Associate Director, Data Engineering

SLC Management is a growing global asset management firm providing innovative and diversified investment solutions to institutional investors. We are breaking new ground with a full spectrum of solutions for a growing institutional client base of more than 1400 organizations. Our history of organic and strategic growth reflects this commitment with over CA$422/US$304 billion in assets under management (AUM). As a subsidiary of Sun Life, we are aligned with one of the world's leading financial services companies, and benefit from the stability and strength of that relationship.  

We are a performance-driven organization with a deliberate focus on fostering a development-focused, inclusive culture revolving around our Core Values of being client obsessed , valuing each other , acting with speed and having an owner's mindset .  As part of our team, you play a role in fulfilling our purpose and making a difference. We offer a rewarding work environment that is filled with opportunity for growth where you will be empowered to meet the challenges of a highly competitive landscape.

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SLC Management offers a mix of in-office and virtual work where our employees are empowered to do their best. Generally, employees are expected to work three or more days in-office each week with flexibility depending on their business, client and team needs.

Job Description:

As a Senior Data Engineer, you will be a key contributor to SLC's enterprise data platform strategy, enabling self‑serve analytics, scalable data products, and robust data governance across Pan‑SLC portfolios. You will work within the data platform squad to build foundational data capabilities using Snowflake and other cloud‑native technologies.

In this senior, high‑impact role, you will architect, design, and implement secure, scalable, and high‑performance data solutions that power business‑critical use cases. You will mentor junior engineers, influence architectural decisions, and drive the evolution of our engineering practices to ensure the platform remains innovative, reliable, and future‑ready.

WHAT YOU WILL DO: 

Engineering & Architecture

• Design and implement end‑to‑end solutions for data, cloud, and software engineering needs.

• Collaborate with technical leads to align engineering decisions with the strategic vision of Pan‑SLC.

• Build scalable data pipelines, data lakes, and data warehouse solutions.

Data Marketplace & Integrations

• Evaluate and implement system integrations supporting SLC's vision for data‑as‑a‑product and enterprise data discovery.

Platform Engineering

• Partner with DBTS and enterprise engineering teams to identify, evaluate, and deploy tools and technologies required for current and future platform needs.

• Champion inner‑sourcing practices within Sun Life teams to enable collaborative development.

DevOps & Governance

• Establish and enhance DevOps practices to improve developer experience and time‑to‑market.

• Advocate for and implement strong data governance, quality, and reliability practices.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Work with analysts, business stakeholders, and product teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

• Support business‑critical use cases by delivering secure, scalable, and high‑performance data products.

• Proactively monitor workflows, resolve bottlenecks, and troubleshoot data issues.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• 7+ years of experience working in data‑driven organizations on large‑scale, end‑to‑end data initiatives.

• 5+ years of hands‑on experience building data platforms, applications, and pipelines using cloud‑native technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP).

• Deep understanding of cloud data ecosystems (Snowflake - including Warehouses, query optimization, and cost governance, Oracle, Hadoop, etc.). Experience with data ingestion and flow management tools.

• Strong programming skills in Python, Java, Scala, and SQL.

• Expertise with AWS services including S3, EC2, EKS, Glue, SageMaker, Athena, and Redshift.

• Experience designing APIs and microservices.

• Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder‑management skills.

• Proven ability to influence, lead change, and drive measurable outcomes.

• Experience with data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau) is an asset.

• Bachelors/ master's degree in computer science or a related technical field.

Why SLC Management?

• Opportunity to work for a growing global institutional asset manager
• Excellent benefits and wellness programs to support the three pillars of your well-being – mental, physical and financial – including generous vacation and sick time, market-leading maternity, parental and adoption leave top up program, a partially-paid sabbatical program and much more
• Pension, stock and savings programs with an employer-paid match to help build and enhance your future financial security
• A flexible work environment with a friendly, caring, collaborative and inclusive culture focused on career growth development #WeWinAsATeam
• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
• Award winning workplace culture - Great Place to Work Certified in Canada and the U.S., "Best Places to Work" by Glassdoor, Award for Excellence for Mental Health at Work, "Best Places to Work in Money Management" by Pension & Investments

SLC Management is a regulated business, and this means that there are certain financial reporting and trading preclearance requirements for all employees. Successful candidates will be required to declare personal investment accounts and securities investments as well as seek preclearance on future transactions including those of household members.

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Salary Range

We are committed to pay transparency and equity. The base salary range for this role is competitive and we strive to ensure that compensation is fair and equitable. Your actual base salary will be determined by your unique skills, qualifications, experience, education, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive award based on individual and overall business performance along with a broad range of competitive benefits.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees feel they belong, are supported and empowered to thrive. We are dedicated to building teams with varied experiences, backgrounds perspectives and ideas that benefit our colleagues, clients, and the communities where we operate. We encourage applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.

We will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations. Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.