Senior Data Engineer

People Machine; Ontario; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in IT consulting is seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer for a 6-month contract. This role focuses on transforming legacy data infrastructure and implementing a modern data mesh strategy, requiring expertise in Google Cloud Platform and data engineering practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Data Engineering roles.
• Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and BigQuery.
• Advanced SQL and Python skills.

Responsibilities

• Transform legacy assets from Hadoop and SQL to BigQuery.
• Build and optimize data pipelines using Google Dataform (dbt) and Airflow.
• Implement data mesh architecture to create analytics-ready datasets.

Skills

Data Engineering

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

BigQuery

SQL

Python

Dataform (dbt)

Airflow

Dataplex

GitHub CI/CD

Communication

Job description

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We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer, GCP (6 month contract) to support a high-priority initiative focused on transforming legacy data infrastructure and implementing a modern data mesh strategy. You will work closely with the marketing team data engineering team to identify missing data and ingest them, build wide analytical tables (e.g., Customer 360), and ensure data is accessible for reporting, analytics and AI / ML use cases.

Responsibilities :

• Transform legacy assets from Hadoop and SQL to BigQuery
• Build and optimize data pipelines using Google Dataform (dbt) and Airflow
• Implement data mesh architecture by combining small tables into wide, analytics-ready datasets
• Collaborate with marketing and data engineering teams to understand data needs and deliver high-quality solutions
• Ensure data quality and governance using Dataplex

Must-Haves :

• 5+ years in Data Engineering roles
• Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and BigQuery
• Advanced SQL and Python skills
• Proficiency with Dataform (or dbt), Airflow, and Dataplex
• Experience with GitHub CI / CD and Dataplex
• Strong communication skills and ability to engage with business stakeholders

Nice-to-Haves :

• Experience with metadata management
• Prior work in marketing analytics or campaign data
• Familiarity with Customer 360 or similar wide-table strategies

Seniority level

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Job function

Information Technology

IT Services and IT Consulting, Book and Periodical Publishing, and Computers and Electronics Manufacturing

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