Senior Data Analyst !! Jobs

Job Requisition ID:9409

Position Status:Permanent Full Time

Position Type:Remote

Office Location:Calgary (AB); Halifax (NS); Montreal (QC); Ottawa (ON); Toronto (ON); Vancouver (BC)

Travel Requirement:Limited

Language Designation:English Essential

Language Skill Levels (Read/Write/Speak):ZZZ

Salary:Our salaries generally range from $ 68974.7 to $ 86218.38 and are based on qualifications and experience.

About CMHC

At CMHC, the work you do and the work we do together matters. We come to work every day with a common purpose: to realize a future where everyone in Canada has a home that they can afford and meets their needs.

Our people are second to none. We lean in with courage, band together as a community and try new things to make a lasting impact on housing from coast to coast to coast.

Join us and be part of a team that's committed to making a real difference and be part of something meaningful.

What’s in it for you

We’ve got the purpose, the people and the perks you need for a fulfilling career. Here’s what you get when you’re a permanent employee:

• Annual individual performance bonus
• Defined benefit pension plan
• Comprehensive group insurance plan to support your well-being from day one
• An inclusive workplace culture and environment with Employee Resource Groups and more
• Support in your personal and professional growth with training, mentorship and more – because when you thrive, we thrive
• A hybrid work model that lets you balance working from home and nurturing in-person connections by coming into your region’s office at a minimum of 4 times a month.
• 5 weeks of vacation

About the role

Join the Data Dissemination team on a permanent, full-time basis in the Senior Data Analyst. The role involves the delivery of data services and products to both internal and external clients through effective systems analysis and design, modelling, programming and data manipulation. The ideal candidate will have strong programming and analytical skills and can also understand client needs and translate this into useful data. This is a challenging and exciting role for someone who is passionate about data and wants to make a difference in the housing sector.

What you’ll do :

• Lead business-as-usual production of various data products and reports (includes production of static data tables in Excel, Power BI dashboards, and flat files for website applications such as the Housing Market Information Portal).
• Identify where automation could create more efficient data-related processes and implementing those efficiencies in end-user systems.
• Assist with Data Division technology and data transformation projects: this involves migrating large data sets from legacy systems (Mainframe, SAS datasets, Cloudera) to Azure Databricks platform as well as modernizing and automating data ingestion, processing, quality assurance and dissemination.
• Perform programming and quantitative analysis services on research or policy issues by accessing internal and external data sources, integrating and reconciling data from alternate sources, analyzing and disseminating results in order to respond to client custom data requests.
• Maintain definitions and descriptions of data produced, stored and used by HMI; ensure good process documentation.
• Assist in transforming legacy SAS code to other programming languages including Python/PySpark and R.
• Provide advice and expertise to help improve operational processes and documentation.
• Introduce new - and following existing - quality assurance processes to ensure that all disseminated products contain accurate data and are of high quality.

What you should have:

• Demonstrated interpersonal skills, always showing tact and diplomacy.
• Good communication (oral and written) and presentation skills; able to communicate complex subjects adapted to different audiences.
• Strong customer service skills: ability to understand and translate data needs into useable and user-friendly data output/products.
• Advanced skills in Excel.
• Familiar with Python or R programming language: worked on a few projects using it.
• Undergraduate degree in a quantitative discipline: computer science, statistics, applied mathematics, data analysis/science, engineering, or related quantitative field.
• Advanced skills in SAS combined with substantial experience working with SAS statistical software suite to perform programming tasks.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant programming and quantitative analysis experience or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.

It would be great if you also had:

• Intermediate to advanced programming skills in R including tidyverse, dplyr, and SparkR/Sparklyr.
• Comfortable working with Azure DevOps or similar source code version control system and Apache Spark.
• Familiar with Azure Databricks: currently working, or worked, on a few projects using it.
• Experience working with or analyzing housing or socioeconomic data to support decision-making.
• Project management experience acquired through being a subject matter expert on small to medium-sized technology projects.
• Intermediate to advanced programming skills in Python including PySpark, Pandas, and NumPy.
• Intermediate to advanced skills in SQL: ability to write complex queries, including JOINs and subqueries.
• A master’s degree in the above disciplines (outlined in the minimum qualifications section).

Posting closing date:Note, the competition will remain active until filled.

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

We’re committed to employment equity and encourage women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, veterans and persons of all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions to apply. We also welcome applications from non-Canadians who are eligible to work in Canada.

CMHC is an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought – and of people – are recognized, valued, and considered essential to achieving our mission.

Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion

What happens after you apply

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If you applied before and you were not successful don’t worry – we're always posting new positions, so don’t hesitate to give it another shot. We’re excited to see what you bring to the table this time around!