Data Engineer

Axelon Services Corporation; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Axelon Services Corporation in Montreal seeks a database engineer to contribute to core infrastructure across Sybase, DB2, MSSQL and new platforms like MongoDB, Snowflake, and Azure SQL. You will work in a fast-paced Agile environment, delivering performance improvements and migrations.

The role requires 3+ years of experience, Python scripting, Unix/Linux basics, and strong communication. This 12-month hybrid position offers day 1 onboarding on-site with 3x weekly in-office presence.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience.
• Intermediate knowledge of development and performance optimization on major RDBMS and NoSQL (MongoDB).
• Proficiency in scripting with Python.
• Basic knowledge of Unix/Linux operating systems.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of core infrastructure components on Sybase, DB2, MSSQL, and new platforms like MongoDB, Snowflake, and Azure SQL.
• Engage in database engineering projects and strategic RDBMS product evaluations.
• Participate in performance optimization, testing, platform migration, and version upgrades.
• Operate in a fast-paced Agile environment ensuring quality and resiliency.

Skills

RDBMS & NoSQL

Python scripting

Unix/Linux basics

Communication skills

3+ years experience

Job description

Summary

Location

Montreal

Work Mode

Hybrid (day 1 onboarding onsite / in-office presence required 3x/week)

Duration

12 months

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of core infrastructure components on Sybase, DB2, MSSQL, and new platforms like MongoDB, Snowflake, and Azure SQL.
• Engage in database engineering projects and strategic RDBMS product evaluations.
• Participate in performance optimization, testing, platform migration, and version upgrades.
• Operate in a fast-paced Agile environment ensuring quality and resiliency.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience.
• Intermediate knowledge of development and performance optimization on major RDBMS and NoSQL (MongoDB) technologies.
• Proficiency in scripting with Python.
• Basic knowledge of Unix/Linux operating systems.
• Excellent communication skills.

Preferred Skills

• Understanding of data modeling concepts.
• Experience with version control, preferably with GIT.
• Knowledge of ETL products such as Talend or Informatica.
• Familiarity with replication and Agile practices.
• Experience working in geographically dispersed teams.
• Integrity, ownership, and motivation to expand technical and business knowledge.

This role is for an existing vacancy.