Join our team and what we'll accomplish together
We are the TELUS Enterprise Data Engineering team and our mission is to drive TELUS to become a world-class data insights driven organization, delivering world-class data analytics capabilities built upon unified scalable platforms, advanced AI tooling, high quality data and a data-product/data platform oriented culture.
We are searching for a talented candidate to become our team’s Manager, Metadata and Data Quality. Reporting to the Director – Enterprise Data Engineering, the successful candidate will be responsible for leading a team of accomplished product owners, engineers and architects focused on metadata management and data quality initiatives. As a key leader in our cloud-first organization, you will drive TELUS's metadata management strategy while fostering a high-performing team culture. This role combines people leadership excellence with deep technical expertise in metadata management and data quality. What you'll do
Leadership Responsibilities:
• Lead and develop diverse technical teams while fostering stakeholder relationships across all levels, with focus on strategic planning and team performance metrics
• Drive cultural transformation towards CI/CD and DevOps excellence while balancing urgent business needs with long-term strategic initiatives
• Demonstrate thought leadership in privacy, ethics, and data technology while effectively translating technical considerations into business value
• Excel in recruiting and mentoring high-performing teams, with proven track record in strategic thinking, stakeholder management, and executive communication
Technical Responsibilities:
• Lead Collibra adoption and integration strategies across TELUS systems, while defining API approaches and metadata management solutions
• Oversee cloud-based API enablement, test strategies, and site reliability measures, including critical operational issue resolution
• Drive enterprise metadata and data quality management initiatives, leveraging deep expertise in data lineage and Collibra administrationWhat you bring
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent
5+ years of team leadership experience (managing >8 direct reports)
5+ years Data Engineering or Software Engineering experience
Fluency in English (written and verbal)
Demonstrate technical excellent in RESTful architecture, GCP Kubernetes, CI/CD, Java/Spring Boot, and diverse database platforms (Oracle, BigQuery, PostgreSQL, NoSQL)
Great-to-Haves:
Data Management (DAMA) Body of Knowledge experience
TM Forum Frameworks and open API experience
Master's degree
PMP Certification
