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Russell Tobin

Data Engineer - Senior

Full Time · In Office · Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)

Posted Aug 12, 2026

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Russell Tobin & Associates is hiring on behalf of one of its esteemed clients.

  • Job ID: 26-24617
  • Job Title: Data Engineer - Senior
  • Location: Edmonton, AB (Remote) 3- 4 onsite meetings per month
  • Duration: 12+ Months (with possible extension)
  • Client: Public Sector
  • Pay Rate: CAD $80 -$110 per hour

Must have:

  • Position Overview
  • We are seeking a highly skilled Talend Integration Analyst with expertise in enterprise data integration, ETL/ELT development, SQL, and production support.
  • The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, deploying, and supporting data integration solutions using the Government of Alberta's Talend Integration Platform. This role combines hands-on development with operational support responsibilities and requires close collaboration with data engineers, platform administrators, business stakeholders, and vendor support teams.
  • This position will primarily support the Digital Regulatory Assurance System (DRAS) and may expand to support additional enterprise data initiatives.
  • Required Qualifications
  • Education
  • Diploma, Degree, or Certificate in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • Mandatory Experience
  • Talend Development
  • Minimum 3 years of experience designing, developing, testing, and supporting enterprise integration solutions using Talend Studio.
  • Experience developing:
  • ETL/ELT processes
  • Data transformations
  • Orchestration workflows
  • Error handling mechanisms
  • Production-ready integration components
  • Talend Administration & Operations
  • Minimum 3 years of experience with:
  • Talend Management Console (TMC) and/or Talend Administration Center (TAC)
  • Job deployment
  • Environment management
  • Scheduling
  • Monitoring
  • Release promotion
  • Talend Infrastructure Support
  • Minimum 3 years of experience supporting:
  • Talend Remote Engines
  • Talend Job Servers
  • Runtime infrastructure
  • Performance tuning
  • Security configuration
  • Connectivity troubleshooting
  • Production Support
  • Minimum 2 years of experience supporting enterprise integration platforms in production environments.
  • Experience with:
  • Incident management
  • Root cause analysis
  • Deployment validation
  • Integration failure resolution
  • Performance optimization
  • SDLC & DevOps
  • Minimum 4 years of experience working within a mature SDLC environment.
  • Experience with:
  • Git-based source control
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Code reviews
  • Release management
  • Testing and QA processes
  • Documentation and governance
  • AI Adoption
  • Minimum 1 year of experience leveraging AI tools for:
  • Code generation
  • Data analysis
  • Workflow automation
  • Productivity enhancement
  • Technical Skills
  • Strong SQL development skills.
  • Experience working with relational databases such as:
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Oracle
  • PostgreSQL
  • Experience designing enterprise data integration and transformation solutions.
  • Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Qualifications
  • 6+ years of experience performing business requirements analysis related to:
  • Data transformation
  • Data cleansing
  • Data wrangling
  • 6+ years of experience with Microsoft SQL Server including:
  • Database design
  • Performance tuning
  • Administration
  • 2+ years of experience building scalable ETL pipelines and cloud integrations using Talend technologies.
  • 3+ years of experience designing and developing secure RESTful APIs.
  • 3+ years of experience with messaging technologies including:
  • ActiveMQ
  • Azure Service Bus
  • Enterprise message queues
  • Experience integrating ServiceNow with Azure-based Data Management Platforms.

If this opportunity matches your experience and career goals, please share your most updated resume for consideration.

Russell Tobin is a leading minority-owned professional and technical recruitment and staffing advisory organization. We are comprised of specialized practices focusing on a variety of skill sets and industries. Having a depth and breadth of industry expertise, our subject matter experts can provide tailored and swift sourcing solutions to fulfill client hiring needs. In other words, we connect top talent with companies. We are the staffing arm of the Pride Global network, a minority-owned integrated human capital solutions firm, with additional offerings in vendor management, payroll programs, and business process optimization.

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