Job Description

A growing global company. Endless career and development opportunities.

When you join Ritchie Bros., you'll be part of a diverse, global team that's focused on delivering great customer experiences. Our culture is centered around people and guided by our core values of Integrity, Unity and Vision. Learn more about our culture and commitment to diversity and inclusion at .

If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and are passionate about making a difference, we invite you to join our growing team. Whether you're out in the field or back at your office, you'll be helping us achieve our vision of becoming the trusted global marketplace for insights, services and transaction solutions for commercial assets.

We're looking for a Senior Data Architect in North America. This position is eligible for a fully remote work arrangement.

The Opportunity:

The Data Architect is a key member of the Data Engineering team, responsible to guide the team through architectural design decisions related to our Cloud Enterprise Data Warehouse, Data Lake. In this role, you will act as an advocate and advisor of data modeling methodologies and data processing best practices within the organization. You will enhance the company's use of data as a strategic enabler of corporate goals and objectives by designing, developing, and implementing data solutions that drive our data evolution.

In this role you'll:

Develop a deep understanding of Ritchie Bros. current data platform, related solutions and applications, internal and external data sources, data flows, and integrations

Oversee the mapping of data sources, data movement, interfaces, and analytics, with the goal of ensuring data quality

Collaborate with project managers and business unit leaders for projects involving enterprise data

Document the data architecture and environment to maintain a current and accurate view of the larger data picture

Work closely with Product Owners and business representatives to understand business needs with a goal of transforming these needs into a data architecture and design

Collaborate with enterprise and solution architects, other data architects, ETL developers & engineers, data scientists, and analysts to lead identification and definition of required data structures, models, formats, metadata

Establish methods and procedures for tracking data quality, completeness, redundancy, and improvement

Participate in work planning and estimation

Actively support the RB Unreserved Commitment to Safety: to send everyone home, every day, the way they came to work, by taking personal responsibility for your safety and safety of your team, co-workers and customers.

Here's what you bring:

• College diploma or university degree in computer science, information systems, computer engineering, or equivalent

10 years of IT experience, with at least 5 years in a data architect role

Hands-on experience with data architecting, data engineering, large-scale data modeling, and business requirements gathering/analysis

Experience in performing complex data analysis, consulting, and providing recommendations

Experience with business requirements analysis, entity relationship planning, database design, reporting structures, and so on

Experience with relational databases, analytical models, and data lakes

Experience with data lakehouse and data mesh architecture is a bonus

Experience working with structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data sets

Experience working with modern columnar databases (AWS Redshift, Azure Synapse Analytics, Google BigQuery)

Experience with data streaming technologies (Kafka, StreamSets, Kinesis, etc.), stream processing, and event-driven architectures

Expert working knowledge of SQL

Experience contributing to an organization's evolution beyond classical data warehousing into more modern data architectures

Ability to accurately analyze information, problem-solve, and make sound decisions

Ability to prepare specifications and reports, deliver oral presentations, and explain complex technical concepts in simple terms

Exceptional attention to detail

Experience working with an Agile development team

Highly self-motivated and directed with a willingness to take initiative and accountability for achieving results

A proven ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment

A strong work ethic without sacrificing your sense of humour or your ability to have fun on the job.

This job will require you to:

Occasional evening and weekend work to meet deadlines

What We Offer:

Our success is built on the drive and dedication of our people. As we grow around the globe, there will be many opportunities to advance your career - we've proven this throughout our 60+ years in business. And, we'll take care of you along the way. Here's how:

Base salary + performance bonus

Comprehensive medical and dental benefits.

RRSP / Pension plan and an Employee Share Plan, both with company match.

Ongoing training, professional development and tuition reimbursement.

A multi-award-winning LEED gold-certified facility, in an exceptional park-like setting, featuring:

A subsidized, multi-award-winning childcare centre.

A subsidized cafeteria, dry cleaning services, and free parking.

A workout facility, featuring advanced gym equipment, bike room, shower and changing facilities, and nutrition and fitness programs.

Proximity to miles of Fraser River walking paths, plus shops, restaurants and services.

Ritchie Bros. has grown from a small-town auctioneer to a global asset management and disposition company. Through , we help our customers buy and sell a wide range of used and unused equipment for construction, mining, transportation, agriculture, oil & gas, lifting & material handling, forestry & other industries.

Ritchie Bros. is an equal opportunity employer and ensures nondiscrimination in all activities in accordance with all applicable laws. This position is open to all qualified applicants who are legally entitled to work in the country in which this job is located. Candidate selection is made by Talent Acquisition. Only electronic applications can be accepted. No agency calls, please.

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