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Senior Data Engineer
@ MPA Recruitment
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Overview
MPA Recruitment is hiring a Senior Data Engineer, a full-time role building data processing and persistence software for large-scale, production data solutions. The work covers the full software lifecycle in agile teams, primarily on Big Data technologies.
Responsibilities:
- Design and develop large-scale data processing software
- Lead development and own significant technical components
- Ensure code quality, testing and defect resolution
- Work with operations teams on production readiness
- Advise on effort estimates and technical implications
Requirements summary:
- Strong experience in Java, Scala or Python
- Experience with AWS, Azure, GCP or Databricks
- Proficient in SQL and analytical queries
- Deployed large-scale data processing components to production
- Experience with automated testing and CI/CD
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-14
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-15
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-15
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Software development |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
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MPA Recruitment
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 8 |
As a Senior Data Engineer, you will be responsible or designing and developing data processing and data persistence software components for solutions which handle data at scale. Working in agile teams, Senior Data Engineers provide strong development leadership and take responsibility for significant technical components of data systems. You will work within a multi-skilled agile team to design and develop large-scale data processing software to meet user needs in demanding production environments.
Your responsibilities will include working to develop data processing software primarily for deployment in Big Data technologies. The role encompasses the full software lifecycle including design, code, test and defect resolution. Working with Architects and Lead Engineers to ensure the software supports non-functional needs. Collaborating with colleagues to resolve implementation challenges and ensure code quality and maintainability remains high. Leads by example in code quality. Working with operations teams to ensure operational readiness. Advising customers and managers on the estimated effort and technical implications of user stories and user journeys. Coaching and mentoring team members
MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS:
• Strong software development experience in one of Java, Scala, or Python
• Software development experience with data-processing platforms from vendors such as AWS, Azure, GCP, Databricks.
• Experience of developing substantial components for large-scale data processing solutions and deploying into a production environment
• Proficient in SQL and SQL extensions for analytical queries
• Solid understanding of ETL/ELT data processing pipelines and design patterns
• Aware of key features and pitfalls of distributed data processing frameworks, data stores and data serialisation formats
• Able to write quality, testable code and has experience of automated testing
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment techniques
DESIRABLE:
• Experience of data pipeline development
• Experience of Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience of performance tuning
• Experience of data visualisation and complex data transformations
• Experience with steaming and event-processing architectures including technologies such as Kafka and change-data-capture (CDC) products
• Expertise in continuous improvement and sharing input on data best practice
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