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| Location: | London, ON |
| Date Posted: | Sep 25, 2021 |
Job Description
Data Engineer
Description
About Us
CARFAX’s mission is to help millions of people shop, buy, own or sell used cars with more confidence. As a leader in vehicle history and valuation, CARFAX provides impartial and comprehensive information for consumers and the automotive industry. CARFAX‘s Canadian headquarters supports North American product development, drawing on billions of data records from thousands of sources, CARFAX products enable used vehicle buyers and sellers to make informed decisions. CARFAX is consistently recognized as a top employer and business. CARFAX is a part of IHS Markit, (NYSE: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions. Find out more at www.carfax.ca and connect with CARFAX on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.
Working Here
At CARFAX Canada, you’re not just another employee. You’re a critical contributor to the big picture and rely on data when making important decisions. You have a future mindset and are motivated to grow with us. You have a thirst for learning new things and building your skillset. You dream big and chart your own career path. You don’t settle for what’s quick and easy because you value quality. You know that the best teams are built on trust, so you use your voice to collaborate and create real change. You believe in taking the time to celebrate wins and have fun. You know leading a balanced lifestyle in a supportive work environment is important. You’re not just another employee. You are a CARFAX Canadian!
Job Details
Reporting to the Director of Data Management, the Data Engineer will develop and deploy data structures supporting operational and analytical databases. As a Data Engineer you will work closely with the Data Architect, to contribute to the design and implementation of data structures to facilitate the loading, transforming, and availability of data for analysis and product development. You will also support operational teams in maintaining and resolving data inconsistencies and compliance issues.
As part of the Data Management team, you will work closely with the group to deliver on the Data Management roadmap and strategic business goals, while working with other key business units to achieve overall business objectives.
Position Responsibilities
- Contribute to the design, configuration, and maintenance of business reporting systems and data warehouses that help the company manage its operational, financial, and planning data
- Develop and deliver on strategic goals for information architecture vision and standards in conjunction with data users, department managers, clients, and other key stakeholders
- Evaluate, recommend, and select data warehouse components, including hardware, database management systems, ETL (extract, transform, load) software, data mining tools and meta data management tools
- Key tasks will include data development, data modelling, implementation, and on-going maintenance and support for data assets
- Design, build, and launch new data models and visualizations in production
- Independently design, build, and launch new data extraction, transformation and loading processes in production
- Mentor the Data team around query efficiency
- Build data expertise and leverage data controls to ensure privacy, security, compliance, data quality, and operations for allocated areas of ownership
Education and Experience Required:
- 3+ years’ experience in a similar role required
- Proven experience in custom ETL design, implementation, and maintenance
- Demonstrated experience with object-oriented programming languages
- Ability to analyze data to identify deliverables, gaps, and inconsistencies
- Proficient in Structured Query Language (SQL), Microsoft SQL and associated services (SSIS, SSRS, SSAS)
- Demonstrated experience in business analytics/intelligence and data warehousing/modelling
- Comfortable managing and communicating data plans to internal clients
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, database administration or equivalent experience
- Engineering experience in a cloud environment an asset (AWS, Azure, Soft Layer)
- Experience with schema design and dimensional data modeling
- Big data technology and REST/SOAP web service knowledge are considered assets (NoSQL, MongoDB, HDFS etc.)
- Experience with Virtualization an asset
- Ability to compare technologies and make recommendations
CARFAX Canada is headquartered in London, Ontario. We’re proud to offer competitive pay, benefits and bonuses, RRSP matching, maternity leave top-up, health and wellness initiatives and social events. We’re committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities. If you require an accommodation during the application or selection processes, please advise in your cover letter.
If you are interested in applying for this position, please visit our website. https://www.carfax.ca/about-carfax/work-at-carfax. Applications will be accepted until a suitable candidate is hired.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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