Posted 25 days ago
Data Engineers
@ Hays
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Hays is hiring a contract Data Engineer (Azure) for six months in downtown Toronto, hybrid with three days onsite. The work covers building and maintaining scalable Azure data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes and enterprise data warehouse solutions, plus integrations and troubleshooting across environments.
Pay:
$70–$80 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Design and maintain scalable data pipelines in Azure
- Build and optimize ETL/ELT processes with Azure Data Factory and Synapse
- Develop transformations using Mapping Data Flows, T-SQL, PySpark and Python
- Maintain enterprise data warehouse and storage solutions
- Build REST API integrations and Azure Function Apps and Logic Apps
Requirements summary:
- 3+ years of Azure data engineering experience
- Hands-on experience with ADF, Synapse, ADLS and Azure SQL
- Proficiency in T-SQL, Python and PySpark
- Strong data modeling and data warehousing knowledge
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · careerpage
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-12
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-14
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-14
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Data & analytics |
| Experience | 3+ 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 |
Data Engineer (Azure)
Job Type: Contract Contract Duration: 6 Months Location: Downtown Toronto, ON (Hybrid - 3 Days Onsite)
What You'll Be Doing
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines within Azure cloud environments.
- Build and optimize ETL/ELT processes using Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, and Azure Data Lake.
- Develop data transformation solutions using Mapping Data Flows, T-SQL, PySpark, and Python.
- Design and maintain enterprise data warehouse and data storage solutions.
- Build and maintain integrations using REST APIs, Azure Function Apps, Logic Apps, and Event Hub.
- Support data ingestion, transformation, cleansing, quality validation, and delivery across multiple data platforms.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into scalable data solutions.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, standards, and development processes.
- Troubleshoot and resolve data-related issues across development, test, UAT, and production environments.
- Contribute to cloud data strategy, platform modernization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
What You'll Need to Succeed
- 3+ years of Data Engineering experience with Microsoft Azure technologies.
- Strong hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory (ADF), Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS), Azure SQL Database, Azure Function Apps, Logic Apps, and Event Hub.
- Proficiency in T-SQL, Python, and PySpark.
- Experience building and supporting enterprise data warehouse solutions.
- Strong understanding of data modeling and data warehousing principles.
- Experience working with structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.
- Experience developing REST API integrations and data transformation pipelines.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
Nice to Have
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate.
- Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Lakehouse, and Warehouse solutions.
- Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployment processes.
- Experience implementing data quality controls, validation frameworks, and confidence scoring.
- Understanding of Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold layers).
- Experience working within financial services environments.
- Experience with Agile/Waterfall methodologies and tools such as Jira and Confluence.
What You'll Get in Return
You will have the opportunity to work on modern Azure cloud and data transformation initiatives within a collaborative team environment. The role offers exposure to enterprise-scale data platforms, cloud technologies, and the potential to contribute to long-term data modernization programs.
What You Need to Do Now
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This posting is for an existing vacancy with the organization.
AI may be used to screen, assess or select applicants for the position.
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