Senior Data Analyst

Motion Recruitment Partners; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Data Analyst for a contract role in Mississauga, Ontario. The position involves data governance, analysis, and reporting, requiring strong SQL skills and experience in data quality frameworks. Ideal candidates will have 4-6 years in data analysis or related fields with proficiency in data governance and stakeholder management skills. This hybrid role offers a competitive hourly rate and the potential for extension or conversion.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years in a data analysis, governance, or related roles.
• Strong expertise in data governance, lineage, and profiling.
• Proficiency in SQL for advanced analysis, validation and reporting.
• Experience with Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives in data governance, lineage, and profiling.
• Colaborate with business stakeholders to capture data requirements.
• Provide subject matter expertise on data quality frameworks.
• Mentor junior analysts, providing guidance on best practices.

Skills

Data governance

SQL

Problem solving

Communication

Stakeholder management

Tools

Jira

Collibra

Ab Initio

Job description

Senior Data Analyst

Mississauga, Ontario

Hybrid

Contract

$56/hr - $58/hr

Grow your career with an innovative global bank as Senior Data Analyst in Mississauga, Ontario. Contract role with strong possibility of extension or conversion. Will require working a hybrid schedule 3 days onsite per week.

Join one of the world's most renowned global banks and trusted brand with over 200 years of continuously evolving financial services worldwide. Will lead data governance, data quality, and reporting initiatives within financial services. The role combines strong technical skills (SQL, data governance, data profiling) with business acumen and compliance awareness. You will work alongside some of the smartest minds in the industry who are excited to share their knowledge and to learn from you.

Contract Duration:11+ Months

Required Skills & Experience

• 4-6 years in a data analysis, governance, or related roles.

• Strong expertise in data governance, lineage, and profiling.

• Proficiency in SQL for advanced analysis, validation and reporting.

• Experience with Agile methodologies and collaboration tools such as Jira.

• Excellent problem solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Hands-on experience with Python for advanced analysis or automation.

• Exposure to Ab Initio or similar ETL/data integration platform.

• Familiarity with Collibra and MetadataHub for data governance.

What You Will Be Doing • Lead initiatives in data governance, lineage, and profiling to ensure transparency, consistency, and quality of enterprise data.

• Develop. Optimize, and validate complex SQL queries to support reporting and analysis.

• Design and implement SQL queries for reporting, analysis, and data validation.

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to capture data requirements and align solutions to compliance and regulatory needs.

• Partner with technology teams to implement Agile delivery practice and manage tasks in Jira.

• Provide subject matter expertise on data quality frameworks and lineage documentation.

• Mentor junior analysts, providing guidance on best practices and advanced data management techniques.

• Support integration with metadata and governance tools (Collibra, MetadataHub).

• Work with cross functional teams to implement automation tools (e.g., Ab Initio) to improve data processing efficiency.

• Contribute to documentation of data dictionaries, standards, and lineage mapping for enterprise data assets.

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

Posted by: Melissa Klein

Specialization:

• Data Analyst