Data Engineer - student

ThalesOttawa, ON
CA$55,000 - CA$65,000Hybrid

About The Position

The Data Engineer student will be involved in the data engineering activities in support of innovation projects that contribute to naval platforms in-service support programs. As part of the Innovation Team, the student will help deliver value to the operational team quickly in an agile and incremental way. More specifically, the Data Engineer student will work with business analysts and operational stakeholders to identify problems and find relevant data solutions that can be put in production, more specifically related to data needs related to Agentic AI workflows. The type of data solutions could range from implementing data pipelines, post processing data generated by agents, building MCP servers or implementing software that helps with decision making – while using modern development techniques and technologies.

Requirements

  • Experience with data engineering techniques and toolsets such as Airflow, Argo, dbt, Nifi, Jupyter Notebook
  • Experience with data modeling techniques and languages
  • Experience with scripting technologies such as Python, R
  • Knowledge of agile software engineering methodologies
  • Work on well-defined projects with minimal supervision
  • Proven problem solving and analytic skills with a desire to learn
  • Business acumen
  • Capable of developing strong relationships across the business through excellent customer service
  • Excellent communication skills in the English language, written and verbal
  • Completing degree in software engineering, computer science or related field

Nice To Haves

  • Experience with military (ideally Navy)
  • Experience with software engineering
  • Experience with ERPs such as SAP, IBM Maximo
  • Experience building agentic AI workflows and associated toolsets
  • Undergraduate degree in mathematics, physics or a related field

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the definition of a data platform architecture that is suitable for the business needs of the program
  • Support data initiatives such as Agentic AI workflows implementation or Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) of complex assets
  • Contribute to the deployment and maintenance of tools part of the TCDS data platform
  • Develop ETL/ELT pipelines
  • Develop data mappings and lineage
  • Develop data quality rules
  • Deploy and monitor AI models in production

Benefits

  • Company paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program
  • Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period
  • Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave
  • Voluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability
  • Employee Discounts on home, auto, and gym membership
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