Data Engineering, Team Lead

Vancity • Vancouver, BC

140d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Data Engineering Team Lead, you will provide technical leadership and direction for the organization’s data engineering capabilities. The role sets engineering standards, designs scalable and secure data architectures, and leads to complex, cross-team data initiatives. While remaining hands-on, you will influence platform strategy, mentor engineers, and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, governance, and business priorities.

This is a Full-time, Permanent role based at our Head Office in Vancouver, British Columbia and will report directly to the Director, Data Platforms. Our head office is based in Vancouver, but we are open to candidates in BC and Ontario. While this position is for an existing vacancy and provides a hybrid work arrangement, you will be expected to be on-site for events and business demands when needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical discipline
• 6-8+ years of industry experience in Data Engineering or related field handling data processing and transformation of disparate datasets
• Experience with big data and analytics programming languages such as Python, R, Spark in Databricks
• Experience with batch and real-time processing frameworks (EventHub, Apache Spark, Apache Kafka, etc.)
• Strong ability to innovate and adapt to emerging technologies
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to manage competing priorities
• Experience with Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Semarchy and EventHub
• Exposure to DevSecOps practices and security-first principles
• Understanding of data storage, mapping, modeling, and real-time data handling

Responsibilities

• Solving highly complex, ambiguous engineering and architectural problems
• Making key technical decisions that influence platform scalability, reliability, and future direction
• Evaluating and selecting tools, frameworks, and patterns with long-term impact in mind
• Balancing technical excellence with delivery timelines and business priorities
• Communicating architectural designs, trade-offs, and recommendations to senior technical and business stakeholders
• Acting as a trusted technical advisor to product, analytics, and platform leadership
• Influencing engineering practices and standards across multiple teams
• Facilitating alignment between business needs and technical solutions
• Operating as a senior individual contributor with no formal people management responsibilities
• Providing mentorship and technical leadership to junior engineers
• Leading by example in code quality, operational excellence, and engineering discipline

Benefits

• Living Wage Employer: We’re the largest private-sector Living Wage Employer in Canada and consistently ranked among Canada’s Top Employers.
• Customizable Benefits: Permanent employees receive flexible benefit packages that can be tailored annually to meet evolving needs.
• Generous Vacation: New employees start with 3-4 weeks of vacation per year, with additional days earned over time.
• Extra Stat Holidays: In addition to BC’s 11 statutory holidays, we offer 2 extra days, plus care days for personal or family illness.
• Immediate Health Coverage: Health and dental benefits begin on your hire date, with three levels of coverage to choose from.
• Defined Benefit Pension: Our retirement plan provides a guaranteed income for life, recognizing that retirement looks different for everyone.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees