Senior Data Engineer

Manulife; Waterloo; Hybrid; CAD 94,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife, a leader in financial services, is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to enhance the Canada Data Office. The role involves leading a team to build and maintain Azure data pipelines while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality solutions that meet business goals. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in Azure technologies and data engineering practices, delivering innovative solutions for data challenges.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Comprehensive health and wellness benefits

Retirement savings plans with employer matching

Generous paid time off program

Qualifications

• 6+ years of previous data engineering experience with Azure-related technologies.
• Solid understanding of Azure infrastructure including subscriptions and access control.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Azure Databricks, ADF, and Python.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and manage data pipelines for extraction, transformation, and loading.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using tools like Terraform.
• Collaborate effectively with multi-functional teams for data solutions.

Skills

Data engineering

Azure technologies

ETL processes

Python

GIT

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer/IT or data-related fields

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

As a market leader, Manulife / John Hancock is dedicated to delivering an exceptional experience to our customers and end users. Technology is the most important enabler in our ability to provide that experience and generate business.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Data Engineer to join the Canada Data Office here at Manulife!

The ideal candidate will be leading a team of engineers responsible for the building, maintenance, improvements, and support of new and existing Azure data pipelines for various analytical use cases.

Collaboration with multi-functional teams and understanding data and using it to serve our businesses and operations whilst ensuring alignment to Manulife’s IT security and risk guidelines is essential to delivering high quality, scalable software solutions.

Are you a self-starter who loves technical challenges and looking for your next step as an Engineering Leader? Are you passionate about building high-quality, user-friendly solutions? If so, then we want to hear from you!

Position Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and manage data pipelines that facilitate the detailed extraction, transformation, and loading of data from diverse sources.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and deployment using tools such as Terraform.
• Collaborate with Architecture, security, and risk teams to implement the latest guidelines and Azure standard methodologies.
• Collaborate with business collaborators to suggest data solutions that align with business goals and improve decision-making processes
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of data privacy and compliance regulations and best-practices

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in computer/IT or data-related fields is required, with a Master’s degree being a plus.
• 6+ years of previous data engineering experience with Azure-related data technologies.
• Solid understanding of Azure infrastructure, including subscriptions, resource groups, resources, access control with RBAC (role-based access control), integrations with Azure AD, and Azure security principles (user group, service principal, managed identity), network concepts (VNet, Subnet, NSG rules, private endpoints), password/credential/key management, and data protection.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Azure Databricks, ADF, ADLS, Synapse Serverless/dedicated/spark pools, Python, PySpark, and T-SQL, along with experience crafting and developing scripts for ETL processes and automation in Azure Data Factory and Azure Databricks.
• High proficiency in GIT/Jenkins/dev ops processes to maintain and resolve issues with data pipelines in production.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of implementing Azure technologies and networking via Terraform, along with the ability to fix issues with Azure infrastructure in production.
• Experience with data modelling, data mart, data lakehouse architecture, SCD, data mesh, and delta lake overall.

When you join our team:

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
• As part of our distributed team, we’ll support you in crafting the future you want to see!

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] .

Referenced Salary 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.