Senior Data Engineer

Orion Innovation; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology services firm is seeking a Senior Data Engineer in Toronto. This role involves designing and maintaining Data Lakehouse solutions, developing scalable ETL pipelines, and ensuring data governance. The ideal candidate should have over 8 years of experience with relevant technologies and tools. Join a dynamic team that provides innovative solutions in various industries.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience with relevant tools.
• Proficiency in data engineering languages and tools.
• Strong working experience in data modeling and performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain Data Lakehouse solutions.
• Develop scalable ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Optimize data storage formats and query performance.

Skills

Apache Iceberg

Trino

Databricks

Delta Lake

Snowflake

Apache Spark

Python

Scala

SQL

Data modeling

Tools

Apache Airflow

ETL Tools

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Orion Innovation is a premier, award-winning, global business and technology services firm. Orion delivers game-changing business transformation and product development rooted in digital strategy, experience design, and engineering, with a unique combination of agility, scale, and maturity. We work with a wide range of clients across many industries including financial services, professional services, telecommunications and media, consumer products, automotive, industrial automation, professional sports and entertainment, life sciences, ecommerce, and education.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain Data Lakehouse solutions, integrating structured and unstructured data sources.
• Develop scalable ETL / ELT pipelines using tools like Apache Iceberg, Trino, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, Databricks, or Snowflake.
• Optimize data storage formats and query performance across large datasets.
• Implement security and compliance best practices in data management (role-based access control, data masking, etc.).
• Collaborate with cloud and DevOps teams to support data infrastructure automation and monitoring.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience with Apache Iceberg, Trino, Databricks, Delta Lake, or Snowflake.
• Proficiency in Apache Spark, Python / Scala, and SQL
• Strong working experience of data modeling, data partitioning, and performance tuning.
• Familiarity with data governance, data lineage, and metadata management tools.
• Experience working in Agile / Scrum teams.
• Work with structured and semi-structured data stored in object storage systems like S3, GCS.
• Experience with Apache Iceberg, SQL, and Python.
• Familiarity with data orchestration tools like Apache Airflow.
• Must be eligible for up to a Top Secret Security Clearance.

Orion is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Information Technology

IT Services and IT Consulting

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