Job Description Core

Factor is searching for a Manager, Data Platforms on a permanent/full-time basis for a client in the GTA.

This position is hybrid and will require the successful incumbent to be in the office two (2) days per week.

Job Purpose Develop, execute and maintain a comprehensive enterprise data platform strategy and capabilities to support the secure, scalable and governed use of enterprise data across Hydro One.

Lead the planning, design, delivery, operation and continuous improvement of enterprise data platforms, including Snowflake, cloud data services, data engineering and reusable enterprise data products.

Duties and Responsibilities Develop, execute and maintain a complete data engineering strategy and capabilities.

Partner with cross-functional teams to scope data requirements and build scalable data engineering solutions.

Facilitate, educate and promote adoption of data engineering tools, standards, processes and procedures.

Manage, support and develop data services staff.

Coordinate and define data engineering requirements, priorities and delivery responsibilities across business and technology teams.

Establish data engineering standards, reusable patterns and development practices.

Guide and facilitate data quality, pipeline and engineering issue resolution processes.

Provide leadership on data engineering best practices, data quality and performance measures.

Communicate data engineering strategy, standards, patterns and procedures across the organization.

Enforce compliance with internal data engineering, architecture, security and data governance standards and procedures.





Data Architecture Support cross-functional teams in defining data structures, storage needs and data movement requirements.

Establish and maintain enterprise data architecture standards, patterns and models to support scalable, consistent and reusable data solutions.

Data Analytics Define and analyze information required for business decisions, including benchmarking.

Perform fit-gap analysis of decision-support data.

Evaluate data quality, accuracy requirements and ongoing quality metrics.

Manage analytics training and adoption activities with change management support.

Requirements Undergraduate degree in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Business Administration or a related field. 5-10 years of experience in data governance, data stewardship, data modelling, data architecture, and master/metadata management.

Experience with change management and driving adoption of data practices.

Strong experience leading enterprise Snowflake platforms and engineering teams, including platform strategy, architecture, data engineering, governance, reliability and optimization Proficiency with Power BI, Tableau, Looker or similar analytics and visualization tools.

Strong strategic thinking, communication,



training and problem-solving skills.

Ability to align data initiatives with business objectives.

Ability to coordinate across multiple departments and manage collaboration.

Requirements Bachelor’s in computer science or engineering. 5-10 years in a Network Specialist position (Required), 5+ years in security.

Network and security certifications CCIE, CCNP or CISSP would be an asset.

Extensive experience with network, VOIP systems and security – TCP/IP, Routing protocols, DNS, DHCP, VPNs and Encryption, authentication, Wireless, Cisco ASA firewalls, IPS/IDS, VOIP, Cisco UCS. 3 Experience working with network including routers and switches, public domain name system, public key interchanges and encryption technology.

Knowledge and experience working on cloud technologies AWS, Office 365, Azure or similar technologies and IaaS or SaaS deployments.

Experience and knowledge with network monitoring, intrusion detection and prevention and security information and event management (SIEM) tools.

Nice to have – Good understanding of server technologies.

Experience in data security and encryption, BCP/DRP, privacy and confidentiality.

Effective oral and written communication skills; ability to explain basic technical concepts to nontechnical audiences.

Ability to adapt to an ever-changing environment and multitasking on several tasks/projects.

Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills, Analytical and synthesis skills.

Solid organizational skills.

Driven and result-oriented

📌 Manager, Data Platforms (Permanent) (Toronto)
🏢 CoreFactor
📍 Toronto