Governed Data Product Engineer - Hybrid (Azure/Databricks)

Apex Systems; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Data Product Engineer for a 6-month contract with potential extensions. You will design and operate governed data products on Azure, focusing on data pipelines and quality assurance. Ideal candidates should have over 6 years of experience in building data platforms, particularly with Azure Databricks and a strong grasp of data governance principles. This hybrid role requires strong communication and collaboration skills across multiple teams.

Qualifications

• 6+ years building data platforms / pipelines on cloud, Azure preferred.
• Hands-on with Unity Catalog and Purview.
• Proficiency with CI / CD for data and infra-as-code.

Responsibilities

• Engineer batch/stream pipelines on Databricks for curated datasets.
• Implement role- and attribute-based access aligned with Unity Catalog.
• Ensure data quality checks and capture lineage across pipelines.

Skills

Building data platforms

Azure Databricks

RBAC/ABAC data access

Data quality frameworks

CI/CD for data

Tools

Unity Catalog

Purview

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Job description

A leading technology firm is seeking a Data Product Engineer for a 6-month contract with potential extensions. You will design and operate governed data products on Azure, focusing on data pipelines and quality assurance. Ideal candidates should have over 6 years of experience in building data platforms, particularly with Azure Databricks and a strong grasp of data governance principles. This hybrid role requires strong communication and collaboration skills across multiple teams.