Senior Data Engineer

CI Financial; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CI Financial, a leader in wealth management, is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join its Data and Analytics team. The successful candidate will be involved in building data pipelines, ensuring data quality, and driving innovative solutions while working closely with various teams to translate business needs into technical specifications. This role offers a dynamic and inclusive environment, promoting professional growth and ongoing learning.

Benefits

Training Reimbursement

Paid Professional Designations

Enhanced group benefits

Parental Leave Top-up program

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience in data engineering.
• Strong understanding of data pipeline architecture.
• Experience with Cloud platforms like AWS and Snowflake.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business teams to gather requirements.
• Design and maintain scalable data architectures.
• Drive end-to-end ownership of projects.

Skills

Data engineering

ETL / ELT workflows

Data pipeline architecture

Data governance

Cloud platforms

Collaboration

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field

Tools

AWS

Snowflake

Apache Airflow

PySpark

AWS Glue

Job description

At CI, we see a great place to work as one that is a safe place for everyone to have a voice, where people are empowered to take ownership over meaningful work, where there is an opportunity to grow through stretching themselves, where they can work on innovative products and projects, and where employees are supported and engaged in doing so.

We are currently seeking for 2 x Senior Data Engineer to join the Data and Analytics team in the Wealth Technology group at CI Wealth. The Data and Analytics team supports the organization through data management, data governance, reporting, and business intelligence and insights. The successful candidate will work on data pipeline and data transformation tasks that underly these strategic pillars.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business teams and Data Analysts to gather and understand requirements, ensuring alignment with business objectives and data needs.
• Translate business needs into detailed technical requirements in collaboration with subject matter experts (SMEs) to ensure accuracy and feasibility.
• Recommend and design scalable, efficient, and effective data architectures and workflows to support current and future business requirements.
• Design, develop, and maintain data assets to enable seamless extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL / ELT) processes from diverse data sources, making data accessible to client-facing applications, data warehouses, and internal tools.
• Build, operate, and optimize highly scalable and reliable data pipelines and infrastructure to support analytics, reporting and operational use cases.
• Drive end-to-end ownership of projects, including planning, development, testing, and deployment, ensuring timely and successful delivery.
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance (QA) and Support teams to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve issues in production environments, ensuring the stability and reliability of data systems.
• Work with Release Management to plan, coordinate, and implement data pipeline updates, adhering to CI’s deployment standards and minimizing disruption to production systems.
• Implement and enforce best practices for observability, data lineage, and governance, ensuring transparency, reliability, and compliance across all data systems.
• Support and mentor junior team members, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment while providing technical guidance and expertise.
• Lead or participate in data migration projects, transitioning legacy systems to modern platforms and architectures while minimizing disruption and data loss.

Qualification Requirements

Experience

• 6+ years of professional experience in data engineering, with a strong focus on designing, developing, and optimizing scalable data pipelines, ETL / ELT workflows, and data integration solutions using modern tools and technologies.

Education / Training

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Comprehensive understanding of data pipeline architecture, modern data stack architecture, and cloud-based platforms, including AWS, Snowflake, and other cloud-native solutions.
• In-depth knowledge and experience with the following tools and concept :
• Data storage repositories – SFTP, AWS S3
• Scheduling of data jobs – CRON, Apache Airflow, AWS Step Functions
• ETL / ELT tools and workflow – Snowflake, PySpark, AWS Glue, EMR, AWS Lambda, SCD
• CI / CD pipelines – Bitbucket, Git, Jenkins, CloudFormation, Terraform, Flyway
• Strong knowledge of observability and data lineage implementation to ensure pipeline transparency and monitoring.
• A strong analytical mindset and sophisticated written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in leading or contributing to migration projects to modern data platforms like Snowflake and / or AWS.
• Experience in the Financial Services Industry is an asset.
• Ability to work within an organization based upon continuous improvement.

CI Financial is an independent company offering global wealth management and asset management advisory services through diverse financial services firms. Since 1965, we have consistently anticipated and responded to the changing needs of investors. We are driven by a commitment to provide individuals and institutions with the highest-quality investments and advice. Our commitment to the highest levels of performance means that whatever their position, CI employees must be comfortable in a fast-paced environment that will stretch them to tap into their highest potential. Employees with a healthy dose of ambition, a desire to commit to a curious mindset for continuous learning, and a willingness to go the extra mile thrive at CI.

A Supportive Environment for Success

We offer an in-office environment, competitive benefits, and a supportive workplace to help our employees thrive both personally and professionally.

What We Offer

• Modern HQ location within walking distance from Union Station
• Training Reimbursement
• Paid Professional Designations
• Employee Savings Plan (ESP)
• Corporate Discount Program
• Enhanced group benefits
• Parental Leave Top–up program
• Paid time off for Volunteering

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not confident you meet all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to investigate the opportunity further.

Please submit your resume in confidence by clicking “Apply”. Only qualified candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. CI Financial Corp. and all of our affiliates (“CI”) are committed to fair and accessible employment practices and provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities. If you require accommodations in order to apply for any job opportunities, require this posting in an additional format, or require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process please contact us at [emailprotected] , or call 416-364-1145 ext. 4747.

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