Hockey Data Engineer: Azure Databricks & Analytics

Edmonton Oilers; Alberta; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A premier NHL organization is seeking a versatile Hockey Data Engineer to join the newly formed Hockey Analytics & Technology group. This hybrid role focuses on leveraging cloud platforms like Azure and Databricks for data engineering, alongside conducting descriptive and diagnostic analytics to provide actionable insights for hockey operations. Candidates should have a strong background in data integration and processing, with proficiency in Python, SQL, and relevant tools like PowerBI. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Innovative working environment

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in data engineering or analytics, ideally in sports or sports-adjacent environments.
• Expertise in Azure Data Factory and Databricks for data integration & processing.
• Strong focus on descriptive and diagnostic analytics rather than predictive or machine learning approaches.

Responsibilities

• Leverage cloud platforms like Azure and Databricks for data engineering tasks.
• Conduct descriptive and diagnostic analytics to provide actionable insights.
• Create and maintain data pipelines using Azure Databricks.

Skills

Data Engineering

Python

SQL

ETL tools

Azure Data Factory

Databricks

PowerBI

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related field

Tools

Azure

Spark/PySpark

Git

Jupyter notebooks

Plotly

Job description

A premier NHL organization is seeking a versatile Hockey Data Engineer to join the newly formed Hockey Analytics & Technology group. This hybrid role focuses on leveraging cloud platforms like Azure and Databricks for data engineering, alongside conducting descriptive and diagnostic analytics to provide actionable insights for hockey operations. Candidates should have a strong background in data integration and processing, with proficiency in Python, SQL, and relevant tools like PowerBI. Competitive salary and benefits offered.