Senior Data Engineer

  • Toronto, ON
  • Posted 16 hours ago | Updated 7 hours ago

Overview

On Site
$70.0000 - $80.0000
Full Time

Skills

Data engineering
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
LLM
SQL
Python
Azure
Azure Databricks
Data governance

Job Details

Client - Banking


Title - Senior Data Engineer


Location - Toronto, ON (Hybrid)


Type - Contract


Day-to-Day Responsibilities



  • Develop ingestion pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Synapse, and SQL DB

  • Transform structured and unstructured financial data for LLM readiness

  • Monitor and control data lineage, masking, encryption, and access policies

  • Collaborate with AI/ML teams to deploy pipelines for model training and inference

  • Build telemetry and monitoring to ensure real-time alerting for anomalies

  • Integrate CI/CD workflows with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar


Must Haves



  • 5+ years of experience in cloud-native data engineering (Azure preferred)

  • Strong SQL, Python, and data modeling (structured/unstructured)

  • Deep understanding of data governance frameworks in financial institutions

  • Proven track record supporting AI/ML pipelines in regulated environments

  • Experience applying data residency, anonymization, and encryption controls

  • Familiarity with structured compliance audits and data access reviews


Plusses



  • Experience with Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, or Databricks governance features

  • Prior work in GenAI systems or LLM-ready data prep

  • Financial services experience, ideally within Tier 1 banks or fintechs

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