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Summary

Senior Data Engineer, fully remote in Canada (Toronto or Western Canada), delivering an enterprise migration of employee documents and metadata from UKG into Workday. Day-to-day: building automated ingestion pipelines with Snowflake Openflow/Apache NiFi, Snowflake-native SQL transformations, and Python/SQL validation and reconciliation tooling.

Location: Fully Remote – Canada

Tech Stack: Snowflake | Apache NiFi | Python | SQL | Workday

Ready to Build Something That Makes an Impact?

Our client is seeking an experienced

Senior Data Engineer

to play a key role in delivering a major enterprise data migration project.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on a complex transformation initiative, migrating employee documents and metadata from

UKG into Workday , using

Snowflake and Snowflake Openflow (Apache NiFi)

as the core engineering technologies.

We're looking for a hands-on engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, building reliable data pipelines, and taking ownership of critical engineering deliverables.

What You'll Be Doing

Design, develop, and optimize automated data ingestion pipelines using

Snowflake Openflow / Apache NiFi .

Build Snowflake-native transformations using

SQL, streams, tasks, and MERGE operations .

Develop Python and SQL solutions for data transformation, automation, and reconciliation.

Support the migration of enterprise documents and metadata from

UKG ECM into Workday EDM .

Implement data validation, deduplication, quality checks, and reconciliation processes.

Ensure secure and compliant handling of confidential employee information.

Prepare document packages and metadata for successful Workday loading.

Take ownership of pipeline reliability, auditability, and technical delivery.

What We're Looking For We're interested in speaking with experienced Data Engineers who bring:

Strong, hands-on

Snowflake engineering experience .

Experience designing and developing data pipelines using

Apache NiFi / Snowflake Openflow .

Advanced

SQL and Python

development skills.

Experience working with HR/HCM platforms such as

Workday, UKG, SAP, Oracle, or PeopleSoft .

Knowledge of document migration, metadata mapping, and data transformation.

Strong understanding of data quality, reconciliation, governance, and security.

Experience handling confidential or regulated enterprise data.

Nice to Have Experience with any of the following would be a plus:

Unstructured data and document processing

Why Consider This Opportunity?

Gain hands-on experience with Snowflake Openflow and modern data engineering technologies.

Take ownership of critical migration pipelines and technical deliverables.

Work with modern technologies, including Snowflake, Apache NiFi, Python, and SQL.

Enjoy a

fully remote opportunity , based in Toronto or Western Canada.

If you're an experienced Snowflake Data Engineer with strong pipeline development and enterprise migration experience, we'd love to connect!

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