Category: Software Development/ Engineering
Main location: Canada, Nova Scotia, Halifax
Alternate Location(s):
Canada, New Brunswick,
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador,
Canada, P. E. I.,
Position ID: J0625-1097
Employment Type: Full Time

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

This is an exciting time for CGI, and we want you to be part of it. We are Canada’s largest independent information technology services firm, and we are still growing! We are expanding in Atlantic Canada, and we need your skills, enthusiasm, and dedication as part of our team.
We are seeking a highly skilled Data Steward to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for Promoting Data Governance Standards.

SKILLS:

• Data Analysis

5+ years of experience in data governance, data management, or data architecture.

• Proven experience in handling data access management and auditing.
• Strong SQL expertise (Oracle, Postgres, Google BigQuery experience is a plus).
• Strong ETL knowledge and ability to map data flows and collaborate with engineers to maintain data pipelines.
• Strong data analysis skills using excel, pivots, statistical analysis or other means to derive insights from data sets

Technical Skills

• Programming and querying: SQL (Expert) and Python (Beginner to Intermediate).
• Experience with AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines

Soft Skills

• Excellent customer and stakeholder management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate complex topics to non-technical members of the business.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a hybrid environment

YOUR FUTURE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Promoting Data Governance Standards: Advocate and socialize global data governance standards and the global data model across teams.

• Consumer Support: Understand the data asset architecture and guide consumers in locating and accessing high-quality data.
• Collaboration with Stakeholders: Partner with business stakeholders and master data management specialists to define data management and consolidation rules.
• ETL Expertise: Map data flows to and from data assets. Act as an expert in Extraction, Transformation, and Load (ETL) processes across diverse data sources and consumers.
• Data Access and Auditing: Provision access to global datasets and conduct periodic audits to refine access permissions based on evolving business needs.
• Data Analysis: Explore and analyze data structures to test assumptions and business rules, propose solutions for handling outliers/edge cases, and define joins even when documentation is lacking.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE:

5+ years of experience in data governance, data management, or data architecture.

• Proven experience in handling data access management and auditing.
• Strong SQL expertise (Oracle, Postgres, Google BigQuery experience is a plus).
• Strong ETL knowledge and ability to map data flows and collaborate with engineers to maintain data pipelines.
• Strong data analysis skills using excel, pivots, statistical analysis or other means to derive insights from data sets.

Technical Skills

• Programming and querying: SQL (Expert) and Python (Beginner to Intermediate).
• Experience with AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.

Soft Skills

• Excellent customer and stakeholder management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate complex topics to non-technical members of the business.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a hybrid environment.

Alternate Locations: (Hybrid – minimum 2 days in office/week) | Moncton or Fredericton (NB), Stratford (PE), St. John’s (NL)

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