Principal Developer - Cloud Engineering

What You’ll Do

The Data Technology team is looking for a hands-on Principal Developer - Cloud Engineering to join our transformational team with a focus on enabling data platforms/technologies in the cloud such as ADLS Gen 2, Azure Synapse, as well as acquiring data from various systems and creating services to expose data for enterprise consumption. The data technologies/platforms will enable teams across Canadian Tire for business intelligences, data analytics, data sciences, and Marketing technologies purposes.

• Lead development/engineering team members (no direct reports) in building and supporting the underlying cloud data platforms and capabilities which align with business needs
• Ensure code and products being produced by the development team is of high quality and meets design standards
• Commit to results by taking personal responsibility for achieving mutually agreed upon individual/team objectives and working collaboratively and cooperatively with others to achieve shared goals, objectives, and key results
• Oversee and perform the development/engineering team members pipeline/job development activities to acquire data from various systems of record across CTC, and enable downstream consumption of data from the platforms for various use cases (e.g., development of APIs)
• Ensure the cloud data platforms/capabilities are aligned with the data strategy, and in alignment with security, data governance, and audit compliance
• Work with the product manager(s) to conduct requirement analysis and play a key role in assisting the technical product management team in defining product and engineering roadmaps leading to the enablement of self-serve data & analytics platforms
• Support release management activities, as well as diagnose and troubleshoot issues that occur on the platform and the jobs that are built (act as incident and problem coordinator where required)
• Responsible for collaborating with the Architecture teams to define all aspects of the platform architecture, implementation plans, design standards, and be able to clearly articulate how these enable the data platform user stakeholder community
• Seek opportunities to optimize activities in the data platforms, development activities, processes, as well as implementing mechanisms to automate/streamline activities (e.g., automating administrative activities, infrastructure, and application deployments, etc.)
• Create documentation and communicate with stakeholders on our cloud data platforms, technological capabilities, services, and processes and provide knowledge transfer or training for other team members, where needed

What You Bring

• 2+ years working in an Agile environment and familiarity with SDLC processes, including experience utilizing tools such as JIRA and Confluence
• Self-motivated, agile, and innovative team member, who can manage in an environment of change and ambiguity
• Certification in one or more of the following technology subject areas is an asset: Azure/Cloud, Database, Data, Business Intelligence, Data Science/ML/AI
• Strong leadership skills with proven ability to guide development/engineering teams to ensure best practices are being followed
• 5-7+ years of experience in a delivery environment with focus on data platform, data engineering, data architecture, and data integration technology solutions, as well as application security models
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field is preferred
• Strong knowledge and experience with Microsoft Azure to install, configure, test, and deploy enterprise network infrastructure, including the use of ARM templates
• Knowledge and practical experience with multiple popular programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, Spark, SQL, etc.)
• Working experience with GIT, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Artifactory, CI/CD, and Terraform is preferred
• 3+ years of experience working with Cloud Technologies, with preference to Azure PaaS services
• Strong knowledge of real-time and batch data processing, design & building Kafka pipelines for streaming data using spark or other comparable technology
• Previous experience working in the retail industry is an asset
• Broad knowledge across foundational technology domains including security, networking, and infrastructure

Hybrid

We value flexibility. We have adopted a hybrid work model whereby employees use a combination of working in office and virtually in service of outcomes. Each leader is empowered to decide what work is best achieved in person based on the unique needs of their team.

About Us

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, 1,700 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies. We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward. We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees. As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees. Join us in helping to make life in Canada better through living and working our Core Values: we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together and we take personal responsibility. It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide-ranging! Join us, where there's a place for you here.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.

Accommodations

We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.