manulife's data warehouse.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, and other relevant services.
• Develop and maintain the company's data architecture, including data models, schemas, and data dictionaries.
• Integrate data from various sources, ensuring data quality and consistency, and prepare it for analytical and operational use.
• Follow consistency of data governance policies and processes to ensure data security, privacy, and compliance.
• Collaborate with other data professionals, including data scientists, analysts, and business team members, to understand data requirements and develop solutions to meet those needs.
• Stay up to date with the latest tools and technologies and see opportunities to enhance Manulife's data infrastructure.
• Ability to learn and implement best practices of big data and cloud computing to ensure solutions are scalable, efficient, and effective.

Required Skills

• 6 or more years of relevant industry experience as Data Engineer.
• Experience in building and operationalizing Data pipelines in cloud MS Azure using Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks.
• Experience in automating data pipelines and familiarity with DevOps and CICD pipelines.
• Good working knowledge on MS Azure services (SQL Queries, ADLS gen 2, ADF, Databricks, Synapse, SQL Server) to design a data ecosystem.
• Good knowledge of data warehousing concepts and relational data modeling.
• Familiarity with programming in both compile languages (Java, Scala) and scripting languages (Python, SQL, R).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and solutioning skills.
• A capacity for constant learning from both success and failure, remaining open to change and continuous improvement.
• Understanding of Agile scrum methodologies and experience of working in an Agile team, with exposure to and working understanding of collaboration tools like Teams, JIRA, Mural.
• Experience in Data processing, performance analysis, tuning and capacity planning.
• Familiarity with production release and operational support model.

What motivates you?

• You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit.
• You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.
• You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.
• You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters.
• You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up.
• You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.

What can we offer you?

• A competitive salary and benefits packages.
• A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.
• A focus on growing your career path with us.
• Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.
• Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment to you

• Values-first culture: We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.
• Boundless opportunity: We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.
• Continuous innovation: We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.
• Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.
• Championing Corporate Citizenship: We build a business that benefits all stakeholders and has a positive social and environmental impact.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact [e-mail].

Primary Location: Toronto, Ontario

Working Arrangement: Hybrid

Salary range is expected to be between: $94,220.00 CAD - $174,980.00 CAD

If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact [e-mail] for the salary range for your location. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.

Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact [e-mail] for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.