MISSION
The Data Engineer is responsible for the continuous development and improvement of data engineering initiatives that support critical business processes. Reporting to the Manager of Data Engineering this role leverages data engineering to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of various teams across Indigo. This role is also responsible for maintaining rigorous data best practices.
KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS
- Demonstrated improvement of data focused business processes
- Improvements in quality and accuracy of business data domains
- Work independently in managing own deliverables
- Collaboration with internal partners on to drive data literacy and understanding
- Contribution to driving overall data enablement strategy
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Functional
- Create manage and optimize data solutions that support business processes such as product recommendations store and digital operations performance marketing and loyalty projects
- Create and manage data products predominantly written in SQL and Python that enable the consumption of data from systems and transforms them into standardized domains in our Data Warehouse
- Collaborate across the organization to seek opportunities to leverage data and data engineering to drive improvements in our business outcomes
- Act as an advocate for the customer by placing them at the forefront of all design and decisionmaking processes
- Challenge the status quo and consistently identify areas for improvement diagnose issues and work to resolve them
- Contribute to designing and implementing team best practices for development workflows and data governance
- Have the ability to effectively navigate ambiguity to progress with projects
- Exhibit strong decision making and problem solving skills that align with our teams best practices
- Have a mindset of continually improving our solutions and ways of working and proactively recommend new approaches or technology platforms that could be beneficial
People
- Collaborate with others to drive flexible and iterative solutions quickly and easily
- Share technical knowledge with others and actively seek to learn about the business of retail from other SMEs
- Help others see the impacts of their efforts and proactively engage other functions to get input
- Encourage others to freely share their point of view and be open to feedback
Cultural
- Model Indigos beliefs and convey a positive image in everything you do
- Celebrate diversity of thought and have an open mindset
- Take an active role in fostering a culture of continual learning taking risks without the fear of making mistakes
- Embrace champion and influence change through your team and/or the organization
SCOPE
Reports to: Manager Data Engineering
Manager once Removed (MOR): Senior Director Data Science Operations.
Qualifications :
Work Experience / Education / Certifications
- Completed postsecondary education in a quantitative field or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrated experience developing and deploying technical solutions to business problems
- Strong SQL programming skills required
- Experience with Snowflake an asset
- Experience with an ETL tool preferably Azure Data Factory
- Experience with Python is a asset
- Experience with version control (e.g. Git) and collaboration on codebases
Competencies / Skills / Attributes
- Processoriented and strong organizational skills
- Detailoriented with a strong ability to focus and work in a fastpaced environment
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and understand solutions
- Effective communication skills that include excellent written oral and presentation abilities
- The ability to collaborate with crossfunctional teams and consider the business impact of decisions on diverse groups; influence others to achieve project goals often without direct authority
- Strong and timely decisionmaking abilities
- Demonstrated time management skills including the ability to adhere to schedules and manage processes; the ability to organize and prioritize work to manage timelines and to meet defined deadlines in a fastpaced work environment
- Ability and enthusiasm to learn new technologies
Additional Information :
At Indigo we are committed to our communities our customers and each other; together we can make a positive impact. We know that fostering diversity and inclusion brings out your full potential and creates a joyful and welcoming environment for everyone. We are driven to be an equitable employer which highly values your diverse backgrounds experiences and perspectives. We believe that you in all your uniqueness belong at Indigo. We welcome all applicants and encourage applications from individuals who identify as Black Indigenous a person of colour LGBTQ2 and people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request to individuals who selfidentify as having a disability or special need. Please contact Human Resources at if you require an accommodation at any time during the recruitment process.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime