Lead Data Engineer

The Lead Data Engineer position at Manulife offers an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of building and enhancing data capabilities, aligning with our mission to become a digital customer leader. This role is crucial in implementing, optimizing, and maintaining data assets that drive strategic business decisions. By joining our team, you will have the chance to mentor and lead a high-performing team, stay updated with the latest technologies, and contribute to a collaborative and innovative work environment.

Position Responsibilities:

• Mentor and coach data engineers, fostering a high-performing team culture.
• Design, develop, and manage scalable data pipelines for diverse data sources.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design accurate data schemas.
• Continuously optimize ETL processes for efficiency and real-time processing.
• Ensure data quality through rigorous testing and validation mechanisms.
• Deploy and integrate Azure Data Services (ADF, Databricks) using DevOps tools and principles: GitHub Repository, Jenkins CI\CD pipelines, integrated unit tests

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience as a Data Engineer.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Understanding of Azure infrastructure and security principles and proven experience with Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Python/PySpark, Java, Scala.
• Knowledge of Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS Gen2) and its topology on blob storage with file hierarchy, storage account, containers, and folders.
• Proficient in data mart fact and dimension design concepts, ETL\ELT , implementing with Python, PySpark, store procedures, SQL in ADLS with Lakehouse architecture using Databricks or in Azure Synapse with Dedicated SQL pool.
• Understanding of integrations with Azure AD and Azure security principles (user group, service principal, managed identity), network concepts (VNet, Subnet, NSG rules, private endpoints), password\credential\key management and data protection.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with LLM and AI tools.
• Proficiency in using Unity Catalog.
• Experience with Power BI for data modeling and reporting.
• Strong problem-solving skills and technical issue resolution.
• Excellent communication skills for collaboration with diverse teams.

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.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact recruitment@manulife.com.

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If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact recruitment@manulife.com for the salary range for your location. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.

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 recruitment@manulife.com for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.