Senior Data Engineering Specialist (AWS)

September 5, 2025

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Position Description

Are you a Data Architect, Solutions Architect, or Senior Data Engineer interested in working with a talented and collaborative team developing Cloud, Data, and AI solutions for leading global clients? Do you often engage with disparate and dispersed data sources and want to create a robust data engineering infrastructure? If you have hands-on expertise in data engineering, designing data architectures, solving data problems, and collaborating with diverse clients and teams, we want to hear from you.

Your future duties and responsibilities

The Emerging Technologies team in Global Technology and Operations (GTO) Canada at CGI is a trusted Data, Cloud, and Advanced Analytics advisor and implementation partner for our clients’ data needs. We are an entrepreneurial team dedicated to positioning CGI as a top Cloud and Data partner and developing new opportunities in the latest technologies. Our process involves understanding the client’s business and data landscape, assessing opportunities, and scaling solutions across organizations, leveraging a team of Data Architects, Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Cloud DevOps, Cloud Architects, and solutions experts.

This role is hands-on, with leadership responsibilities for technical teams.

As a Data Solutions Architect/Senior Data Engineer, your main responsibilities will include:

  • Leading client engagements hands-on as the Senior Data Architect and Tech Lead.
  • Creating data architectures, pipelines, and data flows based on requirements.
  • Delivering data preparation, transformations, and ETL/ELT development on Azure, AWS, GCP, or Snowflake.
  • Designing Data Warehousing, Data Lakes, and Delta Lakehouse architectures; preparing client proposals for ML/AI and Data projects.
  • Mentoring junior Data Engineers, Data Scientists, and Data professionals.
  • Providing thought leadership to clients and industry peers.

Additional responsibilities include:

  • Collaborating with clients to deliver foundational data-driven solutions.
  • Developing solution architectures for clients and CGI.
  • Implementing data solutions on-premises and in the cloud.
  • Building data pipelines and architectures on cloud platforms.
  • Handling large-scale, complex datasets from dispersed sources.
  • Applying advanced SQL and Python skills.
  • Gathering requirements, coding, and leading small teams.
  • Prototyping solutions to demonstrate value and scaling those solutions.

Essential Qualifications

  • 6+ years hands-on experience in Solutions/Data Architecture, Engineering, or Data Science; 9+ years overall experience.
  • Experience consulting on Data and AI projects.
  • Proficiency with modern cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
  • Expertise in data analysis, storage, pipelines, and orchestration.
  • Strong Python and SQL skills.
  • Experience with Big Data.
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
  • English required; French is a plus.

Nice to Have Qualifications

  • Consulting experience.
  • Experience with client proposals and sales support.
  • Experience with ML projects.
  • Knowledge of data pipeline tools like Airflow, Jenkins, etc.
  • Familiarity with tools like Azure Data Factory, Dbt, Google Dataflow, Qlik Compose, AWS Data Pipeline/Glue, Talend, SSIS, IBM DataStage, Informatica.
  • Experience with GenAI projects is a plus.

Join CGI, where ownership, teamwork, respect, and belonging are core values. We support your growth, value diversity, and are committed to inclusivity. If you need accommodations during the recruitment process, let us know. Be part of one of the largest IT and consulting firms worldwide.

Seniority level

  • Mid-Senior level

Employment type

  • Full-time

Job function

  • Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

  • IT Services and IT Consulting

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Company

CGI

Location

Toronto

Country

Canada

Salary

125.000

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