Position Description:
The Space, Defence and Intelligence business unit in CGI is a true IT Systems Integrator. We work, build, and operate bespoke, technically complex, mission-critical systems which help our clients keep us all safe and secure. We bring innovation to our clients using proven and emerging technologies, agile delivery processes and our deep expertise across space, defence, intelligence, aerospace and maritime, all underpinned by our end-to-end cyber capability. We collaborate with global technology companies, SMEs, and academia to deliver optimal solutions.
We're seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design and lead the implementation of data flows between operational systems and BI/analytics platforms. Our Data Services team manages the ingestion, storage, and accessibility of diverse datasets, enabling analysts and data scientists to generate insights supporting operational and tactical decisions. We are expanding our team to ingest new datasets and maintain existing ones, ensuring data is well-formatted, complete, high-quality, and accessible for analysis.
Future Duties and Responsibilities:
Lead the design and implementation of robust data flows, connecting operational systems with business intelligence platforms. Play a key role in ensuring datasets are high-quality, discoverable, and accessible, empowering analysts and data scientists to generate actionable insights. Focus on bringing in new datasets, maintaining existing ones, and ensuring data consistency, usability, and availability across the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
* Ingest and integrate new datasets based on operational needs
* Ensure datasets are clean, complete, well-formatted, and analytics-ready
* Investigate and resolve data defects or discrepancies
* Maintain the dataset catalogue and data dictionary for discoverability
* Support continuous improvement of dataset quality, usability, and coherence
Data Analysis & Engineering:
* Profile data sources and present clear insights
* Design, build, and test scalable, complex data solutions
* Improve raw data through conformed dataset design
Innovation & Integration:
* Understand trends in data tools and analytics
* Select and implement resilient, scalable technologies
Systems & Data Design:
* Create and refine system and data models aligned to stakeholder needs
* Apply modelling standards and design methods across data domains
Metadata & Data Management:
* Ensure metadata quality and consistency
* Implement master data management and integrity processes
Problem Solving & Development:
* Monitor and resolve data-related issues
* Design and maintain programs/scripts to support data pipelines
* Conduct and automate testing to ensure robust workflows
Required Qualifications:
* Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and ETL processes
* Strong proficiency in data modelling, integration design, and handling large, complex datasets
* Ability to profile data, resolve quality issues, and manage metadata/catalogues effectively
* Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders
* Proficiency in programming (Python, SQL) and modern data engineering tools/platforms (cloud services, data warehouses, orchestration tools)
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Skills:
* Data Analysis
* Data Engineering
* Data Modeling
* Database
* English
What You Can Expect from Us:
"Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action."
Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect, and belonging. You’ll reach your full potential because you are invited to be an owner from day one. We work collectively to bring our Dream to life. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.
Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions, build relationships, and access global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace opportunities, and benefit from industry and technology expertise.
You’ll shape your career in a company built to grow and last, supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being, providing opportunities to deepen skills and broaden horizons.
Join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
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