Cloud Data Engineer

at  Providence Healthcare

Salary: The salary range for this position is CAD $38.12/Hr. - CAD $54.80/Hr. Summary:
Providence Health Care’s Data Engineering team is now accepting applications for a temporary full-time role.
Reporting to the Cloud Data Engineer Manager, the Cloud Data Engineer is responsible for the design, development and maintenance of the PHC organization’s data infrastructure, including their databases, warehouses, and pipelines, as well as ingesting, transforming, delivering, and sharing data for analysis and providing a robust foundation for data analytics, to support operational and strategic decisions-making at PHC. As a member of the Cloud Data Engineering sub-team within Data Analytics, creates and prepares data required for modern BI solutions, implement automated methods to improve data reliability and quality, gather requirements from the various business and analytics teams to build the data models and cloud-native, scalable and sustainable data pipelines and workflows within PHC local Analytics Data Hub and the shared PHC/VCH regional Analytics data platforms.
The Cloud Data Engineer will stay apprised of current trends and research on all aspects of dimensional modeling, optimization processes, data engineering and advanced analytics techniques and works in collaboration with provincial and national colleagues

Your duties will include:

• Data Infrastructure Development: Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines, warehouses, and reporting systems to support operational and clinical decision-making within the organization.
• Data Optimization and Automation: Implement internal process improvements, optimize data delivery, and automate manual processes to enhance scalability and efficiency.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with various teams to migrate and manage data and analytics platforms in the Azure cloud environment, ensuring compliance with data management policies and standards.
• Data Integration and Analysis: Identify, clean, and integrate large datasets for use in machine learning models, while adopting best practices in data integrity, performance tuning, and documentation.

Qualifications / Skills and Education:

EDUCATION

• A level of equivalent combination of education, training and experience would be considered to a Masters’ Degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, Software Engineering, or other related technical discipline is required plus at least three (3) years’ experience working as a Data Engineer, Software Developer, Business Intelligence Engineer or Data Scientist with experience in Cloud platform, manipulating, processing, and extracting value from large datasets.
• Cloud certificates related to AWS or Azure preferred.
• Experience with healthcare analytics is an asset.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrated ability in data modeling, ETL development, and data warehousing with solid knowledge of various industry standards such as dimensional modeling, and star schemas etc.
• Demonstrated ability to build and optimize data pipelines, architectures and data sets and computing tools such as Spark, MySQL, Azure, AWS, etc.
• Knowledge of methods and techniques involved in analytics, data mining, statistics, and optimization.
• Coding proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Python, Java, etc.).
• Proficiency working with both relational (SQL) and non-relational databases (NoSQL).
• Understanding of data privacy, security and related tools such as anonymization and encryption.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to clearly and fluently translate technical findings to non-technical partners and to communicate to multiple audiences using data storytelling and through graphics.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary environment and to develop recommendations using facilitation and consensus building.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and evaluation skills to discern and help solve the important problems facing health care, to identify new ways to leverage our data, and to direct efforts in the right direction.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Competitive salary: $74,618 - $107,264 CAD per year / $38.12 - $54.80 CAD per hour, depending on experience
• Comprehensive benefits: Eligible employees receive a robust medical and dental benefits package, including 4 weeks paid vacation starting.
• Pension plan: Work towards a comfortable retirement through employer-matched contributions to one of Canada’s strongest pension plans!
• Meaningful impact: Your dedication and expertise will directly impact the lives of patients, including many from marginalized communities, helping contribute to the public healthcare system we’re privileged to have here in BC
• Growth opportunities: We welcome individuals at all stages of their career, offering opportunities for professional development and growth.
• State-of-the-art facilities: The new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will be the most innovative approach to the delivery of integrated care in B.C. and Canada, designed to appropriately address the future health needs of patients, families and our communities. From hospital care to primary and community health solutions, the new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will continue to lead innovations in care, research, and teaching. The new St. Paul’s Hospital is expected to open in 2027.
• Inclusive culture: We respect the diversity, dignity and interdependence of all persons. We value the cultural richness that our diverse workforce brings to the care of our equally diverse population of patients and residents.

WHO WE ARE:

Providence is a non-profit healthcare provider with over fifteen sites, including a large tertiary hospital in the heart of Vancouver’s beautiful and vibrant Downtown, a smaller community hospital in the idyllic Mount Pleasant neighborhood, one of the largest referral centres for rehabilitation in British Columbia, and five long-term care facilities, as well as other clinics.
As a leading teaching and research organization, and the provincial referral center for Cardiac, HIV/AIDS, and Renal Care, we provide services ranging from acute and long-term care to leading substance use and addiction treatment supporting some of BC’s most marginalized communities. Guided by the motto “how you want to be treated”, delivering exceptional patient and family-centered care is our mission.
Curious about working at PHC and our culture? Check out the video below to learn more and meet some of the members of the team you’d be joining:

Your duties will include:

• Data Infrastructure Development: Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines, warehouses, and reporting systems to support operational and clinical decision-making within the organization.
• Data Optimization and Automation: Implement internal process improvements, optimize data delivery, and automate manual processes to enhance scalability and efficiency.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with various teams to migrate and manage data and analytics platforms in the Azure cloud environment, ensuring compliance with data management policies and standards.
• Data Integration and Analysis: Identify, clean, and integrate large datasets for use in machine learning models, while adopting best practices in data integrity, performance tuning, and documentation

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Competitive salary: $74,618 - $107,264 CAD per year / $38.12 - $54.80 CAD per hour, depending on experience
• Comprehensive benefits: Eligible employees receive a robust medical and dental benefits package, including 4 weeks paid vacation starting.
• Pension plan: Work towards a comfortable retirement through employer-matched contributions to one of Canada’s strongest pension plans!
• Meaningful impact: Your dedication and expertise will directly impact the lives of patients, including many from marginalized communities, helping contribute to the public healthcare system we’re privileged to have here in BC
• Growth opportunities: We welcome individuals at all stages of their career, offering opportunities for professional development and growth.
• State-of-the-art facilities: The new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will be the most innovative approach to the delivery of integrated care in B.C. and Canada, designed to appropriately address the future health needs of patients, families and our communities. From hospital care to primary and community health solutions, the new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will continue to lead innovations in care, research, and teaching. The new St. Paul’s Hospital is expected to open in 2027.
• Inclusive culture: We respect the diversity, dignity and interdependence of all persons. We value the cultural richness that our diverse workforce brings to the care of our equally diverse population of patients and residents