Lead Data EngineerLead Data Engineer
Position Description
If you're looking for a challenge that stretches your talents and want to make a real difference in how modern businesses harness data, come and help us grow our Data Engineering capability at CGI. We need a passionate Lead Data Engineer to design, build, and scale cutting-edge data systems that enable insight, decision-making, and tangible business value.
CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named one of the 'World's Best Employers' by Forbes magazine. 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.
This is a hybrid role with regular travel in the London area. All applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.
Your future duties and responsibilities
As a Lead Data Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in building scalable, re-usable data solutions for complex challenges. You'll be a hands-on contributor as well as a leader of teams or projects depending on your level, with involvement in architecture, design, and delivery of high-quality systems. You'll work across diverse domains, technologies, and platforms, with a strong emphasis on modern cloud ecosystems and real-time data.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Designing and developing scalable data pipelines and storage solutions in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Writing complex queries against relational and non-relational databases
- Leading or contributing to key projects involving technologies like Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery and Fabric
- Applying software engineering best practices to data engineering, including CI/CD, monitoring and alerting
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams including Data Scientists, Architects and Analysts
- Mentoring team members and promoting a culture of technical excellence
- Continuously improving code quality, performance and maintainability
- Working with near real-time, geospatial and AI-accelerated data applications
Required qualifications to be successful in this role
- Strong proficiency in Python, including OOP principles and clean, maintainable coding practices
- Advanced SQL skills and experience designing efficient schemas and optimising performance
- Experience with code versioning, dependency management, logging, validation and monitoring
- Familiarity with modern data platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake or Microsoft Fabric
- Solid understanding of software engineering principles and SDLC best practices
- Demonstrated success working across multiple cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- A proactive, delivery-oriented mindset with a passion for learning and solving hard problems
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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.
We are a global business with 91,500 professionals across hundreds of locations worldwide, providing end-to-end IT and business process services that drive our clients’ businesses. In the UK alone, we have around 6,000 member-partners working across 19 towns and cities, doing everything from writing complex code to designing sophisticated software solutions. The work we do powers some of the most ambitious projects that touch the lives of many. Our approach sets us apart, characterised by our proximity model, international presence, expertise, and operational excellence. We organise our operations within metro markets where our clients have concentrated footprints, empowering our local teams to build trusted, in-person relationships. As you build your career here, you’ll develop your skills, share your insights, and work side-by-side with colleagues and clients on innovative solutions that address the most complex issues. Our commitment to ownership, flexibility, and being approachable makes us easy to do business with. Join us, and together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action to meet the needs and balance the interests of our clients, shareholders, communities, and each other. Benefits: - Insurance coverage - Medical benefits - Pension plan - Member Assistant Programme - Check4Cancer - Flexible time off - Share Purchase Plan - Member discounts - Dental benefits - Vision benefits - Profit Participation Plan - Health and Wellbeing Programme