Data Engineering Operations Lead

A career in our Chief Data and Analytics Office offers the opportunity to be at the forefront of leveraging data and AI to drive strategic decision-making and create tangible value across the organization. Our office also leads the way in developing and executing advanced analytics, data science, and AI-driven strategies, while ensuring robust data trust and governance frameworks. By shaping and fostering a strong data strategy and culture, the team promotes ethical, secure, and compliant data use. Additionally, it oversees the data engineering and architecture functions, ensuring that our infrastructure is optimized for innovation, scalability, and AI integration. We are seeking visionary professionals to help lead the transformation of our data landscape, ensuring its integrity, accessibility, and impact across all business functions. The development and delivery of strategic and operational dashboards is a key focus for the CDAO, providing business leaders with real-time insights to enhance decision-making and operational efficiency.

Meaningful work you'll be part of
As a D ata Engineering Operations Lead at the Senior Manager level , you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve business issues, deliver high quality client service and operational efficiency. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Contribute data engineering and architecture expertise to firm projects and technologies initiatives (e.g., enterprise applications, GenAI , LLM, MLOps , etc.)

• Create deployment and modernization strategies for enterprise-wide digital transformations, particularly for the transition of legacy data to new systems and platforms

• Demonstrated leadership experience with an ability to manage multiple initiatives at once

• Experience in the development of enterprise data architecture strategies and roadmaps for internal projects (including linked business cases) with a specific focus on the following:

• Developing robust data models and dictionaries to manage internal data

• Supporting data security initiatives with an understanding of data classification guidelines

• Data technology architectures and solution options aligned to technology strategy and priority data use cases

• Oversight of data engineering and operation tasks supporting firm projects and operational activities

• Experience in development and execution of data programs working closely with stakeholders across functional teams

• Ability to break down complex problems, question assumptions and be comfortable making high impact decisions with limited information and some degree of uncertainty

Experiences and skills you'll use to solve
• Experience as a Data Architect, Data Engineering manager or similar role, preferably in a large-scale enterprise environment

• Extensive experience in large scale data architecture, data modeling and implementation with hands-on experience

• Expertise with modern data architecture and platforms, experience with a variety of database technologies, including relational databases (e.g., SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL), NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, CosmosDB , Cassandra), and cloud-based database services (e.g., Azure SQL Database, MSFabric, Databricks, BigQuery , Snowflake, Amazon RDS)

• Manage multiple data integration/ETL patterns: batch, streaming, API/microservices

• Understanding of implementation of architecture using Azure data technology stack

• Hands-on experience with data integration tools (e.g., ADF, Synapse, DataBricks ) and ETL development

• Proficiency in designing conceptual, logical, and physical data models to represent organizational data assets and facilitate efficient data storage, retrieval, and analysis

• Knowledge of data governance frameworks, policies, and best practices to ensure data quality, integrity, security, and compliance with regulatory requirements

• Oversee CI/CD & DevOps, perform code reviews

• Experience with GenAI /LLM and MLOps /AIOps technologies are nice to have

• PwC Canada is committed to cultivating an inclusive, hybrid work environment. Exact expectations for your team can be discussed with your interviewer.

Why you'll love PwC
We're inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you'll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at: https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity.

At PwC Canada, our most valuable asset is our people and we grow stronger as we learn from one another. We're committed to creating an equitable and inclusive community of solvers where everyone feels that they truly belong. We understand that experience comes in many forms and building trust in society and solving important problems is only possible if we reflect the mosaic of the society we live in.
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