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Data Engineer

Data Engineer Job Description

Data engineers play a key role in building and maintaining the infrastructure that transforms raw data into usable insights for a Canadian organization. This role leverages technical expertise in data management, programming, and cloud technologies to design, develop, and implement data pipelines that deliver high-quality data for data scientists and business analysts.

Typical data engineer duties:

Design, develop, and implement data pipelines for data ingestion, transformation, and loading (ETL) processes. Extract data from various sources (databases, APIs, log files, etc.) and ensure data quality. Clean, transform, and prepare data for analysis using scripting languages and data manipulation tools. Build and maintain data warehouses and data lakes for efficient data storage and retrieval. Automate data pipelines and workflows for efficient and reliable data delivery. Select and implement appropriate data storage solutions (relational databases, NoSQL databases, data lakes) based on project requirements. Secure and manage access to sensitive data in accordance with data privacy regulations. Monitor and optimize data pipelines for performance and scalability.

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Salary for Data Engineer
120250 - 169000
Low
120250
The candidate is new to the role or has limited experience and is building necessary skills.
Mid
143000
The candidate has moderate experience in the role, meets most requirements or has equivalent transferrable skills, and may also have relevant certifications.
High
169000
The candidate has extensive experience and advanced skills for the role, and may also have specialized certifications.
Projected salaries for related positions Job title Low Mid High Data Architect 111750 145500 176500 Data Warehouse Analyst 82750 102500 130000 Data Analyst 74250 89500 111750 Database Manager 104500 134250 158750 Database Developer 101000 114750 138750 Database Administrator 76750 95250 121500 Business Intelligence Developer 83250 104500 125250 IT Business Intelligence Analyst 74750 94500 115250

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Our starting salary projections come from a rigorous, multistep process so that our numbers accurately reflect the marketplace. They are based on actual compensation for professionals Robert Half has matched with employers across the country and third-party job posting data from Textkernel that we use to independently validate the salary levels. Starting compensation—pay for someone new to a role—can vary significantly based on a candidate’s skills, experience and certifications, as well as other factors including industry, company size and revenue, and demand for the role. To reflect this variability, we report our salary data in three levels: low, mid and high.