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Apptoza Inc.

Data Platform Engineer –AWS cloud & Netezza

Toronto, ON, Canada

Contract

Within 25 km of Vaughan · About 22.9 km from the city centre

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Job details

Job type: Contract
Apply by: Nov 18, 2026
Posted: Oct 19, 2026

Original job description

Role: Data Platform Engineer – AWS cloud & Netezza

Location: Toronto, ON - Hybrid: 2 days a week in office

Contract Role

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Platform Engineer with extensive experience in Big Data technologies, AWS Cloud, and data platform engineering. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in designing, developing, and supporting scalable data pipelines and distributed systems, along with hands-on experience in Big Data ecosystem tools, AWS services, and real-time data processing.

This role involves working on data platform modernization, cloud migrations, Data Warehousing and ETL in a fast-paced enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, maintain and support scalable data pipelines using Big Data and AWS technologies

Lead and support data platform migration initiatives (On-Prem to AWS Cloud), ideally with Netezza background.

Develop and manage ETL/ELT processes using tools like SSIS, Pentaho, or similar

Implement and manage AWS services such as EMR, S3, EC2, Redshift, Glue, and Airflow

Build and optimize data workflows and orchestration pipelines using Airflow

Work with real-time streaming technologies such as Kafka and Spark Streaming

Perform data ingestion, transformation, and validation from multiple data sources

Optimize SQL queries for performance and scalability

Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure system reliability

Collaborate with cross-functional teams including developers, architects, and infrastructure teams

Required Technical Skills

Cloud Technologies

Strong experience in AWS Cloud services:

EMR, EC2, S3, VPC, RDS, Redshift

AWS Glue, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudFormation

Airflow (or AWS Managed Workflows)

Databases

Experience working with:

Netezza is mandatory

SQL-based systems: SQL Server and PostgreSQL

Data warehouses: Teradata, Redshift, Netezza

ETL Tools

Hands-on experience with:

SSIS

Programming & Scripting

Strong proficiency in:

SQL

Shell scripting

Good to have:

Python

Operating Systems

Strong experience in Unix/Linux environments

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Responsibilities

Design, develop, and support scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows, including orchestration and real-time processing with AWS, Airflow, Kafka, and Spark. Lead on-premises-to-AWS data platform migrations, optimize SQL and system performance, and collaborate with development, architecture, and infrastructure teams.

Requirements

The role requires extensive experience with AWS cloud services, mandatory Netezza experience, and hands-on skills with SQL, SSIS, and Unix/Linux environments. Strong data platform and Big Data expertise is expected; Python is an advantage.

Skills

AWS Cloud
Netezza
Big Data
Data Platform Engineering
Data Pipelines
ETL/ELT
AWS EMR
Amazon S3
Amazon EC2
Amazon Redshift
AWS Glue
Apache Airflow
Apache Kafka
Apache Spark Streaming
SQL
Unix/Linux

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Keywords

AWS Cloud
Netezza
Big Data
Data Platform Engineering
Data Pipelines
Data Platform Modernization
Cloud Migration
Data Warehousing
ETL/ELT
SSIS
Pentaho
AWS EMR
Amazon S3
Amazon EC2
Amazon VPC
Amazon RDS
Amazon Redshift
AWS Glue
AWS IAM
Amazon CloudWatch
AWS CloudFormation
Apache Airflow
Apache Kafka
Apache Spark Streaming
SQL Server
PostgreSQL
Teradata
SQL
Shell Scripting
Unix/Linux

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