Azure Synapse Data Engineer

Build Azure Synapse pipelines and SQL transformations in a Toronto hybrid contract requiring four onsite days weekly. Optimize migrated workloads with Synapse, PySpark, and CI/CD expertise.

This Synapse Engineer role supports replacing Alteryx workflows with production-quality Azure Synapse execution. You will implement pipelines, orchestration, security, and transformations using Synapse SQL, PySpark, or Data Flows. Collaboration with the onsite data modeller and conversion analyst supports accurate end-to-end workload migration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build Synapse pipelines, datasets, linked services, and SQL transformations
• Tune dedicated SQL pools through partitioning, indexing, and caching
• Implement CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub
• Configure security, RLS, access roles, and auditing
• Monitor performance, costs, autoscaling, and troubleshooting across phases

Requirements:

• Five-plus years in data engineering
• Three-plus years working with Azure Synapse
• Strong T-SQL, ETL/ELT development, and workload optimization
• Experience migrating Alteryx, SSIS, Databricks, or equivalent systems
• Knowledge of Delta Lake, Parquet, partitioning, and schema evolution

Apply Azure Synapse, PySpark, T-SQL, security, and CI/CD expertise to modernize Alteryx workloads in Toronto.