Sr. Data Engineer

ITC Infotech; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ITC Infotech is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead delivery across ingestion, streaming, transformation, and data product enablement in a fast-paced, multi-track program. You will drive governance, ensure production readiness, and collaborate with Directors, Tech Managers, and product teams to translate business priorities into actionable plans.

The role requires deep expertise in data engineering, SQL, Python, Snowflake, and Databricks, with strong experience in Airflow and Kafka.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in technology with 5+ years in data engineering leadership
• Proven success delivering multi-track programs with complex dependencies
• Deep experience in ETL/ELT, data modeling, data quality and observability
• Technical fluency to lead outcomes, not necessarily the sole architect
• Strong Agile delivery experience and tooling (Jira/Confluence)
• Excellent communication with both technical and non-technical audiences

Responsibilities

• Own solutioning and engineering practice across multiple tracks with roadmap and milestones
• Establish governance cadence: weekly status, risk reviews and steering updates
• Drive delivery predictability with clear plans, measurable outcomes, and disciplined execution
• Act as primary delivery interface for Directors, Tech Managers, Product teams and Engineers
• Translate business priorities into actionable plans with acceptance criteria and release milestones
• Communicate progress, tradeoffs, risks, mitigations and decisions; manage escalations

Skills

Airflow

Kafka

Databricks/Spark

Snowflake

Postgres

SQL (advanced)

Python

Agile delivery

Jira/Confluence

Tools

Airflow

Kafka

Databricks

Snowflake

Postgres

Job description

ITC Infotech is a wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Limited, one of India's foremost private sector companies and a diversified conglomerate. The ITC Group, with a market capitalization of $65 billion, is globally recognized as a leader in sustainability. The group's vision is to achieve world-class performance and create growing value for both the Indian economy and its stakeholders. This vision is supported by core values such as Trusteeship, where professional managers hold the company in "trust" for its stakeholders; a strong Customer Focus; Respect for People; a commitment to Excellence; a pursuit of Innovation; and a strong Nation Orientation.

ITC Infotech's business philosophy is that business is at the center and technology is an enabler, as reflected in its tagline, "Business-friendly Solutions." The company offers a wide range of services and solutions across key business areas, including CIO Services (Automation, Digital Workplace, ERP), Digital Experience (Experience Transformation), and Product 4.0 (Product Lifecycle Management, Digital Manufacturing). In the last seven years, ITC Infotech has successfully doubled its revenue from $250 million to $500 million+ annually, with its EBIT improving from 8% to over 18%.

With this strong growth momentum, ITC Infotech is now embarking on its next journey, known as 'Next Orbit,' with the ambitious goal of reaching $1 billion in annual revenue within the next four years. The Americas region is a critical part of this charter and is expected to increase its contribution to total revenue from the current 35% to a range of 40% to 50%. Manufacturing is a key vertical for the group and ITC Infotech with BFSI, Retail, CPG, Travel, Transportation & Hospitality being others.

Start Date - Immediate

Duration - Long Term

Job Description:

This role is intended for a Senior Data Engineer who combines deep technical fluency with proven delivery leadership, driving predictable execution, engineering discipline, and continuous improvement.

Also, looking for strong background, experience and understanding of relevant AI toolset applicable in a Snowflake, Python code-base and Airflow orchestration landscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Own solutioning and engineering practice across multiple tracks: scope, roadmap, milestones, dependencies, RAID, and change control.
• Establish and run governance cadence: weekly status, executive readouts, risk reviews, planning alignment, and steering updates.
• Drive delivery predictability and operational rigor through clear plans, measurable outcomes, and disciplined execution.
• Act as the primary delivery interface for customer stakeholders (Directors, Tech Managers, PgMs/PjMs, Product team, BSAs, Engineers, Architects).
• Translate business priorities into actionable plans with clear acceptance criteria, sequencing, and release milestones.
• Communicate proactively on progress, tradeoffs, risks, mitigations, and decisions required; manage escalations and align on next steps.

Technical Delivery Leadership (Data Engineering)

• Lead delivery across ingestion, streaming, transformation, orchestration, and data product enablement using:
• Airflow for orchestration, scheduling, dependency management, and operational SLAs
• Kafka for event/stream processing patterns and reliability considerations
• Databricks/Spark for processing and pipelines
• Snowflake for warehousing/analytics, performance, and cost considerations
• Postgres for operational data sources / integrations
• Influence solution quality through technical governance: design reviews, coding standards, data modeling standards, performance practices, and reusable patterns.
• Ensure production readiness: monitoring/alerting, runbooks, incident response, root-cause analysis, and preventative actions across tracks.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years in technology, with 5+ years in data engineering leadership for complex programs (services/consulting experience strongly preferred).
• Proven success delivering multi-track programs with complex dependencies and senior stakeholder engagement.
• Deep experience in data engineering delivery including ETL/ELT, orchestration, data modeling, data quality, observability/monitoring, and production support.
• Technical fluency required to lead engineering outcomes and challenge decisions (not required to be the primary architect for all areas), including:
• SQL (advanced) and Python fundamentals
• Snowflake and Databricks/Spark delivery experience (one can be primary; the other must be strong working knowledge)
• Airflow concepts (DAG patterns, scheduling, SLAs, failure handling, operationalization)
• Kafka concepts (producer/consumer patterns, reliability considerations, event-driven delivery)
• Postgres fundamentals (query design/performance basics; source/integration patterns)
• Strong Agile delivery experience (Scrum/Kanban) and tools (Jira/Confluence or equivalent).
• Excellent communication skills—able to align technical and non-technical audiences and drive decisions.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have

• Retail domain experience (ecommerce, merchandising, inventory, supply chain, pricing/promotions, customer/loyalty).
• Experience applying AI/automation to improve engineering delivery and operations (Copilot-style tools, workflow automation, guardrails).
• Data governance/compliance experience (PII handling, access controls, audit readiness).
• Familiarity with BI tools (Power BI/Tableau) and semantic layer concepts.
• Certifications: PMP, CSM/PSM, SAFe, Databricks/Snowflake certifications.

ITC Infotech is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion, or sexual orientation. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. ITC infotech is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.