Data Platform Lead

Procom; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 96,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Procom is seeking a Data Platform Lead for a 6-month contract in Toronto, hybrid. You will own and extend the Fabric data lake, manage enterprise integrations, and guide architecture decisions while mentoring a growing team.

Responsibilities include building scalable data infrastructure with CI/CD, supporting Power BI semantic models and executive dashboards, and aligning business and technical teams on data definitions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in data engineering, analytics engineering, or platform building.
• Strong SQL, data warehousing, dimensional modelling, and lakehouse design.
• Hands-on Fabric experience or very deep Azure (ADF/Synapse).
• Enterprise-scale data pipelines and integrations.
• Python and/or R, source control, and DevOps.
• Consultative and advisory skills.
• Stakeholder and people skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and extend the Fabric data lake: pipelines, ingestion, orchestration, semantic models, data quality.
• Manage enterprise-scale integrations across Salesforce, NetSuite, marketing platforms, and bespoke apps via APIs and ETL.
• Take over the partner-built environment, document it, stabilize it, and own it going forward.
• Build scalable, well-governed data infrastructure with attention to standards, source control, CI/CD, and DevOps.
• Advise on architecture, performance, reliability, and platform decisions—and hold the line on good practice.
• Support the build-out of Power BI semantic models, dashboards, and executive reports.
• Lead customer and sales reporting first; expand to other business functions as priorities evolve.
• Align business and technical teams around data definitions, requirements, and frameworks.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers and analysts as they’re hired.

Skills

SQL

Data warehousing

Lakehouse design

Fabric

Azure (ADF/Synapse)

Data pipelines

Python/R

DevOps

Consultative skills

Stakeholder management

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Data Platform Lead:On behalf of our Consulting client, Procom is searching for a Data Platform Lead for a 6 month contract role. This position is a hybrid position with 3 days onsite at our client’s Toronto office.Data Platform Lead - Job Description:The client is building out a modern data platform and internal data team from a third-party-delivered foundation. They need a seasoned data engineering leader to take ownership of the Fabric lakehouse and pipelines, advise on architecture and platform decisions, and mentor the team as they grow.Data Platform Lead - Responsibilities:• Own and extend the Fabric data lake: pipelines, ingestion, orchestration, semantic models, data quality.• Manage enterprise-scale integrations across Salesforce, NetSuite, marketing platforms, and bespoke apps via APIs and ETL.• Take over the partner-built environment, document it, stabilize it, and own it going forward.• Build scalable, well-governed data infrastructure with attention to standards, source control, CI/CD, and DevOps.• Advise on architecture, performance, reliability, and platform decisions—and hold the line on good practice.• Support the build-out of Power BI semantic models, dashboards, and executive reports.• Lead customer and sales reporting first; expand to other business functions as priorities evolve.• Align business and technical teams around data definitions, requirements, and frameworks.• Mentor and guide junior engineers and analysts as they’re hired.Data Platform Lead - Mandatory Skills:• 8+ years in data engineering, analytics engineering, or platform building.• Strong SQL, data warehousing, dimensional modelling, and lakehouse design.• Hands-on Fabric experience or very deep Azure (ADF/Synapse).• Enterprise-scale data pipelines and integrations.• Python and/or R, source control, and DevOps.• Consultative and advisory skills.• Stakeholder and people skills.Data Platform Lead – Nice-to-Have Skills:• Salesforce, NetSuite, or ERP/CRM integration experience.• Fabric, Azure, or data engineering certifications.• Experience building or scaling a data team from the ground up.• Advanced analytics: forecasting, predictive modelling, ML or AI.• Microsoft Purview governance experience.Data Platform Lead – Assignment Length:This is a 6 month contract position.Data Platform Lead - Start Date:ASAP.Data Platform Lead - Assignment Location:Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This is a hybrid role with 3 days in the office.This posting is for an existing vacancy.This employer uses both human and technology-assisted tools to support candidate screening and assessment. Final hiring decisions are made by people.