Director, Lead Data Engineer

Looking for a Director, Lead Data Engineer to join the Canada Data Office here at Manulife

The Director will enable the building, maintenance, enhancements, and support of new and existing Azure data pipelines for various analytical use cases inclusive of AI/ML/BI/GEN AI and reporting. You will lead and mentor a group of data engineers and partner with collaborators in understanding data and using it to serve our businesses and operations whilst ensuring alignment to Manulife's IT security and risk guidelines

Position Responsibilities:

• Gain deep understanding of data by collaborating with business and advanced analytics partners; demonstrate the understanding to design, curate and publish connected data sets that enables users to self-serve.
• Lead on ensuring our Azure applications in prod run within SLA and ensure their robustness and security.
• Propose technology improvements or come up with innovative solutions to solve business problems.
• Collaborate with Architecture, security and risk teams and implement the latest guidelines and Azure standard methodologies.
• Lead, mentor and guide data engineers to promote customer first approach.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and deployment using tools such as terraform.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines that enables automated code deployment.
• Participate in Agile sprints and ceremonies; supports rapid iteration and development.
• Take lead in maintaining the inventory of critical data elements and lineage.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships and fosters collaboration with various teams and partners within the organization.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's in computer/IT or data related fields required. Master's degree is a plus.
• 10 + years of previous data engineering experience, with 5+ years of experience working in enabling azure related data technologies.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Proficient knowledge in Azure infrastructure including subscriptions, resource groups, resources, RBAC for access control, Azure AD integration, and security principles.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Azure Databricks, ADF, ADLS, Synapse Serverless/dedicated/spark pools, Python, PySpark, and T-SQL along with experience designing and developing scripts for ETL processes and automation in Azure Data Factory and Azure Databricks.
• High proficiency in GIT/Jenkins/dev ops processes to maintain and resolve issues with data pipelines in prod.
• Knowledge of implementing azure technologies and networking via terraform along with ability to fix issues with Azure infrastructure in prod.
• Proficient in data modeling, data mart, data lakehouse architecture, SCD, data mesh, and delta lake overall.
• Solid understanding of data privacy and compliance regulations and standard methodologies for preserving customer data.

When you join our team:

• We'll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
• We'll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
• As part of our global team, we'll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

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Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.