Senior Data Engineer (Azure) Contract

VTRAC Consulting Corporation

“Intelligent Resources”

Thank you for applying to VTRAC opportunities. Please e-mail your resume as a MS-WORD document in confidence Subject: Senior Data Engineer (Azure), position number: 20-06633 Attention: [email protected] or call: 416-366-2600 Ext. 241

Position No.:                     20-06633

Title:                                     Senior Data Engineer (Azure)

Type:                                    Contract

No. of Positions:              1

Location:                             Remote (Canada)

Organization:

Join one of the world’s leading providers of software solutions and services, with operations, clients and markets all over the world. A vibrant community of tech-enthusiasts that utilizes cutting edge technology, offering ample opportunity for career development and growth. Our people are our most important resource. We encourage entrepreneurship and initiative and recognize and reward achievements. We embrace and foster an environment that builds on the unique talents that come from a variety of people and perspectives.

The Position:

Are you a problem-solver who takes initiative? Do you welcome complex challenges? Then look no further! We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer for a 6 – 9 month contract. This role will be remote and reporting to the Principal Software Architect.

Project Environment:

• Opportunity to utilize cutting-edge, state of the art, open Fusion software architecture and cloud ecosystem technology (Kubernetes, Azure, etc.)

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, maintain and document data pipelines (cleansing, blending, migration, transformation), run books, and data storage systems
• Design, develop, maintain and document data models based on requirements
• Assist with the maintenance of existing models, data systems and platforms
• Gather and analyze requirements, developing data processes and applications that meet our business needs
• Challenge the status quo and identify new opportunities for data acquisition and transformation
• Ignite positive change by assisting team members and Line of Business teams with the utilization of new data assets
• Collaborate with members of the Data Engineering team to support internal clients such as Data Scientists, Visualization Specialists, various Line of Business teams with their various data needs
• Collaborate with product manager and product owner teams review and refine functional and non functional requirements
• Collaborate with Platform R&D teams to ensure smooth and reliable integration
• Drive innovation by keeping current on relevant data trends via researching, presenting, and accurately articulating the benefits and goals of data architecture related technologies, such as Big Data, Hadoop, NoSQL, Cloud
• Collaborate between highly distributed data engineering team’s members as well as project management, development and architecture teams

Must Have Skills and Experience:

• Experience leveraging big data technologies (one or more of Hadoop, Python, Spark) is required.
• Familiarity with at least one programming languages such as C#, Java (preferred), JavaScript, Nodejs
• Understanding of Object Oriented and Functional programming paradigms
• Experience developing Extract-Transform-Load processes and tools (e.g. Informatica, SSIS, Azure Data Factory) (One or more)
• Experience working with and analyzing structured, semi-structured, and unstructured datasets
• Knowledge of data modelling approaches and best practices
• Solid understanding of relational and dimensional database design and knowledge of logical and physical data models
• Familiarity with the Microsoft Azure platform, knowledge of core data services such as:
  • Azure Data Factory
  • Azure Event Hubs [as well as Kafka]
  • Azure Event Grid / Service Bus
  • Azure Databricks
  • Azure Storage
  • Azure Function
  • Azure Data Warehouse, SQL Server, Azure Analysis Services
  • Azure Data Lake Gen 1/2
• Experience with Source Code Version Control Systems such GitHub, TFS, Bitbucket
• Familiarity with scripting languages like PowerShell, Bash (one or more)
• Experience with visualization tools like Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, Qlik (one or more)
• Understanding of agile project approaches and methodologies

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience with Azure DevOps CI/CD – Release, Deployment pipelines
• Experience with Open APIs 2.0 / 3.0, Swagger

We thank all candidates in advance. Only selected candidates for interviews will be contacted. For other exciting opportunities, please visit us at www.vtrac.com. VTRAC is an equal opportunity employer.

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Tagged as: Azure, Data, ETl, Fintech, Hadoop