Data Engineer

The Data Engineer is responsible for creating and managing the company’s Data infrastructure and tools. In short - you know how to get results from vast amounts of data quickly. In this role, the Data Engineer’s primary focus will be on choosing optimal solutions to use for these purposes, then maintaining, implementing, and monitoring them. You will also be responsible for integrating them with the architecture used across the company.

This is a full-time, in-person role at our Victoria office. 

What you’ll do:

• Support the building of data acquisition and preparation processes
• Creating data integration scripts and executing analytical queries that transform and utilize data for business insights
• Data pipeline maintenance/testing
• Facilitate data cleansing and data enrichment
• Identify ways to improve data reliability, efficiency, and quality
• Prepare data for predictive and prescriptive modeling
• Support machine learning operations (MLOps)
• Enable searching, data visualization, and advanced analytics functionality
• Work with stakeholders to understand needs for data structure, availability, and accessibility
• Selecting and integrating any data tools and frameworks required to provide requested capabilities
• Implement data security and protection practices
• Defining data retention policies
• Designing and developing databases
• Create technical documentation, such as user manuals, process flow diagrams, system architecture diagrams, etc.
• Responsible for ensuring the accuracy and quality of data

What you bring: 

EXPERIENCE/TRAINING/EDUCATION:

At least four years’ experience is preferred.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. 
• Problem-solving, teamwork, and effective communication with both technical and non-technical audiences are crucial.

REASONING ABILITY:

High Skills:

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. 
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

High Skills:

• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

SKILLS/ABILITIES: 

• Knowledge of various ETL techniques and frameworks
• Strong background with data modeling, data access, and data storage techniques
• Proficiency in Application Development code like Python, C#, R or Java
• Strong background to manage the entire back-end development life cycle of a data warehouse
• Proficiency understanding of Data Store technologies like Relational Databases and NoSQL but not limited to those
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure and services like Azure, AWS, or GCP
• Experience with integration of data from multiple data sources
• Being able to set up and manage ETL tools and pipelines that support these projects
• Proficiency understanding of distributed computing principles
• Knowledge of BI tools and what they require, such as Power BI and Tableau

Compensation: $65-$80k.
Compensation will be determined by factors including knowledge and skills, role-specific qualifications, and experience of each candidate.

Life at Buyerlink:

• Take part in our Service Days program - where you'll be rewarded with paid time off for volunteering and making a positive impact in your community.
• Join forces with our diverse Global Community and connect with team members from all over the world.
• We offer a comprehensive extended health benefits package to ensure your total well-being.
• We're dedicated to your professional growth and will support you every step of the way on your career path with ongoing Professional Development opportunities.
• Enjoy delectable, complimentary lunches, and participate in exciting team events in-office.

Who we are:
As a fully integrated technology platform, Buyerlink simplifies online marketing, empowering businesses of all sizes to gain access to in-market locally-targeted consumer demand at scale. While Buyerlink is focused on providing a massively effective, locally targeted marketing solution, as a One Planet company our true fulfillment stems from operating a mission-driven business with a measurably positive impact on the world. Our fundamental values place love at the center of every facet of the business. We stand for social justice, women's rights, racial justice, and unity. Buyerlink provides the means to uphold our unwavering commitment to universal philanthropy.