Data Architect

About Badal.io/Badal by TELUS

Badal by TELUS Business is a rapidly growing GCP (Google Cloud Platform) consulting company based out of Toronto, acquired earlier this year by TELUS Communications. We work with GCP’s top customers (banking, telco, energy, retail, etc.) to help them with cloud transformation, security, analytics, ML, and data governance. Clients usually engage us to solve their most challenging business problems and help raise the bar at their organization.

Why Badal by TELUS?

You get the best of both worlds. We operate like an early-stage startup with all the associated benefits (e.g., talent, growth, learning opportunities, flexibility), but get to solve enterprise-level technical challenges.

• People: We hire top-tier talent. Our team consists of ex-Googlers, YCombinator Alumni, and individuals that built software for 400M users.

• GCP is the Best Cloud: Maybe we are biased, but GCP is the most cutting-edge cloud provider, building on technologies that have been pioneered by Google: BigQuery, K8s/Anthos, Vertex AI, etc.

• Growth: We have doubled in size in the last 6 months, and are looking to double again this year.

You will

• Develop the best cloud architecture solutions to help the key stakeholders accomplish their strategic goals

• Develop data solutions and processes to store, transform and retrieve company information

• Build data models and develop an Enterprise Data Model at a large scale

• Work with a team of cloud data engineers to install and configure information systems to ensure functionality

• Analyze structural requirements for new software, applications and process

• Migrate data from legacy systems to cloud solutions

• Design conceptual and logical data models and flowcharts

• Improve system performance by conducting tests, troubleshooting and integrating new elements

• Optimize new and current data systems

• Work with security and operations teams to define security and backup procedures

• Coordinate with key stakeholders of all data workstreams across departments to identify future needs and requirements

You have

• 10+ years of work experience designing, executing, and supporting data environments as a Data Architect, Data Scientist, Data Analyst or similar role

• In-depth understanding of data systems, process and structure principles

• Knowledge of data modeling methods such as dimensional modeling, Vault, Star Schema, etc. 

• Knowledge of data mining and segmentation techniques

• Effective communication skills (written and verbal) to properly articulate complicated cloud reports to management and other IT development partners

• Exceptional team building and leadership skills

• Experience in large-scale, secure, and high-availability solutions in Cloud environments such as Google Cloud (GCP)

• Good understanding of GCP services such as IAM, and Google Cloud Storage buckets

Type of qualities we look for (across all roles)

• Passionate about delivering high-quality commercial software products and platforms to market

• Team player. We are a small team and enjoy working with each other and our clients - we would like to keep it the same way as we grow.

• Strong understanding of modern software engineering processes

• Client-focused and passionate about delivering strong business values.

• Able to communicate clearly and effectively with various audiences, including developers, clients, customers, partners, and executives.

• Flexible and willing to use the right technology for each problem in the context of timelines and business goals

• Ability to complete the job regardless of the circumstance.

Our Benefits

• Flexible vacation policy.

• Three weeks of vacation, plus we are closed over the winter holidays (+ ~1 week)

• One team-building event each quarter.

• Great health benefits with a $1500-$3000 HSA/WSA.

• Certification opportunities. We will pay for your GCP certification as well as other relevant training and certifications.

• Learning opportunities. We work across different industries, technologies and roles and will work with you to help you explore your interests.

• Blogging, open source, meetups and conference opportunities. We will provide a platform and time for you to pursue your ideas.

• Our organization values action over politics, and our management team is made up of engineers who thrive on achieving tangible results.

Badal by TELUS is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a safe, diverse and inclusive environment. We encourage qualified applicants of all backgrounds including ethnicity, religion, disability status, gender identity, sexual orientation, family status, age, nationality, and education levels to apply. If you are contacted for an interview and require accommodation during the interviewing process, please let us know.