Lead Integration Engineer

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Were more than a workplace. We are a team of passionate people boldly building the future of sport and entertainment together. We believe in the power of play the strength of collaboration and the energy that comes from showing up with purpose.

From the ice to the pitch the hardwood to the digital arena were proud to be the driving force behind the Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) the Toronto Raptors (NBA) Toronto FC (MLS) Toronto Argonauts (CFL) and development teams with the Toronto Marlies (AHL) Raptors 905 (NBA G League) Toronto FC II (MLS NEXT Pro League) and Raptors Uprising Gaming Club the Toronto Raptors Esports franchise in the NBA 2K League.

We bring these teams and world-class entertainment to life at our iconic venues including Scotiabank Arena BMO Field Coca-Cola Coliseum Ford Performance Centre BMO Training Ground and OVO Athletic Centre. Off the field we serve up elevated dining at e11even Real Sports and our signature club spaces like Hot Stove Club ScotiaClub and Platinum Club.

Through MLSE Foundation and MLSE LaunchPad we use the power of sport to help youth facing barriers reach their full potential. Since 2009 weve invested more than $45 million into Ontario communities -- and were just getting started.

This is what it means to be One MLSE: a culture where everyone plays a role everyone belongs and everyone contributes to something bigger than themselves.

So if youre ready to play with purpose grow with passion and win as one wed love to have you on our team.

** We know that great candidates come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Even if you do not meet every qualification listed we encourage you to apply. Your unique perspective transferable skills and lived experience may be exactly what were looking for. **

Job Description

MLSE Digital Labs is seeking a highly motivated Lead Integration Engineer to join the Digital Labs team. This role will focus on building and managing business-critical integrations and work closely with the Manager of Data Operations to deliver scalable secure and efficient integration solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Explore design and implement integration solutions using AWS Glue Glue Data Catalog Athena and Lake Formation for data integration cataloging and query workflows.
• Build and manage real-time and batch integration workflows using AWS Lambda and containerized services in ECR and EKS.
• Collaborate with the team to evaluate and integrate alternative modern data tools when required.
• Develop and deploy data and application integration solutions using modern DevOps practices primarily with Informatica Cloud IICS.
• Design and build robust data ingestion pipelines to ingest data from various sources including APIs databases web services files and streaming platforms.
• Support and maintain existing integrations to ensure stability performance and reliability.
• Contribute to the teams technical vision by identifying and implementing new tools and technologies that enhance scalability security and performance.
• Establish best practices standards and a department-wide body of knowledge on integration engineering.
• Provide technical leadership in solution design including high-level planning exploration of alternatives and sizing estimates.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers fostering growth and encouraging technical excellence.
• Partner cross-functionally with teams such as Infrastructure Data Analytics and CRM to ensure seamless integration within the existing landscape.
• Participate in sprint planning backlog grooming and Agile ceremonies to deliver solutions on schedule.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience integrating data from business systems such as POS ERP Salesforce and other enterprise platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver end-to-end integration projects from requirements gathering to deployment.
• Strong analytical mindset and eagerness to build both technical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Awareness of emerging technologies and integration methodologies with a passion for continuous learning.
• Solid understanding of software development practices including SDLC source control (GitHub) code reviews CI/CD testing and release management.
• Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

Technical Qualifications:

• Proficiency with AWS Glue Glue Data Catalog Athena and Lake Formation for data integration and transformation pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with AWS Lambda for event-driven workflows and containerized workloads in EKS and ECR.
• Experience orchestrating workflows with tools like Prefect or Dagster.
• Experience with Informatica Cloud IICS including Application Integration (CAI) Data Integration (CDI) and Mass Ingestion tools.
• Strong knowledge of integration patterns web services and technologies such as REST SOAP GraphQL XML and WebSocket.
• Hands-on experience with relational SQL databases like MSSQL and PostgreSQL.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages: Python Java Golang or C#.
• Experience with real-time and batch integration methodologies.
• Working knowledge of messaging and streaming platforms such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Experience with source control tools such as GitHub.

Job Posting Compensation Range/Rate:

Freelance Rate