Python Developer

ON
Hybrid
Posted Nov 11, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Contract
Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree
Posting language: English
Office presence: 2 days per week
Application method: Apply on LinkedIn (LinkedIn sign-in required)

Job summary

Migrate legacy SAS programs, datasets, and analytical processes to Python and Anaconda, while developing and maintaining scalable applications and data-processing automation. Support the banking SAS decommissioning program through stakeholder collaboration, performance optimization, documentation, and source control, with a target to migrate or retire active SAS workloads by December 2027.

Job details

Python Developer (SAS Migration) Toronto, ON- Hybrid (2 days/week) Duration: 06 months of contract with Possible extension Experience Required: 6-8 Years Role Description: Support Banking SAS decommissioning program by migrating legacy SAS-based workloads to Anaconda/Python. Analyze business and technical requirements and design scalable Python-based solutions. Interpret and migrate existing SAS programs, datasets, and analytical processes to Python environments. Develop, test, and maintain high-quality Python applications, scripts, and automation solutions. Build and support Unix/Linux-based automation and data-processing pipelines using scripting and CRON scheduling. Work with relational databases, including Netezza and Redshift, and develop efficient SQL-based data processing solutions. Optimize applications for performance, scalability, reliability, and code quality while maintaining documentation and source code using Git/GitHub. Collaborate with business stakeholders, developers, and infrastructure teams to support migration and modernization objectives, targeting migration or retirement of active SAS workloads by December 2027. Required Skills: Python / Anaconda and SAS, including SAS-to-Python migration experience SQL and Databases, including Netezza and Redshift Linux/Unix scripting and CRON scheduling Preferred Skills: SAS Enterprise Guide and JupyterHub GitHub and GitHub Copilot Unit testing, debugging, code optimization, and automation development Education Requirements: Bachelors or Masters in relevant field

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires 6–8 years of experience with Python/Anaconda, SAS and SAS-to-Python migration, SQL databases including Netezza and Redshift, and Linux/Unix scripting with CRON scheduling. A bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field is required; experience with SAS Enterprise Guide, JupyterHub, GitHub, unit testing, debugging, and code optimization is preferred.