Analytics Engineer | CA

Cuesta Partners; Vancouver, Toronto; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus (15-25% of salary)

Travel opportunities to US (occasional

Job summary

Cuesta Partners is seeking an Analytics Engineer with a consulting mindset to deliver data environments rapidly for a broad client base using modern technologies and best practices. As a member of our data practice, you will shape green-field areas, ingest data for strategic domains, and build end-to-end data solutions that unlock insights and drive decisions, collaborating with leadership and stakeholders.

Occasional travel to the United States may be required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with data, analytics or data engineering.
• Significant SQL development and querying experience.
• Proficiency in Python.
• Experience designing solutions for business stakeholders such as finance or operations.
• Experience with Snowflake, Databricks, or Microsoft Fabric; building data CI/CD workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop data pipelines and ingestion interfaces meeting analytics team specs.
• Collaborate with business consultants and product managers to engage client stakeholders.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and industry trends for strategic goals.
• Establish clear communication to share best practices and drive improvement.
• Triage and diagnose system or performance issues during critical downtimes.
• Act as technical expert, proposing solutions and outlining dependencies.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data engineering

Data pipelines

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

CI/CD for data

Job description

Cuesta Partners is looking for an Analytics Engineer with an interest in consulting, to work with our broad base of clients on various engagements, delivering data environments quickly using modern technologies and best practices.

As a member of our data practice, you will have the unique opportunity to shape and build various green field areas, making a lasting impact on our clients’ data landscape. Collaborating closely with leadership, you will play a key role in ingesting data for strategic business domains that can benefit from analytical insights. Your mission will be to deliver end-to-end data solutions, leveraging your expertise to unlock valuable insights and drive actionable decisions. As the driving force behind the acquisition and transformation of data sets, you will be key to unlocking analytics insights from our client’s data.

Occasional though infrequent travel to the United States may be required for some critical sessions.

We have multiple job openings and are considering hiring across seniority levels.

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years of relevant experience working with data, with specific experience in analytics and/or data engineering.
• Significant development and querying experience in SQL.
• Proficiency using Python.
• Demonstrated experiences partnering and designing solutions for business stakeholders such as finance or operations.
• Experience in working with Snowflake, Databricks, and/or Microsoft Fabric.
• Experience building CI/CD workflows for data.
• Experience in connecting and making data available for BI visualization tools or other downstream consumers.
• Experience with hardening and maturing data ecosystems such as tests, alerts, observability, documentation, etc.
• Expertise in relational databases, database structures and design, systems design, data management, and data warehouse; advanced programming skills.
• You must be located in Vancouver or Toronto.

What You’ll Do

• Develop data pipelines: develop code for data ingestion interfaces to meet specifications required by analytics teams, following best practices, company standards, and adhering to data models outlined by data architects – making design recommendations as appropriate.
• Work alongside our business consultants and product managers in engaging and partnering with client stakeholders in order to create effective and strategic solutions.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, identifying new tools and practices that can help the company achieve its strategic goals.
• Establish close communication with team members to align best practices, exchange information effectively, and collaborate for continuous improvement.
• Quickly triage and diagnose system or performance issues and support the business during critical downtimes and releases.
• Act as the technical expert, proposing solutions to roadblocks, outlining dependencies/constraints, and escalating problems as appropriate.
• Establish consistent communication mechanisms with project delivery teams.
• Establish relationships across the organization to build networks and leverage experts.

Compensation

Expected salary range is $75,000–$135,000 CAD annually. We’re hiring for multiple positions with varying levels of experience and seniority. Actual compensation will be determined based on the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and alignment with role expectations.

In addition to the base salary, there is typically an annual bonus of between 15-25% of salary.

Compensation Range: CA$75K - CA$135K