Staff Data Engineer
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Senior Data Engineer
D2L
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇨🇦 Canada
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💰 CA$85,000 - CA$120,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
AWSETLPythonSQLSSISTerraform
About the role
- Collaborate with the D2L Data Services team lead to streamline and prioritize daily data operations and maintenance activities
- Contribute to the evolution of data practices within D2L.
- Contribute to creating, maintaining and operationalizing a sustainable data pipeline architecture
- Develop data extractions and tools for processing and storing data while ensuring the scalability, efficiency, and reliability of our data infrastructure aligned to common practices
- Ensure that D2L’s corporate data is secure and aligned with contractual obligations for data residency
- Build and support paved paths for data sets to be used consistently by the distributed visualization functions across D2L
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand functional requirements to enable data-driven decision-making through simple self-service reporting
- Engage with Visualization experts to provide consultation on optimizing data processes and efficiencies
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in data engineering, data science, or a related field, showcasing your knowledge and proven track record. Development experience (ex. Python) is an asset.
- Hands-on experience with database design, and complex SQL queries enabling you to create effective data solutions.
- Familiarity with deploying AWS infrastructure using Terraform, and experience working with ETL systems such as SSIS, Glue, or similar tools.
- Build and manage data lakes, warehouses, and vector databases that support LLMs and generative AI use cases
- Passion for AI technologies and experience integrating AI/ML models or platforms.
- Experience working collaboratively with business stakeholders on designing and developing data-driven insights.
- Effects quantifiable business impact by solving stakeholder problems using data solutions and influencing outcomes based on best practices.
Benefits
- Impactful work transforming the way the world learns
- Flexible work arrangements
- Learning and Growth opportunities
- Tuition reimbursement of up to $4,000 CAD for continuing education through our Catch the Wave Program
- 2 Paid Days off for Catch the Wave related activities like exams or final assignments
- Employee wellbeing (Access to mental health services, EFAP program, financial planning and more)
- Retirement planning
- 2 Paid Volunteer Days
- Competitive Benefits Package
- Home Internet Reimbursements
- Employee Referral Program
- Wellness Reimbursement
- Employee Recognition
- Social Events
- Dog Friendly Offices at our HQ in Kitchener, Winnipeg, Vancouver and Melbourne.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
data engineeringdata sciencePythondatabase designSQLAWSTerraformETLdata lakesdata warehouses
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingstakeholder engagementdata-driven decision-making
