Data Engineer - AWS

Tiger Analytics; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative analytics consulting firm is seeking a seasoned Data Engineer to join their dynamic team. This role offers the chance to work with large and complex data sets, utilizing your expertise in SQL and cloud services to generate actionable insights. You'll be part of a collaborative environment that values creativity and problem-solving, allowing you to drive significant change in data analytics. If you're passionate about leveraging data to solve business challenges and thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial setting, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Data Engineering with strong SQL skills.
• Experience with AWS services and relational databases.

Responsibilities

• Design databases and work with large data sets to generate insights.
• Build self-service dashboards and use visualization tools.

Skills

Data Engineering

Analytical Skills

SQL

Collaboration

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

MySQL

Postgres

AWS EC2

AWS EMR

AWS Athena

Databricks

Python

Java

Scala

Job description

Tiger Analytics is a fast-growing advanced analytics consulting firm. Our consultants bring deep expertise in Data Science, Machine Learning and AI. We are the trusted analytics partner for multiple Fortune 500 companies, enabling them to generate business value from data. Our business value and leadership has been recognized by various market research firms, including Forrester and Gartner. We are looking for top-notch talent as we continue to build the best global analytics consulting team in the world.

The right candidate will have broad skills in database design, be comfortable dealing with large and complex data sets, have experience building self-service dashboards, be comfortable using visualization tools, and be able to apply your skills to generate insights that help solve business challenges. We are looking for someone who can bring their vision to the table and implement positive change in taking the company's data analytics to the next level.

Requirements

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar field
2. 8+ years of experience in a Data Engineer role
3. Experience with relational SQL and NoSQL databases like MySQL, Postgres
4. Strong analytical skills and advanced SQL knowledge
5. Experience with AWS cloud services: EC2, EMR, Athena
6. Experience on Databricks is a plus
7. Experience with object-oriented/object function scripting languages: Python, Java, Scala, etc.
8. Experience extracting/querying/joining large data sets at scale
9. A desire to work in a collaborative, intellectually curious environment
10. Strong communication and organizational skills

Benefits

This position offers an excellent opportunity for significant career development in a fast-growing and challenging entrepreneurial environment with a high degree of individual responsibility.