Description

• Analyze requirements to recommend, design and implement solutions for extracting and loading data at scale.
• Apply big-data techniques and tools to cleanse, transform and load data.
• Enrich and curate data according to established standards and processes.
• Leverage automation, machine learning or artificial intelligence to reduce manual effort and time to deliver.
• Implement new technology to keep ahead of the demand for data and analytics.
• Extend and evolve our data platform in collaboration with the BI team and user community.

• Implement recommend improvements to our architecture and processes.
• Plan and Implement Features that enhance the consistency, scalability, useability and security of our platform and assets.
• Support client groups through the data flow architecture, request and deployment process
• Actively contribute to the data community by posting articles, best practices and lessons learned and hosting interactive and pre-recorded learning sessions.

• Troubleshoot, analyze, resolve and prevent data load failures, support requests and incidents.
• Escalate issues to Senior Engineers and Support Partners as required.
• Roll-out code changes, bug fixes and feature enhancements via continuous integration and deployment pipelines
• Provide on-call support as required.

• 3-5+ years’ experience supporting and developing data, reporting and analytical platforms at a medium-large size organization.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure including resources, resource groups, identity and permissions, cost analysis, automation accounts, log analytics, alerts, etc.
• Experience with the Azure data platform. Ideal candidate has experience with most of the following: Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Lake, Power BI, Delta Lake.
• Experience working in an Agile Development environment; ideal candidate has used Azure Dev Ops to plan and participate in intake, backlog management, project completion and sprint activities.

• Knowledge of SQL, Python, Scala, Spark, DAX, Azure Automation Accounts, Logic Apps, Power Apps and the Power Platform
• Working knowledge of GIT including making branches, commits, pull requests and merges.
• Awareness of and exposure to new and up-in-coming technologies in the BI/Analytics/Azure space
• Knowledge of incremental loading patterns and an ability to extend and improve those patterns.
• Ability to quickly understand business problems and apply existing and new tools and techniques to solve the problem.
• Able to understand and empathize with customer needs and challenges.
• Comfortable balancing the needs of the customer with the needs of the team.
• Ability to self-teach/learn new technologies, software languages, APIS independently and with minimal support.

• Post-secondary graduate with a degree, diploma or certificate in computer science or equivalent combination of education, training and experience. 

• Evening and occasional weekend work may be required.
• Ability to participate in on-call after hours support rotation will be required.

• The target salary range for this position is $67,090 to $80,110 per year based on experience.
• Comprehensive medical and dental benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• A group RRSP/DPSP matching program
• Discount on tires and mechanical services
• Positive work culture, opportunities for growth and development, and work-life balance.
• Opportunities for professional development, such as training programs, mentorship, and tuition reimbursement.

Solving our customers’ automotive challenges and making a positive impact - It’s how we roll, and it’s been that way since Tom Foord opened the doors to Kal Tire in 1953 in beautiful Vernon, BC. Over the years, we’ve become a trusted partner for large and small industries and fleets across Canada. Our customers rely on our expertise, our make-it-happen approach to service, and our lineup of the most trusted tire brands in over 260 retail locations coast to coast. Kal Tire is also the largest truck re-treader in Canada, with 11 retread facilities across Canada and internationally, and has a state-of-the-art tire recycling facility in Chile, where 40% of the weight of scrap tires is recycled to return to mines as an alternative fuel. In addition, Kal Tire’s Mining Tire Group is an international leader in mining tire service and supply, servicing more than 150 mine sites across five continents. Kal Tire offers a culture that fosters inclusion and respect. We are committed to providing accessible employment practices in compliance with the AODA and AMA. Accommodation requests can be made at any stage of the recruitment or employment process. Applicants are asked to make their needs/requirements known.