Engineer 2, Data & Analytics

About Kinaxis

Elevate your career journey by embracing a new challenge with Kinaxis. We are experts in tech, but it’s really our people who give us passion to always seek ways to do things better. As such, we’re serious about your career growth and professional development, because People matter at Kinaxis.

In 1984, we started out as a team of three engineers. Today, we have grown to become a global organization with over 2000 employees around the world, with a brand-new HQ based in Kanata North in Ottawa. As one of Canada’s Top Employers, we are proud to work with our customers and employees towards solving some of the biggest challenges facing supply chains today.

At Kinaxis, we power the world’s supply chains to help preserve the planet’s resources and enrich the human experience. As a global leader in end-to-end supply chain management, we enable supply chain excellence for all industries, with more than 40,000 users in over 100 countries. We are expanding our team as we continue to innovate and revolutionize how we support our customers.

Location: Our office in Ottawa, Canada (Hybrid)

About the team

The Data & Analytics team drives Kinaxis’ transformation into a data-driven organization. By designing and governing scalable, modern data ecosystems, we ensure reliable, high-quality, and accessible data that empowers decision-making across the company. Our expertise spans data integration, engineering, governance, business intelligence, and cloud cost optimization, enabling actionable insights, operational efficiency, and new business opportunities.

We are seeking an Engineer 2, Data & Analytics to help modernize and advance our data ecosystem, beginning with a dedicated focus on Sales Operations. This role involves ensuring that mission-critical reports and dashboards remain operational as backend changes in source systems are propagated. You will also collaborate with stakeholders and team members to transform legacy systems into a cloud-native, modern data stack while developing innovative data products that drive Kinaxis’ data-driven decision-making.

What you will do

• Modernization & Development:
  • Participate in modernizing data systems with cloud-based tools
  • Develop scripts and queries for data integration and transformation tasks
  • Help build and maintain simple application to application data connectors
  • Help build, scale and automate robust, and efficient data pipelines
  • Implement data validation, cleansing, and error-handling mechanisms to maintain data quality and reliability
  • Stay up to date on the latest technology trends and best practices as they relate to your role
• Collaboration & Solution Design:
  • Work with team members to gather requirements and deliver data-driven solutions
  • Contribute to team planning and execution of data projects
  • Troubleshoot data engineering challenges with a focus on scalability and reliability
  • Work collaboratively to prioritize tasks and deliver solutions in an agile environment
• Insights & Enablement:
  • Develop simple data models and dashboards to empower stakeholders with actionable insights
  • Develop and maintain BI models and visually appealing reports/dashboards
  • Support the implementation of data validation and error-handling mechanisms
• Storytelling & Influence:
  • Deliver presentations and narratives to engage stakeholders and influence audiences
  • Advocate for innovative data strategies that align with Kinaxis’ growth and innovation objectives

Technologies we use

• Experience working with PowerBI and Dataflows
• Proficiency with tools such as Snowflake, Databricks, Informatica, dbt and BigQuery
• Good understanding of software engineering principles, including CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), RESTful APIs and scripting languages (Python, SQL)
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and supportive Observability tooling (Logstash, Datadog, Grafana) is a plus
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) and/or configuration-as-code (Ansible) is a plus

What we are looking for

• 2-4 years in data engineering, analytics engineering, software engineering, or related fields.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with either traditional or modern data systems
• Strong problem-solving abilities with a customer-centric and innovative mindset
• Experience working for a SaaS company is a plus

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Work With Impact: Our platform directly helps companies power the world’s supply chains. We see the results of what we do out in the world every day—when we see store shelves stocked, when medications are available for our loved ones, and so much more.

Work with Fortune 500 Brands: Companies across industries trust us to help them take control of their integrated business planning and digital supply chain. Some of our customers include Lockheed Martin, Yamaha, P&G, Honda, and more.

Social Responsibility at Kinaxis: Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee weighs in on hiring practices, talent assessment training materials, and mandatory training on unconscious bias and inclusion fundamentals. Sustainability is key to what we do and we’re committed to net-zero operations strategy for the long term. We are involved in our communities and support causes where we can make the most impact.

People matter at Kinaxis and these are some of the perks and benefits we created for our team:

• Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company-wide day off on the last Friday of every month)
• Flexible work options
• Physical and mental well-being programs
• Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes
• Mentorship programs and training and career development
• Recognition programs and referral rewards
• Hackathons

Kinaxis welcomes candidates to apply to our inclusive community. We provide accommodations upon request to ensure fairness and accessibility throughout our recruitment process for all candidates, including those with specific needs or disabilities. If you require an accommodation, please reach out to us at recruitmentprograms@kinaxis.com. Please note that this contact information is strictly for accessibility requests and cannot be used to inquire about application statuses.

Kinaxis is committed to ensuring a fair and transparent recruitment process. We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the initial step of the recruitment process to compare submitted resumes against the job description, to identify candidates whose education, experience and skills most closely match the requirements of the role. After the initial screening, all subsequent decisions regarding your application, including final selection, are made by our human recruitment team. AI does not make any final hiring decisions.