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Junior Data Engineer

Contract: Toronto, Ontario, CA

Salary Range: 45.00 - 50.00 | Per Hour

Job Code: 367299

End Date: 2026-03-04

Days Left: 27 days, 3 hours left

Title: Junior Data Engineer

Duration: 2-month initial contract + 6-month extension (8 months total potential)

Location:  Toronto, ON- 4 Day's Onsite, 1 Day WFH

Start Date: ASAP

Compensation: $45-$50/hour

Interview Process: Round 1: Virtual (Technical + Assessment Review)/ Round 2: In-Person

Must-Haves:

  • Foundational SQL skills
  • Python (data engineering/data management focus) OR Java with Spark
  • Understanding of data engineering fundamentals and distributed data processing
  • Exposure to cloud data platforms (AWS preferred)
  • Strong learning mindset, curiosity, and ability to self-teach
  • AWS experience (S3, Athena, Glue, Lake Formation concepts)
  • Experience with Spark, Scala, or PySpark
  • Exposure to data lakes, lakehouse architectures, or Apache Iceberg

Plues / Nice-to-Haves:

  • Financial services or investment data exposure
  • Familiarity with data governance or data cataloging concepts

“The Company offers a total rewards package for this position that may include employer-sponsored benefits, where applicable and subject to eligibility requirements, such as supplemental health and dental coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement or savings programs, paid time off, and other benefits. The availability, structure, and scope of benefits may vary based on role, employment status, work location, and applicable federal and provincial laws. The Company provides all statutory entitlements, including public holidays, vacation, leaves of absence, and government-mandated benefits, in accordance with applicable law.” 

“We may use AI-enabled and/or automated tools to support parts of our recruitment process, including application screening, interview scheduling, and candidate communications. These tools are used to enhance consistency and efficiency. All hiring decisions involve human review and are not based solely on automated processing.”

Job Requirement
  • Data Engineer
  • Toronto
  • Ontario
  • Hybrid
  • Data
  • SQL
  • ETL
  • ELT
  • AWS
  • S3
  • Glue
  • Athena
  • Pyspark
  • Spark
  • Scala
  • Datalake
  • Data Lakehouse
Reach Out to a Recruiter
  • Recruiter
  • Email
  • Phone
  • Kavin Nilavu Thatha Manji Sivananthan
  • kavin.nilavu@collabera.com
  • 9738595453
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