Data Architect

Company Description

Curinos is the leading provider of data, technologies, and insights that empower financial institutions to make better, faster, and more profitable data-driven decisions. Emerging from the merger of two industry powerhouses, Novantas and Informa's FBX business, Curinos introduces a new level of industry expertise across deposits, lending, and digital experience solutions and technologies.

Job Description

We are seeking a Data Architect to build our data infrastructure and spearhead data operations for a new product at Curinos. We aim to transform our best-in-class data assets into customer-specific insights, allowing financial institutions to provide personalized customer experiences resulting in increased Customer Lifetime Value. As an integral member of the Data Fabric team, you will be crucial in realizing this vision for our clients.

Your duties will encompass building and maintaining production data pipelines, including orchestration, transformation, and auditing. Sources will encompass raw data from third-party sources, outputs from other internal applications/ETL processes, while destinations will include an internal lakehouse as well as downstream applications and machine learning models.

You will also be tasked with overseeing the design and construction of our new internal data lakehouse. This includes handling data integration, storage, organization, governance, cataloging, and security. This will be achieved by integrating external vendors and strengthening internal capabilities.

In this role, you will be working closely with partner engineering and product teams to ensure the outputs of data pipelines are accessible and ingestible by downstream applications and machine learning models. As part of this, you will ensure the movement of sensitive data adheres to MDM best practices in collaboration with DevSecOps and other stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in data engineering or related roles
• Experience in creating and maintaining data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes
• Familiarity with big data stacks and technologies such as Spark and Hadoop
• Experience with cloud infrastructure like AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Knowledge of data governance principles
• Previous experience with Databricks is a plus
• Prior experience in an architect role is preferred
• Degree in Computer Science, a related quantitative field, or equivalent work experience
• Required programming languages: Scala or Java and SQL. Working knowledge of Spark and Python is highly desirable
• Background in FinTech, finance, or banking is beneficial
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A team player capable of thriving in an intellectually stimulating environment

This is a hybrid role. Ideally, the successful candidate will be located near our regional hub in Toronto and can travel to our office for work sessions or team meetings when necessary.

Additional Information

Why work at Curinos?

• Competitive benefits package consisting of a variety of Financial, Health and Lifestyle options

• Flexible working arrangements, including remote working, flexible hours, and part-time options, subject to role requirements

• Generous annual leave, floating holidays, volunteering days, and a birthday leave!

• Learning and development tools to aid with personal career development

• Opportunity to work with industry-leading Subject Matter Experts and specialized products

• Regular social activities and networking opportunities

• An inclusive, supportive work culture, including an active DE&I program

• Employee Assistance Program providing expert third-party advice on wellbeing, relationships, legal and financial matters, along with access to counseling services

Applying:

We recognize that the 'perfect candidate' doesn't always exist, and people can be discouraged from applying if they don't meet all requirements. If you're excited to work with us and possess relevant skills or experience, then please don't hesitate to apply. You might be just what we're looking for!

If you require any accommodations to support your application, such as alternative formats, accessing our buildings, or any adjusted interview formats, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected], and we’ll provide all the help we can.

Inclusivity at Curinos:

We value diversity and strive to create supportive and inclusive workspaces where our colleagues can thrive. As such, Curinos is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship or any other protected characteristics.