Senior Data Engineer
CGIUnited Kingdom
Added 7 Aug · still live
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£54,900
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
Our predicted code SOC 2133 (84% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £54,900, and CGI is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the published rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
About the role
Position Description
Drive measurable change by shaping and delivering large-scale data products and platforms using Palantir Foundry and cloud-native tooling. In this role you’ll engineer scalable pipelines, transform complex datasets into operational decision-making assets, and partner with clients to unlock efficiency and insight across critical programmes. You’ll join multi-disciplinary teams where pragmatic ownership, creative solutioning and strong technical craft translate directly into business outcomes—building reusable patterns, improving observability and accelerating client roadmaps for modern data adoption.
CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. 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.
Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position.
Your future duties and responsibilities
In this role you will design, build and optimise enterprise-scale data pipelines and data products that directly improve client operations and analytics. You will work across Foundry and cloud ecosystems (or quickly gain Foundry expertise), translating stakeholder needs into maintainable, production-grade solutions while championing quality, observability and reusable engineering patterns. You will collaborate closely with architects, product owners and analysts to shape roadmaps and deliver measurable outcomes.
Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role
Drive measurable change by shaping and delivering large-scale data products and platforms using Palantir Foundry and cloud-native tooling. In this role you’ll engineer scalable pipelines, transform complex datasets into operational decision-making assets, and partner with clients to unlock efficiency and insight across critical programmes. You’ll join multi-disciplinary teams where pragmatic ownership, creative solutioning and strong technical craft translate directly into business outcomes—building reusable patterns, improving observability and accelerating client roadmaps for modern data adoption.
CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. 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.
Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position.
Your future duties and responsibilities
In this role you will design, build and optimise enterprise-scale data pipelines and data products that directly improve client operations and analytics. You will work across Foundry and cloud ecosystems (or quickly gain Foundry expertise), translating stakeholder needs into maintainable, production-grade solutions while championing quality, observability and reusable engineering patterns. You will collaborate closely with architects, product owners and analysts to shape roadmaps and deliver measurable outcomes.
Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role
You should have strong commercial experience in data engineering, demonstrating the ability to deliver production-grade solutions on modern platforms. Candidates will be comfortable with large datasets, distributed processing and applying software engineering discipline to data products; Foundry experience is highly desirable but strong Python/PySpark engineers who can learn Foundry quickly are encouraged to apply.
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.
That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals.
Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in
- Extensive experience with Python and PySpark / Apache Spark.
- Proven track record designing and delivering scalable data pipelines and data products.
- Strong SQL and data modelling skills.
- Experience with modern data architectures and cloud data services (AWS, Azure or GCP).
- Familiarity with version control, automated testing and CI/CD for data platforms.
- Experience integrating data from multiple structured and unstructured sources.
- Strong problem-solving ability and experience working in delivery-focused or client-facing environments.
- (Desirable) Hands-on Palantir Foundry experience or demonstrable ability to upskill quickly in new platforms.
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.
That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals.
Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in
the world.
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Where this offer sits in the market
SOC 2133 · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · ~163k in sampleP25 £46kP75 £82k
£36kmedian £60kgoing rate £55k£100k
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Not necessarily. CGI holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2133 going rate of £54,900. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.