Data Engineering Tech Lead

At Intact, insurance is not about things. It’s about people. It’s what we believe, and it shapes everything we do. It’s why we strive to provide a second-to-none experience for our customers and create an inspiring workplace for our employees to thrive in.

As Canada’s largest provider of property and casualty insurance, we’re not only leading our industry, but we’re redefining what it means to work for it. As a recognized top employer, we’re committed to living our values and supporting our dedicated people who bring their best to work each day because they know their work matters.

Your Job

Hiring Manager : Ionut Calacean

Workplace: Montreal (2020, Blvd. Robert-Bourassa) / Toronto (700 University)

About us: Data is the most important asset in today’s competitive world. We are the Data and Analytics department of the largest P&C insurer in Canada. Our mission is: “Accelerate our data advantage by bringing to user analytical data ready to be consumed, at a proper level of trust and security”.

Our team is using modern concepts, tools and technologies for data ingestion, acquisition and data consumption and work with Agile framework. We are structured into small, highly productive squads and working very close with the Data Lab team composed of Actuaries and Data Scientists.

You dream of exciting challenges? Join our team as Data Engineer Tech Lead and contribute to the planning and the development of data pipelines for various machine learning projects.

You will

• Understand business requirements, translate them into technical requirements and render those as low-level architectural models that will operate at large scale and high performance and advise on how to run these architectural models.
• Provide technical leadership on Data Engineering technologies and development methods for the development teams by designing solutions and blueprints for large projects and guiding them on their day to day work.
• Take leadership in defining the Data Engineering best practices regarding the code standardization, branching strategy, pipeline code optimization, cloud cost optimization, ingestion patterns, etc.
• Collaborate with Solution and Enterprise Architects to address unique business problems, provide project estimates and design large-scale batch and real-time scalable data pipelines with complex data transformations, utilizing appropriate big data tools and technologies.
• Work with stakeholders to assist with data-related technical issues and support their data infrastructure needs.
• Perform POCs on tools and provide recommendations to solve specific business needs.

Your Skills

You are

• Motivated and autonomous, you love learning and applying new technologies to solve complex problems.
• Eager to understand how the business works and how your work impacts the business.
• Comfortable working in complex environments and multidisciplinary teams.
• Fast learner, versatile and a good team player.
• Excellent communicator with good analytical skills.

You have

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent
• Hands-on experience with leading commercial Cloud platforms like AWS and /or Azure
• Hands-on experience with Apache Spark (Databricks or similar) and Kafka
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake or similar cloud storage technologies
• Strong experience with relational SQL and NoSQL databases like PostgreSQL, Oracle, Cassandra, Mongo DB
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipeline implementation in a DataOps environment
• Strong understanding of data analytics and visualization
• Experience with ElasticSearch and Kibana is a big plus
• Experience with Agile development methodologies
• Experience supporting and working with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment.
• Strong presentation, facilitation, verbal and written communication skills, including interpersonal skill

Here are a few reasons why others have joined our team

• An award-winning, inspiring workplace that supports its people and recognizes great work
• Stimulating, challenging projects and development opportunities to help you grow your skills and career
• A comprehensive financial rewards program that recognizes your success
• An extensive, flexible benefits package
• An industry leading Employee Share Purchase Plan where we match 50% of net shares purchased
• A $350 annual wellness account that promotes an active lifestyle

Closing Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Intact, our value of Respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength, being inclusive and fostering collaboration. We value diversity and strive to create an inclusive, accessible workplace where all individuals feel valued, respected and heard.

If we can provide a specific adjustment to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please advise the Talent Acquisition partner who reaches out about the job opportunity and they will work with you to meet your needs.

Background Checks

As an employer and publicly traded financial services company, the best interests of our customers, employees and shareholders are important to us. We want Intact to be a great place to work! This means that internal and external candidates will be asked to consent to background checks so we can learn more about you. Please note that for positions with access to financial data or funds, your credit must be in good standing.

Internal Candidates

For internal candidates, you can apply for a posted position if you have been in your current position for at least 12 months and are performing at a satisfactory level. Please note we may have identified other internal candidates through our Employee Development Program, and that the selection process may also be opened to external applicants.

Eligibility to Work in Canada

It’s important that you are legally eligible to work in Canada at the time an offer of employment is made. You may be requested to provide proof of eligibility at that time.

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Referral Bonus

This role is eligible for employee referral bonus. #myReferrals3000