Senior Platform Administrator operating EDC’s enterprise data platforms. Shaping architecture, governance, security, and reliable analytics services for Canadian businesses’ global trade growth.
Responsibilities
Design, build, configure, and operate cloud-based data and analytics platforms supporting BI, advanced analytics, data engineering, and AI/ML workloads
Lead platform lifecycle management, including onboarding, upgrades, scaling, decommissioning, and continuous improvement
Develop and enforce platform usage, governance, and operational standards
Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, alerting, and performance management
Diagnose and resolve complex platform incidents, performance issues, and service disruptions
Analyze tactical and operational information to identify underlying platform and service issues and define technical solutions
Ensure platforms comply with security, privacy, and data governance policies
Approve and contribute to database and platform specifications
Partner with data governance and risk teams on regulatory, audit, and compliance expectations
Develop and maintain platform and technology roadmaps aligned with EDC’s data strategy
Evaluate emerging technologies through proofs of technology
Drive modernization and rationalization of legacy data platforms
Define and track platform performance, cost, reliability, and adoption metrics
Define and evolve data and analytics reference architectures, standards, design patterns, and principles
Design end-to-end data solution architectures, including data flows, integrations, and platform services
Conduct data exploration and analysis to identify architectural, operational, and performance trends
Partner with cloud, security, integration, and solution architects on enterprise design outcomes
Advise, mentor, and coach data engineers, architects, and platform administrators
Collaborate with product owners and delivery teams to execute platform backlogs using Agile practices
Document architectures, operational runbooks, standards, and lessons learned
Provide technical leadership and communication to business and technology stakeholders
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline
7+ years’ experience in senior or influencing roles across data architecture or platform administration
5+ years’ experience designing and operating enterprise data and analytics platforms supporting BI, analytics, and data management capabilities
3+ years’ experience administering Microsoft Purview
3+ years’ experience using ServiceNow ITSM or similar service management tools
Experience with ITSM processes, including Incident, Change, Problem, and Service Request
Demonstrated experience with cloud/on-premises data platforms and services, such as Purview and Profisee MDM
Hands-on experience with DevOps/DataOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and platform automation
Experience working in Agile delivery models, including Scrum and Kanban
Ability to work legally in Canada at the time of application
Must meet requisite government security screening requirements
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