Job Application for Data Engineer, IT at Momentum Financial Services Group

Who We Are

At Momentum Financial Services Group, we help people move forward by reimagining how money works for those who need it most. With more than 40 years of experience, we’re the team behind Money Mart—Canada’s largest non-bank branch network—and a leader in financial solutions for underserved communities.

From short-term loans to money transfers and prepaid cards, we power the products, technology, and operations that connect over a million customers a year to the money they need, when they need it.

At MFSG, we come together across teams and departments to create something bigger than ourselves: solutions that remove barriers and give people access to money they might not get anywhere else. Whether you're solving problems, building systems, or shaping strategy, your work fuels real support for real people.

We’ve Got You Covered

Compensation Philosophy: Our strategy is simple—we aim to match the market. We regularly review industry standards to ensure our total rewards package is competitive and fair. This commitment helps us attract and retain talented individuals who share our purpose.
Discretionary Annual Bonus: Enjoy the opportunity for a discretionary bonus based on individual performance and company success.
Comprehensive Benefits: Our benefits include health and dental plans with 100% of the premiums covered. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program to support your mental well-being and provide resources for personal challenges.
Retirement Plans: Plan for your future with our robust retirement savings options, ensuring you’re set for the long haul.
Hybrid Work Environment: Experience the best of both worlds with our hybrid work model, allowing you to balance remote work with in-office. When you're at our corporate head office, enjoy a relaxed and collaborative environment featuring breakout rooms for brainstorming and unwinding, plus a variety of snacks to keep you energized throughout the day.
Perks and Rewards: Enjoy reimbursement for tuition assistance and professional development, discounts through Perkopolis and participate in our rewards and recognition programs to celebrate your contributions.

The Job: Data Engineer, IT

We’re seeking a Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize scalable data platforms and pipelines that power decision-making across MFSG. You will architect and maintain data solutions in AWS, ensuring high-quality, secure, and reliable data for analytics, AI/BI projects, and financial services operations.

This role is ideal for someone with strong cloud engineering expertise, hands-on Python and SQL skills, and a background in data integration across complex business domains.

What You’ll Do:

Data Platform & Architecture

Enhance and expand the data platform by integrating structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data sources.
Design reporting data structures, ensuring alignment with enterprise data architecture guidelines.
Develop scalable and extensible data platforms to support collection, storage, modeling, and analysis of massive data sets.
Create tactical solutions to achieve long-term data management roadmaps and enterprise objectives.

AWS Data Engineering

Design and implement data pipelines using AWS Glue, Lambda, Kinesis, S3, and Redshift.
Build and manage robust ETL processes for data extraction, transformation, and loading.
Implement scalable data lake solutions on AWS to handle streaming and batch data.
Optimize workflows and storage solutions for both cost and performance.
Apply data security best practices on AWS, including access control, encryption, and compliance.

Analytics & Business Enablement

Support AI, BI, and Data Hub projects by ensuring high-quality and accessible data.
Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver tailored solutions.
Drive projects merging digital and transactional data for advanced analytics and visualization.
Develop data warehousing solutions in Redshift, Postgres, SQL Server, or Snowflake for enterprise-level analysis.
Support BI reporting across tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, and SSRS.

Integration & Governance

Build and maintain web services (SOAP, XML, WSDL, UDDI) to support system integrations.
Establish data quality frameworks and governance processes for sourcing and managing enterprise data.
Create and maintain documentation for infrastructure, pipelines, and ETL workflows.

What You’ll Bring to the Table

Technical Expertise:
- Strong SQL skills and hands-on programming experience with Python (Pandas, Numpy).
- Proven experience designing pipelines and data lakes in AWS (Glue, S3, Kinesis, Lambda, Redshift).
- Familiarity with data hubs, AI/BI projects, and cloud-based ETL workflows.
- Experience with SQL Server/SSIS and exposure to NoSQL (JSON, XML, AVRO, Parquet).
- Knowledge of Snowflake, Postgres, or other cloud-based data warehouses.
Analytics & BI Tools:
- Proficiency in BI visualization tools such as Power BI (preferred), Tableau, Qlik, and SSRS.
- Experience analyzing and visualizing large datasets for advanced decision-making.
Business Domain Knowledge:
- Functional knowledge of financial services products (installment loans, payday loans) and data domains (underwriting, collections, promotions, call center, fraud).
Collaboration & Problem-Solving:
- Strong ability to work cross-functionally with IT, data science, and business teams.
- Skilled at balancing long-term architecture goals with tactical business needs.
- Excellent communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Education + Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related technical field required; Master’s preferred.
3+ years of professional experience in Data Engineering.
3+ years of experience in data analysis, modeling, and data management.
Experience in AI, BI, and data lake/data hub projects.
Proven background in cloud-first data environments (AWS).

Ready to build the future of data engineering at MFSG? Apply today and join a team where your technical expertise will directly impact how millions of customers access financial services.

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