About the role

Analytics Governance & DevOps Specialist at Saputo ensuring analytics platforms are governed, secure, and reliable. Accelerating data product delivery through automated DevOps processes and standards.

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain trust in data & analytics by embedding governed, quality, auditability, and reliable. Enabling confident decision-making across the organization.
Accelerate delivery of data products and insights by implementing efficient, automated DevOps processes and standards.
Reduce risk and ensure compliance by embedding governance, security, and auditability into both analytics platforms and deployment pipelines.
Ensure clear alignment and identification of roles and responsibilities across the organization, working closely with IT teams, business teams and stakeholders.
Presenting recommendations and influencing future state evolution with organization growth and development.
Help shape the future of Analytics within the organization by influencing strategy, governance framework and models.
Work closely with the Analytics Architects, Data Engineers and Data Analyst to align, implement and adopt standards and processes.
Maintain Governance and DevOps Roadmaps.
Conduct research on market trends to influence our continued governance and DevOps growth plan.
Build organizational awareness on key data topics and governance, including facilitation of semi-annual Analytics CoE meetings with IT and business data owners.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
3+ years of experience in:
Data governance, analytics governance, or data management
DevOps practices in data/analytics environments
Hands-on experience with Microsoft data platforms, including Microsoft Fabric, Purview, Azure, DevOps, or similar Data Lake tools.
Strong understanding of:
Business value drivers from Data
Data Lake Designs and Value Drivers
Self-Serve Analytics
Data and Analytic Lifecycle Management
Data Security and Access Controls, RLS CLS, labels, tags
CI/CD pipelines and automation
Experience working in highly motivated cross-functional environments with both technical and business stakeholders.
Experience with large scale modern data and analytics transformations within a CPG company (ideally running SAP), implementing new platforms and data lakes, defining new ways of working to drive business value and outcomes through data and analytics in a self-server culture.
Serve as a primary liaison facilitating effective communication and collaboration among Data Engineering, Business Intelligence, Security, Architecture teams, and various business units.
Familiarity with data cataloging, lineage, and quality tools.
Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR, SOX, etc.).
(Preferred) Certifications in Azure, DevOps, or data management are an asset.

Generous and complete benefit coverage with group insurance
Group retirement plan with employer contribution
Telemedicine and assistance program for employees and their families
Employee Share Ownership Plan with an employer match
Paid Parental Leave program
Paid time off: Sick days, floater days and volunteer day off
Opportunity to contribute to a collective RRSP & TFSA
Training and development programs
Saputo Flex Program, flexible work environment (schedule/location/time off) according to department needs
Organized activities for employees and their families
Advantageous discounts on Saputo products