Job Specifications
Position Description
We’re looking for a Lead Data Engineer to take a strategic and hands-on role in shaping the future of data within our Credit platform — a modern SaaS solution for financial loan originations and collections.
As the Lead Data Engineer, you’ll guide the evolution of our data architecture, analytics, and data-in-motion capabilities. You’ll be responsible not only for driving architectural excellence, but also for advancing our platform’s embedded BI/reporting features, enabling real-time data flow across services, and mentoring a growing team of engineers. You’ll work across product, engineering, and client implementation teams to ensure we’re leveraging the right data technologies and patterns to support our present needs and long-term ambitions — including AI/ML readiness and cloud-native scalability.
We're looking for a forward-thinking technical leader who’s passionate about consistency, efficiency, and innovation in the data domain.
This role is open to candidates across the U.S. including Charlotte, NC, Dallas, TX, Knoxville, TN and Fairfax, VA. TWork schedldule is East Coast business hours.
Your future duties and responsibilities
Define and lead the data engineering vision and strategy for the Credit platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.
Oversee the platform’s full data lifecycle, from ingestion and transformation to modeling, reporting, and real-time streaming.
Advance our in-app reporting and analytics capabilities, working with tools such as Apache Superset and modern modeling techniques.
Establish and maintain data architecture standards, frameworks, and patterns across teams.
Drive consistency and reuse in data integration and transformation pipelines using tools like Apache NiFi and other ETL/ELT platforms.
Collaborate with stakeholders to align data strategy with product goals, business needs, and regulatory requirements.
Evaluate and recommend modern data platforms (e.g., cloud object storage like S3, distributed file systems like HDFS, streaming platforms) for optimal scalability and flexibility.
Lead and mentor a team of data engineers and architects, fostering a high-performance, growth-oriented culture.
Partner on efforts to prepare the platform for AI/ML integration, including data readiness, governance, and architectural considerations.
Guide implementation and code reviews to ensure data best practices and standards are upheld.
Serve as a hands-on contributor when needed — this is a leadership role, but not a hands-off one.
Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role
7+ years of experience working across a range of data management platforms and technologies, including relational (PostgreSQL), NoSQL (MongoDB), event streaming, and columnar storage.
7+ years of experience with data modeling principles across various storage and processing paradigms (relational, NoSQL, event-based).
5+ years of hands-on experience with ETL tools like Apache NiFi, and data visualization platforms like Superset or similar BI tools.
Strong experience with reporting and analytics modeling, including optimization for performance and usability.
Deep understanding of conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling, including versioning and governance practices.
Proven ability to translate business requirements into scalable, performant data designs.
Experience conducting design/architecture reviews and performing implementation/code reviews.
Proficiency with data modeling tools (e.g., ER/Studio, ERwin, or similar).
CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit-based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $125,000 - $219,600.
CGI anticipates accepting applications for this position through May 30, 2025
CGI’s benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:
Competitive compensation including profit participation program
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
Basic life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance
Matching contributions through 401(k) plan, and CGI share purchase plan
Flexibility and paid accrued vacation leave, ranging from 10 to 20 days per year, based on job level, years of relevant prior experience, and years of service
10 paid holidays per year
At least 80 consecutive hours of paid sick/safe leave (except where applicable state/local law requires more)
Paid parental leave, ranging from 20 to 70 consecutive business days based on circumstances of leave and applicable laws
Bereavement leave, ranging from 1 to 7 days per year based on relationship.
Paid jury duty leave, up to time summoned
Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
Wellness and well-being programs
For more detailed information about our benefits offerings visit https://www.cgi.com/us/en-us/careers/our-benefits
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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.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, sex, religion, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, military and veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and gender expression, familial status or responsibilities, reproductive health decisions, political affiliation, genetic information, height, weight, or any other legally protected status or characteristics to the extent required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws where we do business.
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