Senior Data Engineer
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Position Description:
At CGI we help organisations transform how they use data to deliver smarter decisions and lasting value. As a Senior Data Engineer youll play a key role in building and evolving a modern large-scale data platform designing reliable and scalable pipelines that support critical business outcomes. Working closely with data leaders and delivery teams youll help shape engineering standards improve data quality and enable trusted insights. Youll be encouraged to take ownership apply creative thinking to complex challenges and grow your impact within a collaborative supportive environment.
CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK Best Employer by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary excellent pension private healthcare plus a share scheme (3.5% 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector including our Armed Forces and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and youll be part of an open friendly community of experts. Well train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.
Due to the secure nature of the programme you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position with an on-site presence in Swansea two days per week.
Your future duties and responsibilities:
In this role you will design build and maintain scalable data pipelines using Databricks ensuring solutions align with agreed data models and architectural principles. Youll collaborate closely with data professionals across engineering and analytics contributing to reliable well-governed data platforms that support a wide range of business needs.
Youll take ownership of engineering outcomes help improve data quality and observability and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement where ideas are shared and supported.
Key responsibilities include:
Build & Engineer: Develop and maintain Databricks pipelines including Delta Live Tables using PySpark and Python.
Ensure Quality: Maintain data quality consistency and lineage across all data sources and destinations.
Orchestrate & Monitor: Implement orchestration scheduling and monitoring to ensure reliable pipeline performance.
Collaborate & Align: Work with data teams to ensure alignment with target architecture and best practices.
Troubleshoot & Improve: Identify and resolve data issues across development and production environments.
Document & Share: Maintain clear technical documentation for pipelines integrations and processes.
Required qualifications to be successful in this role:
To succeed you will bring strong hands-on data engineering experience a proactive mindset and the ability to work collaboratively in complex environments. You should be comfortable taking ownership of solutions while supporting others to succeed.
Essential qualifications:
Strong experience with Databricks including Delta Live Tables (DLTs).
Proficiency in SQL Python and PySpark.
Experience working with SSIS packages.
Proven experience building and maintaining scalable data pipelines.
Solid understanding of data quality consistency and lineage.
Desirable experience:
Experience with AWS or Azure cloud platforms.
Strong data modelling and data transformation expertise.
Knowledge of CI/CD version control and DevOps practices for data.
Experience with data quality testing and observability tooling.
Familiarity with JIRA and Confluence.
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Skills:
- Python
- SQL
- SQL Server
What you can expect from us:
Together as owners lets turn meaningful insights into action.
Life at CGI is rooted in ownership teamwork respect and belonging. Here youll reach your full potential because
You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. Thats why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our companys strategy and direction.
Your work creates value. Youll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas embrace new opportunities and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.
Youll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. Youll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.
Come join our teamone of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Apache Hive
- S3
- Hadoop
- Redshift
- Spark
- AWS
- Apache Pig
- NoSQL
- Big Data
- Data Warehouse
- Kafka
- Scala
About Company
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