Careers

Are you interested in being part of a company that believes in the pursuit of excellence, conducting work in a safe and sustainable manner and being courageous and creative in everything we do? When you join TAQA North, you will be joining a company that believes in collaboration, supporting professional development and being active members in the communities where we operate.  We strive to create a work environment that is productive and profitable as well as challenging and enjoyable. With field operations in Alberta, we deliver production of approximately 80,000 barrels of oil equivalent/day.

TAQA North is seeking a Data Platform Architect to join our Information Technology team. Reporting to the Manager, Enterprise Solutions Information Technology, this full‑time, Calgary‑based role will play a key part in designing and evolving our enterprise data platforms to support analytics, AI/ML, and cloud initiatives across the organization. The ideal candidate brings a strong blend of hands‑on technical expertise, architectural thinking, and the ability to collaborate with both technical teams and business stakeholders.

This position is based out of our downtown Calgary office.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Data Platform Architecture
  • Design, build, and maintain enterprise data architecture across Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Databricks, and hybrid data environments Establish reference architectures and standards for data ingestion, storage, transformation, and consumption
  • Lead architectural decisions for platforms including Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Lake, and Databricks
  • Ensure data platforms meet requirements for scalability, performance, resiliency, security, and cost optimization
  • Support and guide enterprise‑scale data engineering and ETL/ELT strategies
  • Design data architectures that enable AI/ML, advanced analytics, and GenAI use cases
  • Support feature stores, model training pipelines, and inference data patterns in production environments
  • Enable self‑service analytics and reporting through Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, and other BI tools
  • Translate business and analytics requirements into scalable technical designs
  • Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders on data strategy and architecture
  • Mentor data engineers and analysts on architecture standards and best practices
  • Drive data platform modernization initiatives and continuous improvement
• Data Governance & Quality
  • Define and support standards for data quality, metadata, lineage, access control, privacy, and compliance.
  • Work with stakeholders to identify critical data domains and improve trust in enterprise data.
  • Help establish data ownership, stewardship, and quality monitoring practices.
  • Ensure data platforms align with security, regulatory, and enterprise governance expectations.
  • Partner with data scientists, analysts, and business teams to ensure data readiness and quality

Your Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, BI architecture, or analytics platform delivery.
• Strong experience with Azure data services
• Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Fabric and/or Databricks
• Proven experience building and governing ETL/ELT pipelines
• Strong understanding of data modeling (dimensional, lakehouse, domain‑oriented)
• Experience supporting AI/ML or GenAI solutions in production, is considered an asset
• Knowledge of modern analytics and lakehouse architectures, is considered an asset
• DevOps/DataOps experience for data platforms, is considered an asset
• Familiarity with data governance, metadata, and lineage tools, is considered an asset
• Experience in regulated or enterprise‑scale environments, is considered an asset
• Relevant certifications (Azure, Databricks, AI/ML), is considered an asset
• Must be legally eligible to work in Canada.
• Ability to provide three satisfactory professional references and a criminal background check.

Benefits of Working at TAQA North:

Great Team Environment

• We do what is right for our environment, community and people
• We believe in equal employment opportunities and strive for a diverse workplace
• We celebrate and recognize our people

Top Tier Benefits Program

• TAQA North offers a comprehensive benefits program. In addition to extended health, dental and vision, we offer a group savings plan, healthcare spending account and wellness plan
• We respect work/life balance and offer a robust vacation program including flex days
• We believe in giving back to our communities and offer volunteer days and a charity matching program

Growth Potential

• TAQA North has field operations predominantly in Alberta that deliver production of approximately 80,000 barrels of oil equivalent/day.

Sustainability

• TAQA aims to be a low carbon power and water champion
• TAQA North is committed to being a safe and environmentally responsible producer
• TAQA North uses Acid Gas Injection (AGI) at the Crossfield plant to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

TAQA is an Abu Dhabi based company that provides water and energy to communities around the world with an oil and gas sector. When you join TAQA North, you will be joining a company that believes in collaboration, supporting professional development and being active members in the communities where we operate. We strive to create a work environment that is productive and profitable as well as stimulating and enjoyable.

We thank all applications, however only those selected for interviews will be contacted.