Data Engineer

SADA; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consultancy in Toronto is looking for a Data Engineer to lead projects and mentor junior engineers. The role involves developing data platforms, engaging with clients, and utilizing technologies such as Looker and SQL. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in Business Intelligence and strong problem-solving abilities. The company offers competitive compensation and numerous benefits.

Benefits

Unlimited PTO

Paid parental leave

Generous medical and dental plans

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in a Business Intelligence role.
• Experience with data visualization tools.
• Proficiency with SQL and cloud-based data engineering.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize data platforms.
• Mentor less experienced Data Engineers.
• Lead end-to-end projects.

Skills

Experience in Business Intelligence role

Proficiency in enterprise BI tools

Strong communication skills

Detail-oriented and self-motivated

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

Looker

Tableau

SQL

Job description

Job Summary

As a Data Engineer at SADA, you will work collaboratively with key business leads, architects, analysts, and data scientists to understand the business domain and how data can empower them. You will engage with fellow engineers to develop and optimize data platforms, focusing on business intelligence and data engineering to ensure seamless data flows and insightful reporting. You will have the opportunity to propose, define, and develop metrics for business reporting and product/process performance monitoring to drive decision‑making for our customers. Engagements vary from consultative to hands‑on work and cover a range of domain areas, including BI tool migrations, data pipeline engineering, and big data analytics solutions.

You will be expected to run point on whole projects, end‑to‑end, and to mentor less experienced Data Engineers. You will be recognized as an expert within the team and will build a reputation with Google and our customers. You will demonstrate repeated delivery of project architectures and critical components that other engineers demur to you for lack of expertise. You will also participate in early‑stage opportunity qualification calls, as well as guide client‑facing technical discussions for established projects.

Pathway to Success

At SADA we are in the business of change. We are focused on leading‑edge technology that is ever‑evolving. We embrace change enthusiastically and encourage adaptability. This means that not only do our engineers understand that change is inevitable, but they embrace this change to continuously broaden their skills, preparing for future customer needs.

Your success comes from your enthusiasm, insight, and positive impact. You will be given direct feedback quarterly with respect to the scope and quality of your contributions, your ability to estimate accurately, customer feedback at the close of projects, your collaboration with your peers, and the consultative skill you demonstrate in customer interactions.

As you continue to execute successfully, we will build a personalized development plan together that leads you through the engineering or management growth tracks.

Travel

Required Travel - <10% travel to customer sites, conferences, and other related events. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, travel has been temporarily restricted.

Customer Facing

You will interact with customers on a regular basis, sometimes daily, other times weekly/bi‑weekly. Common touchpoints occur when qualifying potential opportunities, at project kickoff, throughout the engagement as progress is communicated, and at project close. You can expect to interact with a range of customer stakeholders, including engineers, technical project managers, and executives.

Training

Ongoing with a first‑week orientation at HQ followed by a 90‑day onboarding schedule. Details of the timeline can be shared.

Required Qualifications

• 4+ year of experience in a Business Intelligence role, including data warehousing, business intelligence tools, data visualization tools, and data engineering technologies
• Experience with upgrading and migrating legacy BI Tools to data visualization tools like Tableau, Looker, etc.
• Experience gathering business requirements, using business intelligence tools to extract data, formulate metrics, and build reports
• Experience in designing and delivering cross‑functional custom reporting solutions
• Proficiency with enterprise BI tools like Looker, MicroStrategy, Tableau, PowerBI, OBIEE, Domo, Superset etc
• Experience in cloud‑based data engineering, including building and managing data pipelines using GCP services or similar (e.g., Databricks, dbt)
• Experience embedding BI reports into customer portals
• Experience developing automated functionality by interacting with BI tools programmatically using SDKs
• Proficiency with query development (SQL) and optimization
• Experience working in large‑scale data warehouse environments
• Strong experience in conducting large‑scale data analysis to support business needs
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Proven ability to meet tight deadlines, multi‑task, and prioritize workload
• Detail‑oriented with a demonstrated ability to self‑motivate and follow through on projects

Useful Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related technical field
• Experience working with Google Cloud data products (CloudSQL, Spanner, Cloud Storage, Bigtable, BigQuery, Dataprep, etc.)
• Experience with programming languages such as Python, Scala, Java, or R and SQL
• Exceptional problem solving skills and self‑direction—willingness to teach others and learn new techniques

About SADA

About SADA An Insight company

Values

SADA stands for inclusion, fairness, and doing the right thing. From our very beginning, we’ve championed a diverse workplace where we support and learn from each other, amplifying the impact we make with our customers. We’re proud that our teams are composed of contributors who represent a wide array of backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer. Our three core values are the foundation of everything we do.

Benefits

Unlimited PTO, paid parental leave, competitive and attractive compensation, performance‑based bonuses, paid holidays, generous medical, dental, vision plans, life, short and long‑term disability insurance, 401K/​RRSP with match, as well as Google‑certified training programs and a professional development stipend.

Business Performance

SADA has been named to the INC 5000 Fastest‑Growing Private Companies list for the last 10+ years in a row, garnering Honoree status. CRN has also named SADA on the Top 500 Global Solutions Providers list for the past 5 years. The overall culture continues to evolve with engineering at its core: 3200+ projects completed, 4000+ customers served, 10K+ workloads, and 30M+ users migrated to the cloud.

Equal Opportunity Employer

As set forth in SADA’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law. If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.