Data Engineer

Location: Brampton, ON, Hybrid, 4 days on-site per week
Language: Strong written and verbal English communication skills

About the Opportunity
Join a growing data and analytics team within a fast-paced organization where reliable insights help shape better decisions across the business. This permanent opportunity is ideal for an Intermediate Data Engineer / BI Developer who enjoys building strong data foundations while also turning information into meaningful dashboards and reports.

You’ll work closely with business and technical stakeholders to design data pipelines, support analytics solutions, and help improve how teams access and use data. This is a hands-on role with room to take ownership, contribute ideas, and continue growing your technical expertise.

What’s In It for You
• A competitive base salary of $80,000 to $100,000
• A collaborative hybrid work environment with strong team connection
• Opportunities to work across data engineering, BI, governance, and reporting
• Exposure to modern cloud data platforms and business-facing analytics work
• A role where your work directly supports better decision-making across the organization

Your Responsibilities
• You’ll design and develop end-to-end data ingestion and transformation pipelines into a data lake
• In this role, you’ll extract data from databases, files, APIs, and other source systems
• You’ll build, maintain, and optimize data processing workflows using Databricks or Azure Synapse
• You’ll develop production-grade Python and PySpark code with strong error handling, logging, and quality checks
• You’ll design Power BI datasets, semantic models, reports, and DAX calculations using data modeling best practices
• You’ll partner with stakeholders to translate business needs into practical analytics solutions
• You’ll support documentation, standards, governance, and code management practices

Skills and Qualifications
• 2 to 5 years of experience in data engineering, BI development, analytics, or a related field
• Experience working with Databricks or Azure Synapse in a production environment
• Intermediate Python and PySpark skills for data processing and pipeline development
• Intermediate to advanced SQL skills, with knowledge of data lake and data warehousing concepts
• Strong Power BI experience, including data modeling, DAX, semantic models, performance tuning, datasets, and reporting
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Analytics, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work independently and communicate with technical and business teams

Note from the Hiring Manager
“We’re looking for someone who enjoys building practical, reliable data solutions and can partner well with the business. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to keep growing while making a real impact on how teams use data.”

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We appreciate the time and effort all applicants invest in their submissions. Please note that only candidates shortlisted for this role will be contacted directly. However, your profile will remain under consideration for future opportunities that align with your experience and career goals. All qualified applicants will receive fair consideration for employment. We welcome individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities including those who identify as women, members of racialized groups, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. If you require an accommodation, please review our accessibility policy and reach out to our accessibility officer with any questions. Our human recruiters review all applications and always make the final hiring decision. On occasion, we also use AI-assisted tools to help review applications.