Contract jobs in Canada (28,160 jobs)

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28,160 listings · 5,714 employers Counted Nov 13, 2026. How we count

About these jobs

Employers hiring include Walmart Canada (1,484 listings), Insight Global (565 listings), Actalent (363 listings).

Common roles: Project manager, Software engineer, Software developer.

7,918 of these listings include employer-provided pay. Open a job to see its currency and pay period.

Advertised starting pay
Pay period	Median starting pay	Listings
CAD / hour	35.00	6,603
CAD / year	69,119.36	1,072
CAD / week	1,500.00	39
CAD / month	3,900.00	29
USD / year	84,000.00	27
USD / hour	37.00	13
CAD / day	700.00	10

Employer-listed minimums from at least 10 listings per currency and pay period. These are advertised starting amounts, not employee salaries. Jobs without a minimum and unusual amounts are excluded.

Workplace classifications: 2% remote, 25% hybrid, 72% on-site, 0% not specified. Hybrid and on-site classifications may be inferred from descriptions. Check the original ad.

Based on the dated count above. Listings can change. How we count

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Gala Solutions

Data Architect

Toronto, ON, Canada

Contract

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Job details

Job type: Contract
Apply by: Dec 12, 2026
Posting language: English
Posted: Nov 12, 2026

Original job description

Job Title: Data Architect

Location: Toronto (3–4 days a week hybrid)

Duration: 12 + months

The Role

We are looking for a hands-on data architect to support a strategic data controls and governance initiative. This role will be responsible for assessing data flows, designing remediation solutions, defining data controls, supporting architecture decisions, and working with platform teams to implement improvements related to data minimisation, encryption, tokenisation, access controls, logging controls, and customer identifier management.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data architecture, data governance, data security, integration architecture, and cloud data platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Data Architecture & Analysis
Analyse end-to-end data flows across batch and API integrations.
Develop current-state and target-state architecture diagrams.
Perform data lineage, impact analysis, and dependency assessments.
Identify data exposure risks across enterprise platforms.
Document integration patterns and data movement across systems.
Support architecture reviews and solution approvals.
Data Governance & Controls
Perform PII and sensitive data assessments.
Define data classification, retention, and handling requirements.
Design data minimisation and data protection strategies.
Support enterprise data governance initiatives.
Define data ownership and stewardship models.
Data Security & Privacy
Design data protection controls, including:
Encryption
Tokenisation
Data Masking
Hashing
Secure Logging
Support RBAC and ABAC design.
Review access models, service accounts, and privileged access requirements.
Support security and privacy compliance initiatives.
Integration & Platform Architecture
Assess batch, API, messaging, and data lake architectures.
Design secure data movement and interface patterns.
Support modernisation of customer and loyalty data integrations.
Work closely with platform teams to implement approved architecture solutions.
Stakeholder Management
Collaborate with business, security, data governance, platform, and engineering teams.
Facilitate architecture workshops and design sessions.
Prepare executive and architecture review documentation.
Support programme planning, risk management, and roadmap development.

Qualifications and Skills

Required Skills:

Data Architecture & Solution Design
Data Modelling (Conceptual, Logical, Physical)
Data Lineage & Impact Analysis
Integration Architecture
Enterprise Data Management
API & Batch Processing Architecture
Data Governance
PII Classification & Data Privacy
Data Governance Frameworks
Metadata Management
Data Quality & Data Stewardship
Data Retention & Archival Strategies
Data Security
Encryption (Data at Rest & In Transit)
Tokenisation & Data Masking
RBAC & ABAC
Access Governance
Secure Logging & Monitoring
Key Management Concepts
Platforms & Technologies

Experience with some of the following:

Microsoft Azure
Azure Data Factory (ADF)
Azure Data Lake (ADLS)
Azure SQL
Databricks
Hadoop / Data Lake platforms
IBM DataStage
Kafka / Event Streaming platforms
REST APIs
Middleware / ESB platforms
Salesforce
SQL

Preferred Experience:

Retail, Loyalty, Financial Services, Banking, or Customer Data domains.
Experience with customer identity and master data management.
Experience in data remediation, data governance, or security transformation initiatives.
Experience working with cross-functional architecture and engineering teams.

Success Criteria:

The successful candidate will be able to:

Analyse complex enterprise data flows and integrations.
Identify data governance and security gaps.
Design scalable and secure data architectures.
Define remediation solutions for data exposure risks.
Develop target-state data governance and protection frameworks.
Support implementation of enterprise data controls and modernisation initiatives.

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Responsibilities

Analyze enterprise data flows and integrations, assess data exposure and governance risks, and develop current- and target-state architecture designs. Define data protection and governance controls, support architecture approvals, and collaborate with platform and engineering teams to implement remediation and modernization initiatives.

Requirements

The role requires strong experience in data architecture, data governance, data security, integration architecture, and cloud data platforms, including data modeling, lineage, privacy, and access controls. Familiarity with technologies such as Azure, Databricks, Hadoop, Kafka, REST APIs, middleware, Salesforce, and SQL is sought; experience in customer data, loyalty, retail, or financial services is preferred.

Skills

Data Architecture
Data Modeling
Data Lineage
Integration Architecture
Data Governance
PII Classification
Data Privacy
Data Security
Encryption
Tokenization
Data Masking
RBAC
ABAC
Metadata Management
Data Quality
Azure Data Factory

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Keywords

Data Architecture
Data Modeling
Data Lineage
Impact Analysis
Integration Architecture
Enterprise Data Management
Data Governance
PII Classification
Data Privacy
Metadata Management
Data Quality
Data Stewardship
Data Retention
Encryption
Tokenization
Data Masking
RBAC
ABAC
Secure Logging
Microsoft Azure
Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Lake
Azure SQL
Databricks
Hadoop
IBM DataStage
Kafka
REST APIs
Middleware
Salesforce

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