Data Engineer Job In Coquitlam

Job Description

April 9, 2024

As a leading manufacturer of nutritional supplements and other health-building products, we are dedicated to enhancing the wellbeing of our customers - through research, development and delivery of effective nutritional products. It is our mission to contribute to the lives of our customers, employees, suppliers and the communities we serve, in a cooperative and sustainable manner.

Factors Group is a leading wellness company committed to leveraging data-driven insights to enhance decision-making and drive innovation. We are seeking a talented and experienced Data Engineer to join our dynamic team and contribute to the development and maintenance of our data infrastructure.

As a Data Engineer at Factors Group, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and infrastructure to support our growing data needs. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, you will have the freedom to experiment to see which tools suit our needs best to ensure the reliability, efficiency, and accessibility of our data.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain robust, scalable data pipelines and ETL processes to ingest, transform, and store structured and unstructured data from various sources.
• Optimize data workflows for performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness, utilizing best practices in data engineering and cloud computing.
• Collaborate with Data Analysts to understand data requirements and implement solutions to enable advanced analytics and machine learning.
• Develop and maintain data models, schemas, and metadata to ensure data integrity, consistency, and quality.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to proactively identify and address data pipeline issues and performance bottlenecks.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and trends in data engineering, recommending and implementing improvements to enhance our data infrastructure and processes.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members, fostering a culture of collaboration, learning, and innovation.

You have:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in data engineering or a similar role, preferably in a fast-paced, data-intensive environment.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Scala, with experience in building data pipelines using frameworks like Apache Spark.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with relational and NoSQL databases, such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Cassandra.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, and related services like Databricks, Snowflake, AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory, or Google Dataflow.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic team environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

What’s in it for you:

• We are currently moving from on prem to the cloud. This is leading role in this migration, you be a critical decision maker
• Explore new technologies for yourself and for the company
• You won’t be dealing with menial, repeated tasks, but focusing on new ventures
• Continuous personal learning and development opportunities, exchanging ideas on latest techs with the team
• Great healthcare benefits (including health and personal spending accounts)
• Vacation and wellness days
• Employee appreciation events
• $200 per year to spend on company products
• Employee discount pricing on company products
• Employee assistance program
• RRSP contributions
• Optional access to yourpay as soon as you earn it (at no additional cost or fees)

• Brigantine Office, 2000 Brigantine Drive, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada