Data Architect, Group Benefits Technology - #437233

Join our Group Benefits Technology Team!

Manulife has a clear vision for a Global Data Strategy. By strengthening Manulife’s data capabilities we will enable deeper insights, better product and service design, and more effective business processes.

• Champion and support strategic &/or global data initiatives that strengthen Manulife’s global data and advanced analytic capabilities.
• Foster cross-segment collaboration and communication helping build an agile data-driven culture.
• lead and nurture open data design and architecture establishing conditions for successful technical and analytic innovation.
  
  

Responsibilities

• You will lead various data initiatives from an architecture perspective, provide direction to multiple scrum teams on different data initiatives and align with enterprise data strategy.
• Build short-term tactical solutions to achieve long-term objectives and an overall information and data management roadmap.
• Assess and resolve governance, stewardship, and frameworks for managing data across the enterprise.
• Ensure that data strategies and architectures are in regulatory compliance. Recognize and identify potential areas where existing policies and procedures require change, or where new ones are needed.
• Select and implement the appropriate tools, software, applications, and systems to support data technology goals.
• Collaborate with project leads and consultants and business unit leaders for all projects involving enterprise data and analytics.
  
  

How Will You Contribute

• Data modeling for large-scale systems and familiarity with data standards (HL7 FHIR or equivalent).
• Deep knowledge and experience in the design and implementation of Enterprise Data Integration/Semantic/Information models patterns and frameworks.
• Awareness of regulatory and compliance directives such as BCBS230, PIPEDA, GDPR.
• Expert in Data Architecture, Data Strategy, and Roadmap for large and complex organizations and systems and implemented large-scale end-to-end Data Management & Analytics solutions.
• Expert in Data Quality, Data Profiling, Data Governance, Data Security, Metadata Management, MDM, Data Lake, Data Archival, and Data Migration strategies using appropriate tools.
• Expert in building and operationalizing Data platforms in the cloud using one of the public clouds, preferably MS Azure.
• Expert in automating data pipelines in a Data ecosystem, DevOps and CICD.
• Hands-on experience on designing and developing scripts for ETL processes and automation in Azure data factory, Azure Databricks and PySpark using Python, Spark, and T-SQL.
• Experience in NoSQL Platforms such as Mongo DB, Cassandra and Cosmos DB.
• Experience in. building Solution Diagrams, Network and Threat Models on the Architecture and Data flow diagrams.
• Knowledge of implementing azure technologies and networking via terraform.
• Knowledge of Azure networking – Subnets, private endpoints, firewalls etc.
• ETL (Extract-Transform-Load) tools (e.g. Informatica, Talend, Pentaho) and BI tools and reporting software (e.g. Power BI, Tableau).
• Hadoop stack (e.g. MapReduce, Sqoop, Hive, Hbase, Spark, Python, Kafka)
  
  

Nice To Have

• Understanding of AWS Concepts.
• Experience in building Microservices architecture.
• Experience in Canary deployments, 0-downtime, 0-data loss, active-active DR.
• Exposure to and an understanding of Agile scrum methodologies and experience of working in an Agile team.
• Exposure to and basic understanding of collaboration tools like Confluence, Slack, Skype, Teams, and JIRA.
  
  

What can we offer you?

• A competitive salary and benefits packages.
• A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.
• A focus on growing your career path with us.
• Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.
• Professional development and leadership opportunities.
  
  

Our Commitment To You

Values-first culture: We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.

Boundless opportunity: We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.

Continuous innovation: We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.

Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.

Championing Corporate Citizenship: We build a business that benefits all partners and has a positive social and environmental impact.

About Manulife And John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact [email protected].

Primary Location

Waterloo, Ontario

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Salary range is expected to be between

$94,220.00 CAD - $174,980.00 CAD

If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact [email protected] for the salary range for your location. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.

Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact [email protected] for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.