City : Vancouver

Industry : Financial/Banking

Employer : Vancity

Important Notice: This position is being managed by Si Systems. To be considered, external candidates must apply directly via the job posting on Si Systems website using the link below.

Job posting link via Si Systems: Data Engineering, Team Lead

Our Story & Purpose:

We’re?Vancity, a member-owned credit union built on the principles of inclusion and social justice.?Since 1946, our relentless commitment to these values has helped us challenge the status quo and break down barriers.?We’ve?made bold commitments to become net-zero by 2040 across all mortgages and loans, and?we’re?actively pursuing strategies in Indigenous banking and financial resilience for our members.?

As the largest private sector Living Wage Employer in Canada,?we’re?proud to be consistently recognized as one of the country’s Top Employers. If?you’re?ready to join our team of 2,300 diverse individuals, access competitive?rewards?and benefits, and be part of a greater movement - apply today!??  

Your Role in Supporting Our Members:? 

As a?Data Engineering Team Lead, you will provide technical leadership and direction for the organization’s data engineering capabilities. The role sets engineering standards, designs scalable and secure data architectures, and leads to complex, cross-team data initiatives. While remaining hands-on, you will influence platform strategy, mentor engineers, and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, governance, and business priorities. 

This is a?Full-time, Permanent role based at our Head Office in Vancouver, British Columbia?and will report directly to the Director, Data Platforms. Our head office is based in Vancouver, but we are open to candidates in BC and Ontario. While this position is for an existing vacancy and provides a hybrid work arrangement, you will be expected to be on-site for events and business demands when needed. 

How You'll Make?an?Impact:? 

• Solving highly complex, ambiguous engineering and architectural problems 

• Making key technical decisions that influence platform scalability, reliability, and future direction 

• Evaluating and selecting tools, frameworks, and patterns with long-term impact in mind 

• Balancing technical excellence with delivery timelines and business priorities 

• Communicating architectural designs, trade-offs, and recommendations to senior technical and business stakeholders 

• Acting as a trusted technical advisor to product, analytics, and platform leadership 

• Influencing engineering practices and standards across multiple teams 

• Facilitating alignment between business needs and technical solutions

• Operating as a senior individual contributor with no formal people management responsibilities

• Providing mentorship and technical leadership to junior engineers

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