Adobe Analytics Engineer (Contract)

About Northern

Headquartered in London, Ontario, Canada, Northern is an integrated digital solutions agency specializing in helping leading commercial and public service brands navigate digital change. By leveraging our expertise and deep understanding of our clients’ businesses, we collaborate to design, create, and enable tailored digital experiences that drive growth. 

Since our founding in 2015, Northern has grown into a team of 200+ digital experts, receiving multiple recognitions in employee engagement from Great Place to Work® Canada, including Best Workplaces™ for Inclusion, Women, Mental Health, Hybrid Work, and more.

What We’re Looking For

Northern is seeking an Adobe Analytics Engineer (Contractor) to support, maintain, and enhance digital data collection and marketing technology integrations across web properties. The role centers on Adobe Experience Cloud with a focus on Adobe Analytics and Adobe Launch, robust data layer governance, and privacy compliance via OneTrust. You will act as a strategic advisor, implement and optimize tagging, and ensure consistent, accurate data across multiple applications.

While this is a contractor role, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with a talented, supportive team, work on diverse projects, and make a tangible impact. We value flexibility, autonomy, and innovation, and we strive to create an environment where contractors can thrive while delivering exceptional results.

Benefits of Becoming a Northern Contractor

In exchange for your talent, Northern offers:

Competitive Rates

Flexible work to promote work-life integration

Remote-first or hybrid flexibility

Asynchronous work

Supportive Operations Team

40 hours a week

Opportunity to collaborate with top industry talent!

What You’ll Be Doing

Implement and optimize global digital data collection, including scalable data layer design and governance

Own Adobe Launch implementation, governance, and process improvements; integrate various marketing technologies via the TMS of record

Configure and maintain Adobe Analytics (variables, events, classifications, processing rules, link tracking) and validate server calls

Provide strategic guidance to ensure consistent integrations and standards across multiple applications

Design, build, test, and deploy tagging solutions and MarTech integrations using JavaScript and related web technologies

Troubleshoot and validate tagging and data flows using tools such as Charles or Fiddler, browser dev tools, and automated testing frameworks

Support and enable MarTech integrations (e.g., Adobe Target, Adobe Audience Manager, AEM, Google Ads/Remarketing, Medallia, OpinionLab, Google Analytics, Tableau, Data Sentinel, ObservePoint)

Ensure privacy compliance: configure and operate OneTrust, map cookies to categories, and assess privacy impacts for new technologies

Monitor and maintain tracking health with enterprise tools (e.g., Splunk, AppDynamics, Tivoli, ObservePoint) and collaborate with engineering/ops as needed

Deliver clear implementation specs, tracking plans, and documentation; provide weekly status updates and maintain a strategic roadmap

Work within Agile Scrum/Kanban; manage work via JIRA/Confluence/Asana; partner closely with developers, QA, product, and legal/privacy stakeholders

What We’re Looking For

4+ years hands-on experience with Adobe Analytics and enterprise Tag Management Systems (Adobe Launch required; Tealium/Ensighten/GTM a plus)

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Strong JavaScript, HTML, and CSS skills; familiarity with Java; working knowledge of SQL and at least one of R/Python for data validation and analysis

Proven experience designing and governing data layers and digital data collection standards

Experience implementing and validating MarTech/AdTech pixels and CX tools (e.g., Google Ads/Remarketing, Medallia, OpinionLab)

Practical knowledge of privacy and consent management with OneTrust, including cookie categorization and deployment workflows

Proficient with debugging and QA tools: Charles, Fiddler, browser dev tools; automated testing with Selenium or similar

Exposure to monitoring/observability platforms (Splunk, AppDynamics, Tivoli) and collaboration tools (JIRA, Confluence, Asana)

Strong communication, stakeholder management, and Agile delivery experience

Experience with Adobe Experience Cloud components: AEM, Adobe Target, Adobe Audience Manager; Adobe Workbench familiarity an asset

Web tech and tooling: Node.js, Angular, jQuery, Dojo, PhantomJS, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Postman, Spring Boot, RabbitMQ an asset

Data platforms: Netezza, Hadoop, MongoDB; QA and audit tools like ObservePoint; reporting/BI with Tableau an asset

Customer feedback/voice-of-customer tools and tag governance frameworks an asset

Compensation & Tools

We’re looking for independent contractors to join our team and contribute to exciting, high-impact projects. Compensation will be based on your proposed rate, relevant skills, experience, and market alignment. Contractors are responsible for providing their own tools and equipment needed to perform the work. Payment will be issued within 30 days of receiving a valid invoice.

Equity and Diversity

Northern welcomes applications from all qualified individuals and is dedicated to fostering a culture of inclusivity, employment equity, and diversity in the workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, including but not limited to members of visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, individuals with diverse abilities, and those of all gender identities and expressions.

We are also committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Accommodations are available at every stage of the hiring process. If you require support or adjustments to participate fully, please let us know when you apply, and we will work with you to meet your needs.

AI Use & Interview Transparency

Northern uses AI tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as drafting interview questions and organizing candidate information. We may also record and transcribe interviews to ensure accuracy and consistency in our evaluations. Rest assured, you will be speaking with real live human beings!

If you prefer not to be recorded or require an accommodation, please let us know in advance. This will not affect your candidacy. All interview information is used solely for recruitment purposes and managed in accordance with Ontario privacy requirements.

Why Join Northern?

You’ll work alongside a team of 200+ digital experts at one of Canada’s Best Workplaces™ for Inclusion, Women, Mental Health, Hybrid Work, and more. We’re intentional about growth, collaboration, and creating meaningful digital experiences that move our clients forward.