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Data Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Full-time
10,000,000 – 12,000,000 / year
AI tools:
PySpark
Apache NiFi
Apache Kafka
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Full Description

Inclusion without Exception:

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is an equal opportunity employer, and embraces diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, gender, age, physical ability, neurodiversity, and sexual orientation, to create a workforce that reflects the societies we operate in. Our continued commitment to Culture and Diversity is reflected in our people stories across our workforce and implemented through equitable workplace policies and processes.

About TCS:

TCS is an IT services, consulting, and business solutions organization that has been partnering with many of the world’s largest businesses in their transformation journeys for over 55 years. Its consulting-led, cognitive-powered portfolio of business, technology, and engineering services and solutions is delivered through its unique Location Independent Agile delivery model, recognized as a benchmark of excellence in software development. A part of the Tata group, India's largest multinational business group, TCS operates in 55 countries and employs over 607,000 highly skilled individuals, including more than 10,000 in Canada. The company generated consolidated revenues of US $ 30 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, and is listed on the BSE and the NSE in India. TCS' proactive stance on climate change and award-winning work with communities across the world have earned it a place in leading sustainability indices such as the MSCI Global Sustainability Index and the FTSE4Good Emerging Index.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Data Engineer with hands‑on experience across Azure and GCP cloud platforms, strong expertise in Apache NiFi, PySpark, Kafka, and advanced SQL. The ideal candidate will design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines and real‑time data processing solutions, supporting enterprise‑grade analytics and data platforms.

Key Responsibilities

* Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines using PySpark for batch and stream processing.

* Build and manage data ingestion and orchestration workflows using Apache NiFi.

* Develop real‑time and near‑real‑time data streaming solutions using Apache Kafka (producers, consumers, topics, partitions).

* Implement data engineering solutions on Azure and GCP, leveraging cloud‑native services.

* Write and optimize complex SQL queries for large‑scale data processing and analytics.

* Integrate data from multiple sources (RDBMS, APIs, files, streaming sources).

* Ensure data quality, reliability, and performance across pipelines.

* Work closely with architects, analytics teams, and downstream consumers.

* Participate in data platform modernization and migration initiatives.

* Support CI/CD pipelines and follow data engineering best practices.

Required Skills & Experience

Core Skills (Mandatory)

* Strong SQL expertise (complex joins, aggregations, performance tuning).

* PySpark / Apache Spark for large‑scale data processing.

* Apache NiFi for data ingestion and flow management.

* Apache Kafka for streaming data pipelines.

* Cloud experience on Azure and GCP, including:

* Azure Data Factory / Databricks / ADLS (or equivalent)

* GCP BigQuery / Dataflow / Cloud Storage (or equivalent)

* Experience working with structured and semi‑structured data formats (Parquet, JSON, Avro).

Salary Range - CA$ 100,000 - CA$ 120,000 Per Year

Note:

* TCS does not use artificial intelligence tools for candidate screening or evaluation.

* This posting is for a current vacancy

* The hiring process includes an initial screening by the TCS Hiring Team, followed by a technical evaluation and managerial discussion conducted by the Business Team, and concluding with the final HR evaluation.

Tata Consultancy Services Canada Inc. is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC). Should you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources.

Thank you for your interest in TCS. Candidates that meet the qualifications for this position will be contacted within a 2-week period. We invite you to continue to apply for other opportunities that match your profile.

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