Lead Software Engineer
- Halifax, NS, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- 8+ Years overall IT experience with minimum 5 years of work experience in below tech
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Senior Data Engineer
Position Summary
The Senior Data Engineer leads complex data engineering projects, working on designing data
architectures that align with business requirements. This role focuses on optimizing data
workflows, managing data pipelines, and ensuring the smooth operation of data systems.
Minimum Qualifications
8+ Years overall IT experience with minimum 5 years of work experience in below tech
Skills
Tech Skills:
Strong experience in Python Scripting and PySpark for data processing
Proficiency in SQL, dealing with big data processing
Proven experience in data processing for data lake in Iceberg format, with
strong understanding of architecture
Experience in AWS Glue jobs
Experience in AWS cloud platform and its data services (S3, Redshift, Lambda,
EMR, Airflow, Postgres, SNS, Event bridge)
Expertise in BASH/Shell scripting
Strong understanding of healthcare Finance systems and experience leading data
engineering teams
Experience in Agile environments.
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Effective communication and collaboration skills.
Responsibilities
Leads development of data pipelines and architectures that handle large-scale data sets.
Designs, constructs, and tests data architecture aligned with business requirements.
Provides technical leadership for data projects, ensuring best practices and high-quality
data solutions.
Collaborates with product, finance, and other business units to ensure data pipelines
meet business requirements.
Oversees development of data solutions that enable predictive and prescriptive
analytics.
Ensures the technical quality of solutions, managing data as it moves across
environments.
- Aligns data architecture to Healthfirst solution architecture.
7-10Years
More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead the design, development, and testing of scalable data pipelines and architectures aligned with business and solution architecture requirements. Provide technical leadership, collaborate with business teams, and oversee data solutions that support predictive and prescriptive analytics while maintaining data quality across environments.
Requirements
Requires 8+ years of overall IT experience, including at least 5 years with relevant data engineering technologies and experience leading data engineering teams. Candidates should have strong Python, PySpark, SQL, Iceberg, AWS data services, and shell scripting skills, along with healthcare finance systems knowledge, Agile experience, and strong communication and problem-solving abilities.
Skills
- Python
- PySpark
- SQL
- Iceberg
- AWS Glue
- AWS
- Amazon S3
- Amazon Redshift
- AWS Lambda
- Amazon EMR
- Airflow
- PostgreSQL
- Amazon SNS
- Amazon EventBridge
- Bash/Shell Scripting
- Agile
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Data & Analytics
- Technology
- Software
- Management & Leadership
- Healthcare
Keywords
- Data Engineering
- Data Architecture
- Data Pipelines
- Python
- PySpark
- SQL
- Big Data
- Data Lakes
- Apache Iceberg
- AWS Glue
- Amazon Web Services
- Amazon S3
- Amazon Redshift
- AWS Lambda
- Amazon EMR
- Airflow
- PostgreSQL
- Amazon SNS
- Amazon EventBridge
- Bash
- Shell Scripting
- Healthcare Finance Systems
- Predictive Analytics
- Prescriptive Analytics
- Agile
- Technical Leadership
- Data Quality