ETL Data Engineer - Assistant Vice President
At a glance
VP-level Data Engineering role at Citi. Mississauga Ontario Canada · full-time · CA$94,300–CA$141,500 base.
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What you'll do
- Guide application work from analysis and design through coding, testing and rollout, while supporting business users and operations
- Use ETL and application expertise to assess difficult system and process issues and choose appropriate responses
- Improve code quality, testability, reliability and day-to-day operations across development work
- Work across older platforms and newer big-data or distributed systems, adopting tools and methods as technology changes
- Assess risks in business decisions, follow applicable controls and policies, and escalate or report control concerns
What you bring
- At least five years of relevant experience
- Hands-on use of Ab Initio or another ETL tool across Unix/Linux and Windows environments
- Strong grasp of data warehouse and ETL architecture, design, and development practices
- Experience resolving complex ETL, SQL workload and Unix scripting problems, plus database development with Oracle or MySQL
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Who this fits
This role suits an experienced ETL engineer comfortable owning work with limited direct oversight and spanning application development, data platforms and operational support. The position is hybrid in Canada.
From the employer
The ETL Data Engineer is responsible for participation in the establishment and implementation of new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to contribute to applications systems analysis and programming activities.
Responsibilities:
Monitor and control all phases of development process and analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation as well as provide user and operational support on applications to business users
Utilize in-depth specialty knowledge of applications development to analyze complex problems/issues, provide evaluation of business process, system process, and industry standards, and make evaluative judgement
Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
Advocates for continuous improvement, particularly in code quality, testability, reliability, and operational excellence
Enthusiastic about rapid technological change and comfortable adopting new tools, platforms, and methodologies
Capable of working across a broad technology spectrum, from legacy systems to modern big‑data and distributed platforms
Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
Required Qualifications:
5+ years of relevant experience
Hands-on experience with Ab Initio or any other ETL tools (required) on Unix/Linux and Windows platforms
Strong knowledge of Data Warehouse and ETL architecture, design principles, and development methodologies
Broad cross‑functional IT experience, including application integration and interface design
Experience managing and resolving complex issues across ETL processes, SQL workloads, and Unix scripts
Hands‑on database application development using Oracle and/or MySQL
Working knowledge of messaging and streaming technologies such as JMS, MQ, or Kafka is preferred
Preferred Qualifications:
Proficient in Oracle databases (preferred) and strong working knowledge of Linux environments
Advanced expertise in Unix shell scripting, SQL and PL/SQL development, and troubleshooting ETL pipelines
Proven experience in performance tuning, benchmarking, throughput analysis, and capacity planning
Experience designing and building shared frameworks and utility services, including logging, monitoring, and error‑handling
Familiarity with Agile development methodologies (Scrum/Kanban preferred)
Experience with change and release management processes
Exposure to the Financial Services domain is strongly preferred
Experience developing applications using Spark, Scala, Java or Python is a plus
Working knowledge of messaging and streaming technologies such as JMS, MQ, or Kafka is preferred
Education:
Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
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Job Family Group:
Technology------------------------------------------------------
Job Family:
Applications Development------------------------------------------------------
Time Type:
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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
$94,300.00 - $141,500.00------------------------------------------------------
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