Data intern Jobs in Edmonton, AB

Are you ready to make a tangible impact on public services through modern data engineering? Our Edmonton client is seeking a skilled Data Engineer for an initial 12-month contract with possibility for extensions. In this role, you will collaborate within multidisciplinary teams to design, build, and optimize enterprise data pipelines, lakehouses, and analytics platforms that power efficient services for citizens.

Note: although this position is remote, the candidate is required to be situated within Alberta while performing work. Only candidates identified within Alberta will be contacted if short-listed.

Advantages
• Work on large-scale digital transformation initiatives that improve public services across the region.
• Gain hands-on experience with modern cloud tools like Azure, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, AWS, and GCP.
• Enjoy a predictable 12-month contract length with strong opportunities for term extensions.
• Collaborate within modern multidisciplinary product teams using agile delivery methods.
• Build skills across both enterprise data pipeline engineering and advanced business intelligence analytics.

Responsibilities
• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines across on-premises and cloud platforms to ingest, transform, and store enterprise datasets.
• Develop and maintain dimensional data models including star and snowflake schemas to optimize query performance and usability.
• Integrate data from relational databases, NoSQL platforms, APIs, and flat files while applying automated data quality validation.
• Develop and operate ETL and ELT workflows using Azure Data Factory, SSIS, Dataflows, and Notebooks with complete error handling and monitoring.
• Automate data pipeline deployments using modern CI/CD practices, automated testing, and release management.
• Build interactive Power BI dashboards using DAX to track key performance indicators and report critical metrics.
• Analyze datasets using Python, R, and statistical methods to extract actionable insights and construct predictive data models.

Qualifications
• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Statistics, or a related field.
• Minimum five years of professional experience as a Data Engineer or Data Analyst.
• Minimum five years of hands-on experience using Python, PySpark, and SQL to build and optimize enterprise ETL and ELT workflows.
• Minimum four years of experience designing enterprise data warehouses or lakehouses using star and snowflake schemas alongside BI executive reporting.
• Demonstrated experience with cloud or hybrid data platforms, data migration techniques, and modern tools such as Databricks or Microsoft Fabric.

Summary
If you are an experienced Data Engineer ready to bring your skills to high-impact public sector projects, we want to hear from you. Please apply directly to this job ad or reach out to your Randstad Digital representative immediately!

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