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Data Analyst (Databricks) Jobs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at Apex Systems
Title: Data Analyst (Databricks)
Company: Apex Systems
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Job#: 3021503
Job Description:
Data Analyst – Intermediate
Project Scope: Working on CMDA (Capital Markets Data Architecture) to centralize capital markets data on Databricks; typical work includes data ingestion, building data pipelines, enrichment, and modeling to retrieve/serve data from Databricks
Role reports to: Director of Application Services – Jira distribution will be done by Team Lead
Reason the role is open:
Work overflow / long backlog of pipelines & requirements; need analysts to pick up queued tasks
Target Start Date: March 2nd
Duration: 6 months
Potential for extension or conversion to full-time: Yes
Rate: $50-60/hr T4
Remote/Hybrid: Hybrid – Every Thursday and everything third Friday
Office Location: Downtown Toronto
Job Description:
- Design, build, and maintain data pipelines on Databricks/Spark for ingestion, curation, and retrieval of capital markets data.
- Perform data enrichment and data modeling aligned to business needs and platform standards.
- Write clean, efficient SQL and Python for transformations, validation, and automation.
- Collaborate with the team lead (assigns JIRAs/work items) and senior developers; participate in code reviews and delivery ceremonies.
- Operate within Azure (preferred) and adapt concepts from other clouds as needed; contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing.
Key Qualifications:
- 5 years experience as a Data Analyst/Engineer with big data and data pipelines
- Strong SQL and Python.
- Hands-on with Databricks and solid understanding of the Spark engine.
- Experience with data modeling and enrichment.
- Cloud experience—Azure preferred (conceptual parity with AWS/GCP acceptable for ramp-up).
Nice to Have:
- Capital Markets data/domain exposure (advantageous but not mandatory).
- Experience in Azure-native services around Databricks; familiarity with AWS or GCP concepts.
Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details.
Apex Benefits Overview: In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA.
Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details.
Apex Benefits Overview: In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA.
Apex Systems is part of the Commercial Segment of ASGN Incorporated.
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