WE ARE LOOKING FOR A forward-thinking, forward-doing LEADER The Opportunity You are a tech-savvy wizard who’s passionate about finding the right solutions and ensuring a smooth-running system environment. You are not afraid to pave the way for bigger and better things. We’re looking for someone to lead and coach a team of talented data engineering specialists who are responsible for collecting, sorting, processing, and analyzing huge sets of data. We are looking for someone whose primary focus will be on finding creative optimal solutions to use for these purposes, then maintaining, implementing, and monitoring them. The Team You’ve Been Looking For AMA is more than a workplace; it’s a family. Together, we help protect the things that matter most to our more than one-million members—everything from roadside safety to retail savings, food security to childhood well-being. And with operations that span automotive, registries, travel, insurance and more, the opportunities to grow with us are almost limitless! Building on a century of proud service in Alberta communities, we’re passionate about making a meaningful difference in the places where we live and work. And that all begins with our people. As part of the AMA team, you’ll enjoy: Competitive salary and flexible benefits Employer-paid retirement savings program Employee-exclusive discounts on travel, insurance, memberships, and more Free travel medical insurance for you and your immediate family Ongoing professional development Paid vacation and personal days, including a Volunteer Day and Me Day Flexible work models that make sense for your lifestyle Who You Are Creating an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture. Identifying training needs and providing coaching and mentorship. Listening to team members’ feedback and resolving any issues or conflicts. Recognizing high performance and rewarding accomplishments. Suggesting and organizing team-building activities. Assisting with hiring processes and new team member training. Performing regular appraisal of team member’s performance and devising strategies for improvement Representing and raising concerns about technical debt. You thrive on finding simple solutions to complicated problems and explaining them to others comes as naturally to you as breathing. You're a master multi-tasker who can juggle a variety of priorities with ease — you have no problem getting things done. You love Agile development and get energized driving this process forward! You're a flexible and responsive team player who is comfortable working with all levels in an organization. You love to break down major work items into feature level deliverables and minimum viable product releases. You get what it means to be part of a team and thrive in a collaborative environment—whether open-office, remote or hybrid. For you, it’s about people before place. You believe that a team is greater than the sum of its parts. You love to remove roadblocks to allow product owners to execute their deliverables with our agile teams. You can see the big picture and how different systems can work together. You handle even the tightest deadlines with a cool head and clear vision. You lead and tackle every project, no matter its size, with enthusiasm, curiosity, and a head for innovation. You work best in a culture of learning where you feel supported, motivated to grow, and are given ample opportunity to be a top performer. You are committed to taking ownership and accountability for assigned tasks assigned to her/his team. How You’ll Make an Impact Reporting to the Director, Insurance Information Services, you will provide guidance to a team of data engineering specialists who are responsible for collecting, sorting, processing, and analyzing huge sets of data. Lead a team of engineers that design & implement data warehouse solutions to enhance our customer’s experience. Provide recommendations on big data and data warehouse strategies and tools along with detailed analysis; develop standards and processes related to data cleaning, data quality, data consolidation, data modeling, data masking, data transformations, data enrichment. Investigate new products, tools, and data technologies (Data Warehouse, ETL/ELT, Big Data, Data Mining) to add value to the business; ensure applications are on the right platform and that we’re in a sustainable position moving forward. Provide operational support for existing data warehouse environment. Use best practices to write well designed, testable, and efficient code. Develop, test, manage, schedule and document data storage operations and tasks; provide coaching and mentoring to staff with regards to data management process and practices. Identify technical debt/operational improvements & implement solutions. Meet with business partners to understand & gather requirements for strategic initiatives. Work in a collaborative space with a team of people. What You Bring to the Table You have a university degree in computer science or computer engineering. You have a minimum of 8+ years’ progressive experience in data engineering or a related discipline. Strong proficiency with Data Warehouse technologies and concepts. You have experience leading, and mentoring, a team. You have experience with operational data stores, data warehouses/mart, data distribution, data modeling, data movement/ELT, data lineage, data cleansing, data enrichment, and data governance. Proficiency with Data Warehouse and ELT technologies such as: Snowflake and Qlick Replicate is preferred. Proficiency with data management languages and tools such as: SQL, Python, DBT, WhereScape Red, Snowpark, R, Scala is an asset. Experience with customer master data management is an asset. Proficiency in data analysis tools (Power BI, Excel Pivot Tables, Tableau) as asset. Experience with Agile/Scrum an asset. Proven track record with the Kimball Methodology, Data Vault, and Agile Methodologies. Practical experience with software development and data engineering practices. Skilled with test driven development (TDD), continuous integration and deployment. Belonging Matters Here AMA is committed to providing an inclusive, respectful, and accessible environment. If you require an accommodation at any time during our recruitment process, please contact recruitment@ama.ab.ca. We’ll work with you feel supported throughout your journey with us. - WORK MODEL: Hybrid-Light - We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. AMA is a membership organization representing a million Albertans across the province. We offer roadside assistance, travel, registries, insurance, driver education, a member rewards program, community events and more. But we’re more than our products and services; we’re about a shared commitment to what we call TYLF—Treat You Like Friends and Family. If you’re looking for an inspiring career in a workplace where every exchange comes from a place of genuine care and connection, you’re our kind of people! We offer accommodations for all applicants with disabilities in all stages of the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please advise your Talent Scout during your job application, and we will work with you to meet your unique needs.
