Posted 2 months ago
Data Engineer
@ Hays
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Hays is recruiting a GCP Data Engineer for a leading Canadian retail client investing in its enterprise data and cloud capabilities. The role designs, builds and maintains cloud-based data pipelines and platforms on Google Cloud Platform, working with architects, analysts and business stakeholders. Five or more years of data or software engineering experience is ideally required; the posting states a contract arrangement with competitive compensation.
Pay:
$45–$50 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Design, build and maintain cloud-based data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform
- Develop scalable, production-ready data solutions
- Work with architects, analysts and software engineers
- Optimise data platforms and processing performance
Requirements summary:
- Five or more years of data or software engineering experience
- Hands-on production experience on GCP
- Advanced proficiency in Python and SQL
- Experience with Apache Beam, Airflow, Spark or similar tools
- Knowledge of CI/CD, Git and infrastructure as code
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · careerpage
- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-08
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-11
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-11
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
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Hays
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 248 |
Your new company
Our client is a leading Canadian retail organisation undertaking significant investment in its enterprise data and cloud capabilities. They are looking for an experienced GCP Data Engineer to support the design, development, and optimisation of scalable data solutions within a collaborative, high-performing technology environment.
Your new role
As a GCP Data Engineer, you will design, build, and maintain reliable cloud-based data pipelines and platforms using Google Cloud Platform. You will work closely with data architects, analysts, software engineers, and business stakeholders to transform complex data requirements into secure, scalable, and production-ready solutions.
What you'll need to succeed
- Ideally five or more years of professional experience in data engineering, software engineering, or a closely related field.
- Strong hands-on experience building production-grade data solutions on Google Cloud Platform.
- Practical experience with BigQuery and GCP data services such as Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage, and Cloud Composer.
- Advanced proficiency in Python and SQL.
- Experience developing ETL or ELT pipelines for large and complex datasets.
- Strong understanding of data modelling, data warehousing, pipeline orchestration, and distributed data-processing concepts.
- Experience with Apache Beam, Airflow, Spark, or comparable data-processing and orchestration technologies.
- Knowledge of CI/CD, Git-based development practices, automated testing, and infrastructure as code.
What you'll get in return
You will have the opportunity to work with a talented team of professionals in a dynamic and supportive environment. The client is offering competitive compensation, professional development opportunities, and the chance to make a meaningful contribution to a large-scale cloud data environment.
What you need to do now
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