Lead Data Developer

Posting Number: TC-26-16

Job Type: Temporary Full-time, up to 24 Months, Union

Salary Range: $79,206.40 to $94,840.20 per year

Application Deadline: Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 11:59 pm

The Opportunity

The Information Technology Department provides information technology expertise and professional services to all City departments, affiliated agencies (Barrie Public Library, Barrie Police Services) and area municipalities receiving Barrie fire dispatch services. The Department is responsible for delivering, administering, managing and supporting (in partnership with the business units) all data and voice communications, including but not limited to network infrastructure, servers, storage infrastructure, printers, computing infrastructure, applications and software, databases, web services, geographic information systems, and project and portfolio management. The Department provides daily technology support to over 1100 users at more than 40 City locations across the City.

Under the general guidance of the Supervisor of Data & Analytics, the Lead Data Developer serves as the municipality’s senior technical authority for enterprise data architecture, integration, modelling, and governance. This role is accountable for designing and maintaining scalable, cloud based data solutions that support analytics, operational reporting, AI enablement, and evidence based decision-making across the organization. The position exercises substantial independent judgement while defining data requirements, developing enterprise class data pipelines, and ensuring the accuracy, security, and integrity of corporate data assets. The Lead Data Developer provides functional leadership, establishes corporate data standards, and acts as the technical escalation point for complex data issues. This role collaborates extensively across departments to translate business needs into robust technical solutions and directly influences corporate policy, data strategy, and long-term architectural decisions.

Our Culture and Qualifications of the Job

Corporate Culture: Your workplace values align with our corporate values of Strive, Share and Care and you want to join us in providing exceptional services and programs to build a prosperous, growing and sustainable community.

Equally important to what we do is how we do it - your actions reflect our core accountabilities of Personal Awareness, Teamwork and Collaboration, Respect and Inclusion, Innovation, and Service Excellence, which define how we work together to succeed.

Education (degree/diploma/certifications)

• Successful completion of a four (4) year University Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, or approved equivalent combination of education and experience.

Don’t meet the education credentials as outlined above but have years of directly related experience? Please see the City’s Education Equivalency Policy to determine if you may qualify for equivalency. Further information is available at www.barrie.ca/JobOpps.

• Position Equivalency Code: F

Experience

• Five (5) years of experience performing duties related to the major responsibilities of the position
• Must have experience in working with cloud based data modeling and analyzing large volumes of data.
• Demonstrated experience in writing complex, highly-optimized SQL, PySpark/Python scripts across large datasets.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience of data lifecycles/methodologies
• Demonstrated knowledge of agile or other rapid application development methods.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with Microsoft Fabric/Azure
• Experience providing project implementation analysis and support in data management systems, data integrity and security as it relates to business systems.
• Experience with ETL and data connections (both API and on prem)
• Experience with machine learning concepts and tools, unified data modelling for relational and NOSQL database and physical database design
• Experience with current MLOps practices and implementation and Gen-AI/Agentic AI application development
• Ability to quickly learn/adopt to new technology and approaches
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently on complex projects.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences.

For full details, and to apply, visit: https://barrie.hiringplatform.ca/processes/7f859282-26c7-4877-8469-e75c4b71bfe0?locale=en