Senior Data Engineer

myGwork - LGBTQ+ Business Community; Toronto; On-site; CAD 108,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Data Engineer to join their innovative team in Toronto. This role involves providing expert guidance across various data engineering functions, including data modeling, ETL processes, and data governance. You will collaborate with business and technology partners to develop comprehensive solutions and ensure data compliance with enterprise standards. This dynamic position offers opportunities for growth and skill development in a supportive environment that values diversity and inclusion. If you're passionate about data and eager to make an impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Health and well-being benefits

Savings and retirement programs

Paid time off

Career development opportunities

Reward and recognition programs

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of relevant experience in data engineering.
• Degree in Data Management or related discipline is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance on complex data engineering functions.
• Collaborate with partners to understand large scale data requirements.
• Lead data engineering initiatives and ensure compliance with standards.

Skills

Data Engineering

Data Modeling

Data Quality

Data Profiling

ETL/ELT

Data Governance

Technical Design

Data Analysis

Education

Degree in Data Management or related discipline

Postgraduate Degree or Technical Certificate

Tools

Data Modeling Tools

ETL Tools

Source Code Management Tools

Job description

Work Location:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours:

37.5

Line of Business:

Technology Solutions

Pay Details:

$108,800 - $163,200 CAD. This role is eligible for a discretionary variable compensation award that considers business and individual performance.

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD.

Job Description:

Provide guidance and advice across a broad range of highly complex or specialized data engineering functions including data modeling, data quality, data profiling, data acquisition and ingestion, extract transform load (ETL and ELT), metadata enrichment and management, data provenance and lineage, and other specialized data management functions.

CUSTOMER

• Support and perform data analysis and assess data management requirements for a specific Platform or Journey, including complex analysis involving multiple pods or products.
• Maintain expert knowledge of upstream data, including knowledge provided through data profiling, data quality reporting, and via the production of metadata.
• Support the acquisition and ingestion of data.
• Collaborate with business and technology partners to elicit, analyze, and understand complex, large scale data requirements spanning multiple pods, Products, or Journeys.
• Articulate complex, large scale, and high impact technical design and development details to non-technical business partners.
• Elicit, analyze, and understand business and data requirements to develop complete business solutions, including data models (entity relationship diagrams, dimensional data models), ETL and business rules, data life-cycle management, governance, lineage, and metadata.
• Ensure data is maintained in compliance with enterprise data standards, policies, and guidelines.
• Develop and maintain highly complex data models using industry standard modeling tools.
• Develop and maintain highly complex ETL jobs and frameworks using the Bank's standard tools.
• Provide support to the development and testing teams to resolve data issues, including escalation support on critical issues.
• Support partners and stakeholders in interpreting and analyzing data.
• Build effective working relationships spanning multiple Platforms and Journeys to encourage collaboration and transparency on large scale deliverables.

SHAREHOLDER

• Leads coordination & manages expectations with the technology work teams such as ITS, ARE, Architecture, Enterprise Protect etc. to ensure overall delivery success.
• Perform or lead data analysis/investigations of complex issues/test cases as part of UAT/PAT testing.
• Escalation points for post implementation activities during the warranty period.
• Approves code check-in/check-out into source code repository as part of source code management.
• Leads coordination with ITS/ARE teams to support code packaging & deployment (CI & CD) into higher environments.
• Be the lead participant in the design & architecture reviews of the application.
• Escalation points for service-now requests & other activities related to release management.
• Lead data engineering initiatives and capabilities, data governance principles and how they apply across the organization.
• Lead design and implementation of enterprise/segment metadata management initiatives across the board with a holistic mindset.
• Adhere & lead standard security coding practices to ensure applications are free of most common coding vulnerabilities.
• Have oversight responsibility to ensure technical decisions, technical risks and lessons learned are identified, implemented and clearly documented.
• Protect the interests of the organization - identify and manage risks, and escalate non-standard, high-risk activities as necessary.
• Adhere to internal policies/procedures and applicable regulatory guidelines.
• May act as lead data engineer and technology asset owner.
• Lead initiatives on emerging trends/developments and grow knowledge of the business, related tools, and techniques.

EMPLOYEE / TEAM

• Participate fully as a member of the team, support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/points of interest.
• Provide thought leadership and/or industry knowledge for Data engineering best practices and participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit.
• Keep current on emerging trends/developments and grow knowledge of the business, related tools and techniques.
• Participate in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team.
• Keep others informed and up-to-date about the status/progress of projects and/or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities.
• Actively mentor and enable team members by sharing knowledge and leveraging engineering best practices.
• Support the team by providing guidance and proactively identifying and resolving issues.
• Lead, motivate and develop relationships with internal and external business partners/stakeholders to develop productive working relationships.
• Contribute to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce.
• Act as a brand ambassador for your business area/function and the bank, both internally and/or externally.

BREADTH & DEPTH

• Extensive, specialized knowledge of data engineering frameworks, technologies, tools, processes, patterns, and procedures, including how they impact and integrate with other technology areas such as Architecture or Infrastructure.
• Extensive understanding of the business supported and the overall Bank with deep expertise and specialized knowledge of technology concepts, technical environment, direction, and related technology and tools.
• Provides technical guidance, direction, or expertise to others as a top technical lead on significant and complex design and development issues that may impact transformational technology or cross business strategic initiatives.
• Works autonomously on highly complex issues which are diverse in scope and multi-faceted and often provides leadership and direction to the team.
• Foresee issues, gaps, and opportunities; identifies emerging industry trends.
• Generally reports to a Practice Area Lead.

EXPERIENCE AND / OR EDUCATION

• Degree, Postgraduate Degree, or Technical Certificate in Data Management or related discipline (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering), or equivalent practical experience.
• Graduate degree nice to have.
• 7-10 years of relevant experience.

Who We Are:

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you've got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we're here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing - and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs.

Additional Information:
We're delighted that you're considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we're committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development
If you're interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You'll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you've got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
We'll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you'd like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement (Quebec only):

Sans Objet