Data & Analytics - Technical Lead

Location: Montréal, Québec, Canada

Your professional transformation starts here

• Are you full of great ideas? Do you dream of building a greener future as part of a company that values your skills and opinions? Are you looking for a flexible employer that will give you the opportunity to grow within the company?
• This job is for you!
• We are looking for a Data & Analytics Technical Lead to provide hands-on technical leadership in the design, delivery, and operation of modern enterprise data solutions.
• This role is for someone who enjoys staying close to the technology. You will translate business requirements and architectural direction into robust, production-ready solutions while guiding the team through complex technical decisions.
• You will work at the intersection of data engineering, analytics, architecture, artificial intelligence, and operations to develop reliable, scalable, and sustainable solutions.

Why Join Sanimax

• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• Comprehensive group insurance program (dental, medical, life insurance, disability insurance, etc.)
• Hybrid remote work with a flexible schedule
• Telemedicine and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Pension plan with employer contributions
• Gym and physical activity reimbursement
• Professional development and career advancement opportunities within the company

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and production deployment of modern data and analytics solutions.
• Translate business requirements and architectural direction into practical, scalable, and maintainable technical solutions.
• Design and optimize data ingestion, transformation, and integration pipelines, ensuring performance and reliability.
• Provide technical direction to engineers, lead design and code reviews, and help resolve complex technical challenges.
• Ensure solution quality and reliability by incorporating best practices in data quality, security, governance, metadata, and lineage.
• Partner closely with architecture teams to evolve platforms and engineering practices based on business and technical needs.
• Improve automation, DataOps practices, and development and deployment processes.
• Mentor engineers, share best practices, and contribute to strengthening the team’s technical expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in data engineering, analytics, or data solution development, including experience in technical leadership.
• Strong hands-on experience with SQL, Python, Snowflake, and Power BI, as well as delivering production-grade data solutions.
• Experience with data orchestration, ingestion, transformation, and integration technologies.
• Strong understanding of CDC (Change Data Capture), incremental processing, data pipelines, and data modelling.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex integration, data quality, performance, and reliability issues.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly explain technical decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Assets

• Experience with Dagster or similar orchestration platforms, SQL Server, modern ELT/ETL approaches, and metadata-driven ingestion.
• Experience with dimensional and physical data modelling, semantic layers, and Power BI development.
• Knowledge of DataOps and DevOps practices within data and analytics environments.
• Strong technical expertise combined with a pragmatic, hands-on leadership style and the ability to solve complex technical challenges.
• A collaborative approach with sound technical judgment, a focus on quality and reliability, and the ability to guide, challenge, and empower engineers.
• English proficiency is required to effectively support and collaborate with English-speaking colleagues and business partners as part of the responsibilities of this position.
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• Thank you for your interest in joining our team. Please note that we will only contact those whose applications are being considered.
• At Sanimax, we see strength in diversity, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer