Description
Position Description:
We are Canada’s largest independent information technology services firm, and after 40 years, we’re still growing! Innovation, technology, and service delivery are our focus. Our goal is to ensure our clients remain ahead of the competition. We provide a full spectrum of managed services from IT and business process outsourcing to systems integration and consulting that are transforming our clients’ operations and helping them to succeed.
We have an excellent opportunity for a Data Engineer to be part of a team that advocates the use of advanced Data technologies to solve business problems, deliver modern solutions while building close relationships with both client and CGI team members.
Your future duties and responsibilities:
• Build, own and run data engineering pipelines, workflows and standardized practices for delivering new products and capabilities using Data and Cloud technologies, including data transformation, processing and analysis.
• Architect, develop, and maintain real-time data streaming solutions using Apache Kafka.
• Design and implement data flow management systems to ensure smooth and reliable data ingestion and processing.
• Develop and maintain schema registry for ensuring data schema compatibility and evolution.
• Optimize Kafka cluster performance.
• Integrate Kafka streams with Big Query and other data storage systems for analytics and reporting purposes.
• Implement data security measures to protect sensitive data during transit and storage.
• Work closely with the Data Engineering team to develop efficient ETL processes and ensure data quality.
• Troubleshoot production issues.
• Perform optimization and tuning of data workflow processes and applications.
• Love solving complex problems, be up-to-date on the latest technology trends and have a strong desire to learn constantly.
Required qualifications to be successful in this role:
• Bachelors’ in computer science, Engineering Management Information Systems, or Computer Information Systems is required.
• Bilingual (English & French) would be a huge asset.
• 5+ years of data engineering experience
• Must have GCP data platform experience.
• Familiarity with various data storage and processing technologies, such as relational databases, NoSQL, Hadoop.
• Experience with setting up and managing Kafka clusters in production environments.
• Familiarity with schema registry and schema evolution concepts.
• Deep understanding of techniques used in creating and serving schemas at the time of data consumption.
• Hands-on experience with Google Big Query or other similar cloud-based data warehousing systems.
• Strong understanding of data flow management and ETL principles.
• Strong interpersonal and excellent written and verbal communication skills, combined with comprehensive, practical experience and knowledge in end-to-end delivery of Big Data solutions.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Familiarity with various data storage and processing technologies, such as relational databases, NoSQL, Hadoop.
• Proficient in programming languages and frameworks commonly used in data engineering, such as Python, SQL and Spark.
• Experience in AWS/Azure data platforms
• Experience of working on AI-ML and/or on-premise to cloud data migration projects
• Familiarity with different development methodologies (e.g. waterfall, agile, XP, scrum)
• Understanding of data governance and data management practices.
• Experience working with multiple clients and projects at a time.
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Skills:
- Data Engineering
- Google Cloud Platform
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. 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.
At CGI, we recognize the richness that diversity brings. We strive to create a work culture where all belong and collaborate with clients in building more inclusive communities. As an equal-opportunity employer, we want to empower all our members to succeed and grow. If you require an accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please let us know. We will be happy to assist.
Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
