Position Description
Join CGI and help shape the future of Scotland's digital landscape through impactful data engineering that powers transformation across the public and commercial sectors. As a Data Engineer, you'll play a key role in designing and delivering high-value data solutions that enable smarter decisions and better outcomes for millions of citizens. You'll work with modern cloud, data and automation technologies, taking ownership of meaningful challenges while collaborating with a supportive community that encourages new ideas and continuous growth. This is your opportunity to contribute to innovative, high-impact projects while building a career where your expertise and creativity truly make a difference.
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 you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.
Due to the secure nature of our programmes, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position.
Your future duties and responsibilities
In this role, you will design, build and maintain data pipelines and platforms that underpin major transformation programmes across Scotland. You'll work with cloud technologies, modern data tooling and large-scale datasets to create reliable, high-performing data solutions. You will collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams, shaping technical approaches, solving complex challenges and ensuring data is available, structured and optimised for analytics and decision-making.
You'll take an active role in evolving engineering practices, contributing ideas, improving automation and enhancing the quality of our delivery. Working with supportive teams across CGI, you'll be empowered to take ownership of your work while building your skills in cutting-edge data technologies.
Key Responsibilities
* Design & Build: Develop scalable data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes and data architectures.
* Engineer & Optimise: Improve performance across big-data environments using modern tools and platforms.
* Collaborate & Deliver: Work with Agile teams to deliver secure, high-quality data solutions.
* Integrate & Automate: Support CI/CD practices and infrastructure for data engineering workflows.
* Analyse & Innovate: Introduce new techniques and technologies that enhance data processing and insights.
* Support & Evolve: Contribute to best practices, standards and continuous improvement across the team.
Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role
You'll bring strong hands-on experience in modern data engineering, working with cloud platforms, big-data tools and pipeline technologies. You should be comfortable operating in Agile teams, designing scalable solutions and working with varied datasets and architectures.
Essential Qualifications
* Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)
* Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, SQL, Scala or Spark-SQL)
* Knowledge of relational/NoSQL technologies (e.g. Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres, Cassandra)
* Experience with ETL/ELT and workflow orchestration tools (Talend, Informatica, Glue, dbt or ADF)
* Hands-on expertise with Databricks, Spark, Kafka or similar tooling
* Data warehousing experience and ability to build and optimise large volume data pipelines
* Experience with SharePoint or Power Platform development and maintenance
Desirable Qualifications
* Knowledge of CI/CD tooling, containerisation and automation (Jenkins, GitHub, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes)
* Degree in Engineering, Statistics, Information Systems or equivalent experience
Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action.
Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll 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. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction.
Your work creates value. You'll 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.
You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll 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 team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.