Data Infrastructure Lead

Role Responsibilities

Make an Impact with Data

If you are passionate about building robust data systems and enjoy collaborating with a small, dynamic team, this role is for you! As Data Infrastructure Lead, you will design and optimize enterprise-wide data infrastructure that powers digital services and business intelligence across the department.

About the Role

Reporting to the Manager – Data Operations, you will:

• Build and maintain data pipelines, cloud storage, and data warehouses.
• Assess existing infrastructure and develop a roadmap for improvement.
• Implement orchestration platforms and automation tools for reliable data movement.
• Organize structured and unstructured data into analyst-friendly formats.
• Establish standards and best practices for data infrastructure development.

This role combines technical expertise with leadership and communication skills to advance Advanced Education’s data management maturity.

Key Responsibilities

Data Infrastructure Development

• Design and implement pipelines from multiple sources to cloud storage and data warehouse.
• Automate error reporting and maintain tooling libraries for quality assurance.
• Support transformation tools like DBT for centralized data operations.

Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing

• Mentor team members on infrastructure skills and validate pipeline functionality.
• Crosstrain with data modelling and reporting colleagues for business continuity.
• Assist in developing frameworks, governance processes, and hiring plans.

Planning & Standards

• Establish infrastructure standards and documentation.
• Prioritize development work based on business needs and technical dependencies.
• Maintain a roadmap for infrastructure improvements and build a resource library.

What We are Looking For

• Strong technical skills in data engineering and cloud infrastructure.
• Ability to lead, communicate, and collaborate effectively.
• Experience with data orchestration, automation, and transformation tools.

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

Systems Thinking: Understands and acts with an awareness of the ministry’s culture, business, and environment; the government’s direction and political climate; and stakeholder issues across Alberta’s economic, innovation, and learning systems. Demonstrates strong analytical skills and sound judgment to manage high-profile functions involving sensitive information.

Develop Networks: Developing collaborative environments by focusing on authentic relationships that leverage expertise, ingenuity, and effort from staff and colleagues across the Ministry, Government, and post-secondary system.

Creative Problem Solving: identifies and brings together the right people to solve complex problems and find solutions; seeks out alternative ways to improve complex systems or processes to better achieve desired outcomes.

Drive for Results: Plans for and delivers results, from concrete deliverables to process improvements, managing resources effectively, and ensuring attention to detail.

Build Collaborative Environments: Strong track record in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

Applicants must have a University graduation (in computer science or a related discipline plus four years related experience; or equivalent as below:

Equivalency:

A related two-year diploma in computer technology or a related discipline from a recognized postsecondary institution and six years related experience; or a related one year certificate from a recognized post-secondary institution and seven years related experience

These skills and experience are essential:

• Strong knowledge of data scripting languages Python, Data Build Tool (DBT), and Linux.
• Experience using version control systems: branching, writing and saving code, creating pull requests, doing pull requests for code reviews, etc.
• Knowledge of orchestration, cloud hosting and storage, and cloud database management, including the ability to connect data sources to a cloud storage target and a data warehouse in a customized way.
• Experience developing and managing process logging, messaging and alert systems.
• Advanced working knowledge of database languages (SQL) and experience working with relational databases, query authoring (SQL) as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases.
• Strong analytic skills related to working with unstructured data (JSON-style data).

 The following practical experience is desirable:

• Agile delivery approaches such as DataOps, CI/CD, or DevOps
• Data modelling
• Visualization tools such as PowerBI, SSRS, Tableau

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

This competition is for a permanent position based in Edmonton, offering a work schedule of Monday to Friday, totaling 36.25 hours per week.

A cover letter is required with your application and may be used to assess your communication abilities as part of the screening process.

In your cover letter, please provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how your qualifications meet the advertised requirements for this position and the behavioral competencies (Agility, Build Collaborative Environments, Develop Networks, Systems Thinking) required for the role.

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience.

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies across the government of Alberta, at equal or lower classification and salary.

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer to prospective employees:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca.
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits.
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.