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MPAC is dedicated to fostering an environment where employees can bring their full, unique and authentic selves and are inspired to do their best work.\nOur Information Technology team works closely with each department across the business to design, build and deliver innovative solutions that help make MPAC an international leader in the property assessment industry. The way we think about technology is different, and our teams are proud to share their knowledge and contribute to meaningful, technology-enabled success stories that enhance operational intelligence and customer service delivery. We tackle complex problems collaboratively in an agile environment, and are committed to ensuring MPAC technology is consistently available, scalable, performance-based and secure. We’re a group of forward-thinking and talented professionals who stay ahead of the game by using open source technology, cutting-edge cloud computing, advanced analytics and predictive and machine learning models.\nJob Description\nWhat makes you great for this role?\nYou provide overall project coordination, team leadership and control of activities related to the elaboration, construction and transition of a diverse range of IT solutions. You are able to convey technical expertise and advice to management and stakeholders to leverage IT solutions and applications that will meet program/service goals and objectives.\nWe have:\nA team of highly skilled, dedicated and collaborative staff to work with\nLeadership that supports you \nAn enterprise that embraces change\nA work environment that has flexible work locations (including hybrid), hours of work and overall employee wellness support\nYou have:\nDiploma or Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field\n7+ years of progressive development experience in a senior technical capacityAmazon Web Services (AWS) including Lambda, Glue, S3, Redshift and related cloud-native services\nPython, SQL, Groovy, PostgreSQL \nKubernetes, OpenSearch, Apache Iceberg or Apache Hudi\nApache Spark, Kafka or similar streaming technologies\n\nAdvanced knowledge of IT technology, tools, skills, techniques and methods\n3+ years of experience in an IT Team Lead capacity\nComputer science and data engineering principles, including programming, data structures, algorithms, data modelling, data architecture and scalable data pipeline design.\nModern software engineering and DataOps practices, including CI/CD, version control, automated testing, infrastructure as code, observability, monitoring and data quality.\nDesigning cloud-native applications and modern data platforms using distributed processing, data lake/lakehouse architectures, APIs, event-driven design and messaging technologies.\nCore data engineering practices, including data ingestion, transformation, orchestration, storage, metadata management, data lineage and data governance.\nEffective conflict resolution, team building and client relationship management skills\nAnalytical and interpretative reasoning skills to assess client needs and develop cost effective and efficient IT solutions\nStrong interpersonal and communication skills to communicate effectively to a wide variety of audiences\nNice to have:\nAWS, Data Engineering, Analytics, or Data Architecture certifications (or actively pursuing certification)\n\nExpertise in cloud computing architecture\nWhat you will do:\nLead the architecture, design, and delivery of AWS-based OLAP, data warehouse, and lakehouse solutions that enable enterprise reporting, advanced analytics, AI, and business intelligence capabilities.\nProvide technical leadership and mentorship to Data Engineers, establishing best practices for AWS cloud architecture, data modeling, performance optimization, and DataOps.\nDesign, develop, and optimize scalable AWS-native data pipelines using services such as Redshift, Glue, Lambda, and S3 to support batch, streaming, and near real-time analytics workloads.\nLead the implementation of modern cloud data platforms and analytical environments, ensuring scalability, reliability, security, and cost efficiency.\nEstablish and govern enterprise standards for data quality, governance, lineage, metadata management, and security to deliver trusted and business-ready data assets.\nLead technical investigations, proof-of-concepts, and the resolution of complex production issues while overseeing monitoring, observability, and platform performance.\nAdditional Information:\nRequisition ID: 3189\nJob Type: Union\nClosing Date: October 22, 2026\nReady to apply?\nPlease note, only applications submitted through the Applicant Tracking System will be accepted.\nSuccessful candidates will be required to undergo a background verification with Mintz Global Screening. By applying to this job posting, you are providing your consent to MPAC to share your name, email address and phone number with Mintz, to conduct the criminal and driver abstract check and for Mintz to disclose the results to MPAC, should you be the successful incumbent.\nMPAC is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment where all employees and members of the public feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflect the diversity of the public and communities we serve.\nPersons with disability who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may email their request to .\nWe may use technology and automated tools to support recruitment and selection processes. All artificial intelligence (AI) outputs are reviewed and validated by our recruitment team.\nWe thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.\nPlease note that MPAC prohibits employees from holding a current/valid real estate license and successful applicants must at least suspend their real estate licenses during their period of employment at MPAC as outlined in our Employee Code of Conduct.\nJob advertisements for positions that have been designated bilingual will be posted in both English and French on our website. 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