Tech Lead - Governance Tools ( 12 months contract )

Sobeys; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Canadian retail company is seeking a Tech Lead - Governance Tools in Calgary. This role emphasizes administration in data platforms such as Snowflake and Tableau. Candidates should have a related degree and 3+ years of experience, with strong SQL skills. The position supports a hybrid work arrangement, fostering teamwork and collaboration.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

10% in-store discount

Learning and development resources

Paid vacation

Qualifications

• 3+ years of work experience in a related field.
• Experience implementing monitoring agents, dashboards, escalations, and alerts.
• Drive for continuous learning around data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Work in the Platform Administration team within the Enterprise Data Office.
• Investigate and resolve issues within the platforms.
• Help implement cost monitoring techniques and optimizations.

Skills

Hands-on administration of databases

Security administration knowledge

Experience with SQL

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Snowflake

Tableau

Informatica

Purview

Job description

Requisition ID: 190041
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: EDO - Operational Support Data
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Ontario; Alberta; Nova Scotia
City: Mississauga / Calgary / Stellarton
Location: Calgary Office, Foord St. Office, Tahoe Office

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Ready to Make an impact?

We currently have a Contract opportunity for a Tech Lead - Governance Tools (06 months contract). This role can be based out of one our main offices including: Stellarton, NS; Mississauga, ON; Calgary, AB.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

As a Tech Lead - Data Platforms with Sobeys, you will:

• Work in the Platform Administration team within the Enterprise Data Office.
• Perform administration functions within the Snowflake, Informatica, Purview, and Tableau platforms.
• Investigate and resolve issues within the platforms.
• Help to implement cost monitoring techniques and optimizations.
• Implement methods to monitor jobs and alert when there are failures.
• Implement and maintain user accounts, user authentication methods, databases, warehouses, roles, and system policies.
• Propose and implement database query performance optimizations.
• Perform and/or inform of upcoming upgrades or releases.
• Identify system bottlenecks and recommend solutions.
• Self learning (via Udemy as one option) to keep skills current.

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What you have to offer:

What you have to offer:

• Hands-on administration experience of relational Databases, Data Warehouses, Data Marts, or comparable.
• Knowledge of security administration and authentication methods.
• Experience implementing monitoring agents, dashboards, escalations, and alerts.
• Knowledge of security controls for the public cloud (encryption of data in motion/rest and key management).
• Drive for continuous learning around data platforms, including new capabilities and security improvements.

Your experience and resume will show us:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 3+ years of work experience in Computer Science, Information Systems, or another related field.
• Hands-on administration experience.
• Extensive experience with SQL.
• Strong communication and written skills.

At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.

Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by our organization nor monitored for accuracy.

We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, goes well beyond your paycheque:

• Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
• A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
• Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
• Parental leave top-up
• Paid Vacation and Days-off

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.