Posted 23 days ago
Data Engineer- Silver Conversions and Scheduling
@ PLATO
Remote in Canada
Overview
PLATO is hiring a Data Engineer to build Silver layer conversion and scheduling pipelines in a medallion Lakehouse on Microsoft Fabric. The work covers transforming Bronze data into cleansed Silver datasets and orchestrating their reliable execution. The role is a full-time contract from December 2026 to March 2027, with a good likelihood of extension, and requires active Reliability clearance and eligibility for Secret.
Pay:
$82–$95 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Develop Silver layer conversion and transformation pipelines on Microsoft Fabric
- Build and maintain scheduling and orchestration with retries and failure handling
- Use reusable PySpark libraries and metadata-driven configuration
- Apply error handling, logging, monitoring and unit testing
- Support reconciliation, checkpointing and recovery
Requirements summary:
- Minimum 5 years with Microsoft Fabric, PySpark, Spark SQL, Delta Lake, Azure Data Factory and Azure Storage
- Pipeline orchestration and scheduling experience
- Microsoft Purview exposure for cataloguing and lineage
- Azure DevOps, Git and CI/CD pipelines
- Active Reliability clearance and eligibility for Secret
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · teamtailor
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-14
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-14
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-06
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Encouraged to apply | Indigenous peoples, Women, People with disabilities, Racialized people |
| Security clearance | Reliability status |
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PLATO
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PLATO is Canada’s largest Indigenous-owned software testing and technology services company.
Full company description
PLATO is a software testing and technology services company trusted by clients worldwide. In addition to offering the highest quality service, we are committed to breaking down barriers for Indigenous people through meaningful training and employment in Canada's technology workforce. PLATO is an experienced, innovative, and proudly Canadian company built on the foundation of a 25-year software testing company, PQA Testing. Learn more about us at www.platotech.com. Do you want to build better software all while making a positive social impact? Send us an email at [email protected].
- LinkedIn followers
- 13,372
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 280
- Reported office locations
- 40 Crowther Lane, Suite 310, Fredericton, New Brunswick E3C 0J1, CA
- 407 2 St SW, Suite 1510, Calgary, Alberta T2P 2Y3, CA
- 801-675 W Hastings St, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B, CA
- 421 Bay St, 4th Floor, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 1X3, CA
- Toronto, Ontario, CA
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, CA
- Ottawa, Ontario, CA
- Kamloops, British Columbia, CA
- Regina, Saskatchewan, CA
- Victoria, British Columbia, CA
- Business categories
- Information Technology Support Services
- Information Technology
- Other recorded names
- PLATO
- Specialties
- exploratory testing
- regression testing
- mobile application testing
- Quality Assurance
- Software Testing
- Content Migration and Validation
- Accessibility Testing
- Functional Testing
- Manual Testing
- Test Automation
- Performance Testing
- User Acceptance Testing
- Test Advisory
- IT Services
- and Business Consulting
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PLATO is a software testing and technology services company trusted by clients worldwide. In addition to offering the highest quality service, we are committed to breaking down barriers for Indigenous people through meaningful training and employment in Canada's technology workforce. PLATO is an experienced, innovative, and proudly Canadian company built on the foundation of a 25-year software testing company, PQA…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | IT Services and IT Consulting |
| Company size | 201-500 employees |
| Headquarters | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1997 |
| Specialties | exploratory testingregression testingmobile application testingQuality AssuranceSoftware TestingContent Migration and ValidationAccessibility TestingFunctional TestingManual TestingTest Automation |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 13 |
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Who We Are
PLATO is Canada’s largest Indigenous-owned software testing and technology services company. For nearly 30 years, our expert teams have helped our clients deliver reliable products that users enjoy interacting with.
Our 100% Canada‑based team brings deep experience in QA, software testing, and IT services, along with a shared commitment to collaboration, mentorship, and continuous improvement. We’re a team that shows up for each other, whether that’s tackling complex client challenges or helping colleagues grow through coaching and knowledge‑sharing.
As Canada’s largest Indigenous‑owned software testing company, we’re proud of our roots and our mission to build a stronger, more inclusive technology workforce. At the same time, we warmly welcome applicants of all backgrounds and experiences who are passionate about quality, teamwork, and making an impact.
Duration: December 2026- March 2027 (good likelihood of being extended)
The Opportunity:
The Data Engineer will build Silver layer conversion and scheduling pipelines in the medallion Lakehouse on Microsoft Fabric. They will transform Bronze data into cleansed, conformed Silver datasets and orchestrate their execution reliably.
Security Clearance requirement: Active Reliability and eligible for Secret clearance
Responsibilities:
Develop Silver layer conversion and transformation pipelines using Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, Spark and Delta Lake
Build and maintain scheduling and orchestration of Silver pipelines, including dependencies, retries and failure handling
Use reusable PySpark libraries and metadata-driven configuration to speed up delivery
Apply standard error handling, logging, monitoring and unit-testing patterns
Support reconciliation, checkpointing, replay and recovery to maintain data integrity
Tune Spark workloads for performance and cost efficiency
Requirements:
Must have a minimum of 5 years of experience with the following:
Microsoft Fabric (Data Factory, Lakehouse), PySpark, Spark SQL, Delta Lake, Azure Data Factory, Azure Storage
• Pipeline orchestration and scheduling (Fabric Data Factory / Azure Data Factory)
• PySpark and Spark SQL data transformation
• Microsoft Purview exposure for cataloguing and lineage
• Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD pipelines
Work With Us
At PLATO, we believe that great work happens when people feel supported, connected, and challenged in the right ways. You’ll be part of a collaborative environment where experienced professionals share knowledge, mentor others, and contribute to solving complex, real‑world client projects.
We are committed to inclusive hiring practices and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, and Indigenous peoples. If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, we’re here to support you.
PLATO respectfully acknowledges that we operate on treaty territories, unceded First Nations and Inuit territories, and within Métis homelands. We honour the long history of these lands and actively work toward reconciliation between Indigenous and non‑Indigenous peoples on Turtle Island.
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