Data Architect

Who We Are   Price Industries Limited, North America’s leading manufacturer and distributor of air distribution products (). The founding principles of Price have never changed – business integrity, first-class service, innovation and a commitment to people. Our dependable quality, reliable delivery, and knowledgeable follow-up service have made Price a market leader in supplying air distribution, critical controls, and noise control products.
What You Can Expect     Health and Dental - Employees and their families enjoy paid benefits covering an extensive list of medical and dental expenses and services.
Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) - You and your family will have free access to consultation and support for your mental, emotional and financial well‑being.
Pocket Pills – You and your family will have free access to Canada’s first Digital Pharmacy, Pocket Pills enables you to call, text or email the pharmacy care team from wherever you are. You will enjoy free delivery of your prescriptions and vitamins straight to your home.
Life and Disability - You will be provided with life insurance in a multiple of your salary with an option to purchase additional coverage.
Pension Matching Program - Invest in your future with each pay cheque through our Defined Contribution Pension Plan and we will match your contribution (up to 3% of your salary).
Gym Subsidy Program - Employees are eligible for a gym membership reimbursement of up to $300 per year, this includes Fitness related App’s.
As part of our Goals, Rewards, Improvement and Teamwork program qualifying teams can enjoy a monthly reward.
Personal and Professional Development - We are committed to helping you reach your potential through training and education.
Community Involvement - Generously supporting health, charities, youth, and education opportunities is our passion, and you’re invited to be a part of that.
Our convenient Price Café offers free Tea and Coffee.
Data Architect   The position of Data Architect is responsible for providing the primary direction on all technical aspects of data processing, storage, and transfer y work in concert with IT and business leadership to ensure that the foundation underlying all data related activities at Price are secure, reliable, and positioned to meet the needs of the business in the immediate term as well as positioned to enable future growth.

They provide the technical leadership that will empower the business to leverage data as a strategic asset.

Key Responsibilities Include     Designing and implementing the data infrastructure required to serve AI, Analytics, Reporting, increasing data accessibility, and fostering data-driven decision-making.
Collaborate with Data Engineers to ensure architectural designs are implementable and aligned with platform capabilities.
Defining and implementing overall data management practices including recovery, security, backup, and capability specifications.
Document and diagram current-state data systems, integrations, pipelines, and data flows within the Enterprise Architecture tool.
Researching and evaluating technologies to help improve data management practices.
Developing data management strategies for the short-term and long-term data infrastructure, in concert with software architects, IT operations, business units, and external vendors.
Educating technical and non-technical resources on data practices and instructing them on the application of new technologies.
Support initiatives related to data governance, metadata management, lineage, and data quality.
Maintain clear, accurate documentation of architecture decisions, diagrams, and standards.
Helping to foster a data-driven culture within the organization.

The Ideal Candidate For This Position Will Have     5+ years’ experience working as a data architect, or in a related technical profession such as a data engineer or software architect
Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
Experience in Microsoft Azure based technologies such as Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Bricks, Azure Data Lake, Azure Purview, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Synapse, Microsoft Fabric…