Data Analyst

About CMHC

The work you do and the work we do together matters. We come to work every day with a common purpose: to contribute to a well-functioning housing system.

At CMHC, we hold ourselves accountable for our results and support our colleagues in their achievements. We thrive on collaboration, connecting across CMHC and involving the right people to get our work done. We have flexibility, in how, when, and where we work, within the boundaries of the business needs and the nature of your role. Our leadership style is guided by trust, where our leaders favour an adaptive approach based on the needs of their teams.

Join us and be part of a team that's committed to making a real difference and be part of something meaningful.

What's in it for you

We've got the purpose, the people and the perks you need for a fulfilling career. Here's the comprehensive and generous benefits when you're a permanent employee:

• Annual paid vacation.
• Annual individual performance incentive.
• Defined benefit pension plan.
• Comprehensive group insurance plan to support your well-being from day one.
• Support towards your personal and professional growth with training, mentorship and more.
• An inclusive workplace culture and environment.
• While positions at CMHC require some in-office presence, alternative work arrangements may be considered for Indigenous candidates.

About the role
Join the Data Acquisition Team in the Data and Analytics Division within the Technology and Business Transformation sector in the Senior Analyst, Information Business Systems position. In this role, you'll provide data services to clients by analyzing their ultimate data needs and translating these into an actionable plan to get these data in the hands of the client. You will make use of your analytical, programming, data structuring, and data governance skills to store, curate, and process data from various sources to make data available to clients.

There is one (1) permanent position and one (1) temporary position of a fixed duration until March 28, 2026.

What you'll do:

• Provide comprehensive data services to clients including data structure design, governance, quantitative analysis and programming.
• Analyze data requirements from multiple parties, and consult with clients as needed, to create (program) data products that satisfy the needs of various parties while still respecting the terms of use for each data source.
• Building data sets by extracting and structuring data in both a manual and automated fashion.
• Develop and continually run pipelines/processes to store data centrally to ensure that it is available to users on a timely basis.
• Introduce new and follow existing processes to ensure that all disseminated products contain accurate data and are of high quality, which could involve, but is not limited to, proofreading/analyzing data, data tables and cross verification of reports.
• Develop and document business rules and data quality metrics to track and report on data quality within established corporate data governance/quality frameworks.
• Manage and complete multiple simultaneous projects for a number of different clients using project management skills, as well as participate in team settings requiring work on multiple projects.
• Track and report on fulfilment of requests and create awareness around data that has been acquired.

What you should have:

• An undergraduate degree in a quantitative discipline: computer science, statistics, applied mathematics, data analysis/science, engineering, or related quantitative field.
• A minimum three (3) years of relevant programming and quantitative analysis experience. An equivalent combination of education and related experience can be considered.
• Advanced skills in Excel.
• Experience using Python or R programming languages:
  • Intermediate to advanced programming skills in Python including PySpark, Pandas, and NumPy, or
  • Intermediate to advanced programming skills in R including tidyverse, dplyr, and SparkR/Sparklyr.
• Good communication (oral and written) and presentation skills; able to communicate complex subjects adapted to different audiences.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills, always showing tact and diplomacy.
• Strong customer service skills: ability to understand and translate data needs into useable and user-friendly data output/products.

It would be great if you also had:

• Familiarity with Azure Databricks.
• Skills working with Azure DevOps or similar source code version control system and Apache Spark.
• Experience using SAS and Eviews software.
• Experience working with SharePoint.

Posting closing date : Note, the competition will remain active until filled.

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

We're committed to employment equity and encourage women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, veterans and persons of all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions to apply. We also welcome applications from non-Canadians who are eligible to work in Canada.

CMHC is an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought - and of people - are recognized, valued, and considered essential to achieving our mission.

Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion

What happens after you apply

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If you applied before and you were not successful don't worry - we're always posting new positions, so don't hesitate to give it another shot. We're excited to see what you bring to the table this time around!