Data Engineer

GFT Technologies SE • Toronto, ON

1d • CA$75,000 - CA$95,000

About The Position

We are looking for a Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and infrastructure. This role will focus on enabling reliable data ingestion, transformation, and access for analytics and business use.

Requirements

• 5–7 years of experience in Data Engineering or similar role
• Strong programming skills in Python, Scala, or Java
• Hands-on experience with SQL and relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, SQL Server)
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Working knowledge of data pipeline tools (e.g., Airflow, DBT, Informatica)
• Experience building/working with data warehouses (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery)
• Familiarity with big data technologies (Spark, Hadoop)
• Understanding of data modeling concepts (star/snowflake schema)

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to real-time/streaming pipelines (Kafka, Kinesis)
• CI/CD and DevOps practices for data pipelines
• Experience with data governance and cataloging tools

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines for structured and unstructured data
• Build and optimize data architectures, including data lakes and data warehouses
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and governance standards are maintained
• Collaborate with Data Analysts, Data Scientists, and business teams to understand data requirements
• Implement data integration solutions from multiple sources (APIs, databases, third-party systems)
• Monitor and troubleshoot pipeline performance and data issues
• Support data modeling and schema design for analytics consumption
• Automate workflows and improve pipeline efficiency and scalability
• Ensure compliance with security and privacy standards

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed