Job Description

Title: Lead Data Engineer

Location: Any Ipsos Canada Location

We9re looking for someone with a deep interest and expertise in data engineering and the dedication to apply that passion. We need someone with the technical expertise to expand and optimize our existing data pipeline and architecture. The ideal candidate will have experience using cloud-based platforms, like Google Cloud Services and AWS, to build and maintain serverless data pipelines to efficiently process and warehouse large scale datasets. The role also requires conscientious attention to detail, an ability to work well on a small team, and a self-starter approach to problem solving and debugging.

What you can expect to be doing:

• Lead the architecture, design, coding, testing, and delivery of cloud-based data pipelines and platform components that process and store large-scale datasets.
• Establish engineering standards, reusable patterns, and technical guardrails for data ingestion, transformation, orchestration, storage, and serving.
• Design and optimize data warehouses and distributed data systems for scalability, security, reliability, performance, and cost efficiency.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership through solution design, code reviews, debugging, production support, and mentorship of data engineers.
• Own production readiness and reliability practices for the data platform, including service-level indicators/objectives (SLIs/SLOs), observability, monitoring, alerting, capacity planning, and failure-mode analysis.
• Lead incident response for data-platform and pipeline disruptions; drive root-cause analysis, blameless post-incident reviews, and corrective actions that reduce recurrence and operational toil.
• Improve software delivery and operations through automated testing, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, runbooks, release controls, and operational tooling.
• Drive the migration of development code into production and ensure systems are supportable, maintainable, well-documented, and production-grade.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to translate business and project needs into technical architecture, delivery plans, and clear trade-off decisions.
• Continuously troubleshoot and improve existing infrastructure and codebases, and responsibly incorporate AI/LLM-based tools where they improve engineering productivity and quality.

This might be the job for you if you have:

• 8+ years of professional experience in data engineering, data platform engineering, or a closely related field, with demonstrated technical leadership on production systems.
• Bachelor9s degree in computer science or a related field required; master9s degree or higher preferred.
• Proficiency in Python and advanced working knowledge of SQL.
• Strong hands-on experience with GCP services, including BigQuery and GCS; familiarity with other cloud platforms is an asset.
• Hands-on SRE or production-engineering experience, including observability, SLIs/SLOs, monitoring and alerting, incident response, post-incident reviews, reliability automation, and operational readiness.
• Experience with CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code practices; experience with tools such as Terraform is preferred.
• Prior success designing, deploying, and operating large-scale data pipelines and distributed storage/compute systems in production environments.
• Strong understanding of production failure modes, performance tuning, capacity planning, data quality, and disaster-recovery/recoverability concepts.
• Experience with collaboration tools (e.g. Atlassian suite) and version control systems (e.g. Git).
• Experience incorporating AI/LLM-based tools into data engineering workflows, with demonstrated ability to critically evaluate outputs and apply sound engineering judgment to accept, adapt, or reject suggestions.
• Strong technical communication skills and the ability to explain complex engineering concepts, influence technical decisions, and work effectively in a highly collaborative, consensus-oriented environment.
• Strong attention to detail, excellent time-management skills, and a track record of mentoring engineers and raising engineering standards across a team.

In accordance with Ontario & British Columbia law, the estimated base salary range for this role is $130,000 - $140,000 CAD. Your final base salary will be determined based on several non-discrimatory factors which may include but are not limited to location, work experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications.

If you don9t meet 100% of the requirements, we encourage all who feel they might be a fit for the opportunity to apply. We may consider a variety of backgrounds for a particular role and are also committed to considering candidates for available positions throughout our organization, not just the one you9re applying to!

What9s in it for you:

At Ipsos you9ll experience opportunities for Career Development, an exceptional benefits package (including generous PTO, healthcare plans, wellness benefits), a flexible workplace policy, and a strong collaborative culture.

To find out more about all the great reasons to work at Ipsos, how we9re making an impact around the world, and more about our benefits and employee programs, please visit: Why Work at Ipsos | CA

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