Job Title : Senior/Lead Data Engineer

Location : Hybrid (Vancouver, 3 days/week in office)

Contract Length : 6 months (Extension likely)

Hours : 40 hours/week

Status : Inc or T4

Overview :

We are looking for a Senior/Lead Data Engineer to build a Data Warehouse in Snowflake. You will lead the data engineering efforts, optimize Snowflake performance, and mentor junior engineers.

Responsibilities :

• Design and implement ETL pipelines and data architectures using Snowflake and Azure.
• Optimize Snowflake performance and ensure data security and governance.
• Collaborate with teams to meet business and technical requirements.
• Mentor junior engineers and enforce best practices in data engineering.
• Build data integrity checks and work with Kafka for real-time analytics.

Must-Have Skills :

• 8+ years of data engineering experience.
• Expertise in Snowflake, Azure (ADF, ADLS, Key Vault), and cloud-based systems.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills.
• Experience with SQL, Python, and performance tuning.
• Knowledge of real-time analytics, Kafka, and data security.
• Retail experience is a plus.