Technical Architect, Platform

Metrolinx

Job Location:

Toronto - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 19 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit including GO Expansion Light Rail Transit routes and major expansions to Torontos subway system to get people where they need to go better faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx equity diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion thinking forward and playing as a team.

In-Office Requirement This role is an inoffice position based at our 277 Front St West location. Our team is highly collaborative and much of our work benefits from inperson cocreation relationshipbuilding and handson partnership with leaders across the organization.

I&IT ONLY: Metrolinxs Innovation and Information Technology group supports female team members via Go Tech Women an affinity group for women in Information Technology led by our Chief Information Officer.

If you enjoy technology and innovation value diversity appreciate work/balance and are looking for an opportunity to make a better world via public service Metrolinx would like to hear from you!

This role focuses on providing coaching mentorship and hands-on technical support across Data Architecture Data Engineering Data Platform Development Cloud Infrastructure Development and Data Science. It involves guiding peers to build technical capability troubleshoot challenges and grow confidence within these domains through active knowledge sharing and practical on-the-ground support while also contributing specialized development expertise as needed.

TheData Platformteamprovides solutions fordesigningand deployingData andCloud Infrastructure reliably dynamically and Dataecosystemincludesbut is not limited toAzure DatabricksGithubData Warehouses ETL Data Pipelines Advanced Analytics Reporting and DataAnalytics capability is critical to enable the at-scale delivery of foundational technologies andcloudinfrastructure solutions that underpin enterprise and customer solutions.

What will I be doing

Design and implement end-to-end data architectures including Delta Lake and medallion (bronze/silver/gold) models.
Act as a frontline technical expertand technical supportfor the Data live debugging sessions log analysis and root cause investigations withBusiness.
Lead Unity Catalog architecture and implementation including:
- Catalog schema and workspace design
- Fine-grained access control (RBAC/ABAC)
- Data lineage auditing and compliance enforcement
Lead Data Observability by monitoringalertslogscostand overallhealth ofcloudecosystem. Be an expert of the cloud by understanding the data and support delivery teams byprovidingtechnicalexpertise design coding testing debugging and documentation with full technical knowledge of all phases of applications systems analysis anddevelopment
Monitor and optimize platform cost and resource usage including compute efficiency job tuning cluster configuration and workload optimization.
Troubleshoot complex production issues across data pipelinescloud infrastructureperformance access controls and system reliability.
Advise customers on performance tuning cost optimization and platform best practices.
Document reference architectures monitoring patterns governance models and reusable implementation guides.
Provide coaching mentorship and hands-on technical support across Data Architecture Data Engineering Data Platform Development Cloud Infrastructure Development and Data Science
Guide peers in building technical capability troubleshooting complex challenges and developing confidence in core data and cloud domains
Strong interpersonal and oral/written/presentation skills.

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need

Education: Completion ofa degreeinEngineering or Computer Science or a related discipline or a combination of education training and experience deemed equivalent
Experience: Demonstratedyears ofexperienceinSoftwaredevelopment as aTechnical Lead Senior Software Engineer Project leader
Certifications or DesignationsMicrosoft certified developerOr Agile Certified Professional Or Certified Scrum Product Ownerasassets.

Dont Meet Every Requirement

If youre excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesnt quite align with every qualification of this posting we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities including those who identify as Indigenous Black racialized women people with disabilities and people with diverse gender identities expressions and sexual orientations.

Accommodation:

We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: or email .

Application Process:

All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time-sensitive correspondence we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.

For Internal applicants with the recent implementation of the Internal Mobility Policy the internal recruitment process has changed for non-union roles. Candidates must be in their current role for 12 months prior to applying for another role and each applicant must be in good standing (not participating in a Performance Improvement Plan). Please review all provisions of the policybefore submitting your application.

Should it be determined that any background information provided is misleading inaccurate or incorrect Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.

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Required Experience:

Staff IC

DescriptionMetrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit including GO Expansion Light Rail Transit routes and major expansions to Tor...