Data Engineer

Location

Canada : Ontario : Toronto

The role

We are seeking a highly skilled Data Engineer who also possesses strong Quality Assurance (QA) knowledge. This role is primarily focused on data engineering and development work, but the candidate will also support QA activities to ensure the delivery of high‑quality data solutions. The ideal candidate is versatile, detail‑oriented, and capable of contributing across the data lifecycle.

What will you do?

Development & Data Engineering (Primary Focus)

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes using Python and PySpark.
• Implement data models, transformations, and integrations for structured and semi‑structured data (CSV, JSON, XML).
• Optimize performance for large‑scale data processing and storage.
• Contribute to Test Automation Framework development, ensuring reusable and scalable automation components.
• Support Group Intake Automation by translating business needs into technical workflows and backend solutions.
• Enhance BotData, a smart data generation tool for synthetic data creation and validation.
• Write, test, and optimize Python scripts for automation, data processing, and transformation tasks.
• Collaborate with senior developers to troubleshoot issues, implement improvements, and follow best practices in coding and automation.
• Work with cloud‑native development efforts using platforms like GCP (Airflow orchestration, data storage).
• Use Git / GitHub / GitLab for version control, managing branches, pull requests, and collaborative workflows.
• Explore emerging technologies such as GenAI, ML, and data privacy tools, contributing to innovation‑driven proof‑of‑concept projects.

Quality Assurance (Secondary Focus)

What do you need to succeed?

What's in it for you?

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose : “for every future”, we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

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