Job Description

Founded in 1976, CGI is among the world's largest independent IT and business consulting services firms. With 94,000 consultants and professionals globally, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services, and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2024 reported revenue is CA$14.68 billion, and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.



Position - Senior Software Engineer/Lead Analyst Experience - 6-8 Yrs Category - Software Development/Engineering Shift - 1 PM to 10 PM Location - BNG/HYD/CHN Position Id - J1025-1998 Work Type - Hybrid Employment Type - Full time Education - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Your future duties and responsibilities

We are seeking a highly skilled Databricks Developer with 5+ years of experience in building scalable data pipelines, optimizing big data solutions, and integrating cloud-native services. The ideal candidate will implement robust data pipelines using Apache Spark on Databricks, supports advanced data transformation, and enables scalable data products that serve enterprise analytics and reporting needs. You'll work closely with data engineers and analysts to ensure high-performance, reliable data pipelines and quality outputs. This is a hands-on development role focused on engineering scalable, maintainable, and optimized data flows in a modern cloud-based environment.



Job Responsibilities:

1. Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and workflows using Databricks (SQL, PySpark, Delta Lake).

2. Develop efficient ETL/ELT pipelines for structured and semi-structured data using Databricks notebooks/jobs.

3. Integrate and transform large-scale datasets from multiple sources into unified, analytics-ready outputs.

4. Optimize Spark jobs and manage Delta Lake performance using techniques such as partitioning, Z-ordering, broadcast joins, and caching.

5. Design and implement data ingestion pipelines for RESTful APIs, transforming JSON responses into Spark tables.

6. Apply best practices in data modeling and data warehousing concepts.

7. Perform data validation and quality checks.

8. Work with various data formats, including JSON, Parquet, and Avro.

9. Build and manage data orchestration pipelines, including linked services and datasets for Databricks, and SQL Server/RDBMS databases.

10. Collaborate closely with Data Scientists, Data Analysts, Business Analysts, and Data Architects to deliver trusted, high-quality datasets.

11. Contribute to data governance, metadata documentation, and ensure adherence to data quality standards.

12. Use version control tools (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipelines to manage code deployment and workflow changes.

13. Develop real-time and batch processing pipelines for streaming data sources such as MQTT, Kafka, and Event Hub.

14. Experience integrating with APIs.

15. Comfortable working with Git, DevOps pipelines, and Agile delivery methodologies.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

1. Hands on 5+ years of experience in data engineering or big data development.

2. Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and workflows using Databricks (SQL, PySpark, Delta Lake).

3. Develop efficient ETL/ELT pipelines for structured and semi-structured data using Databricks notebooks/jobs.

4. Strong hands-on experience with Databricks and Apache Spark (PySpark/SQL).

5. Proven experience with AWS services or Azure Data Lake, and related services.

6. Proficiency in SQL and Python for data processing, transformation, and validation.



Good to have: Healthcare domain & Databricks certification



CGI is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, CGI is committed to providing accommodation for people with disabilities in accordance with provincial legislation. Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodation due to a disability during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.



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