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Data Engineer

CGI • Full-time • Toronto, Ontario, Canada • 2d ago

Data Engineer

Position Description
This role is hybrid and requires you to be at our client office at a minimum 5 days per month - subject to change at any time.

Your future duties and responsibilities
. Support senior engineers in designing and developing data pipelines on the Azure platform
. Build and maintain data ingestion workflows using ADF/Synapse and Databricks under guidance
. Develop PySpark/Spark SQL scripts for data transformation, validation and cleansing
. Assist in preparing technical artefacts such as data flow diagrams, interface specifications and workflow mappings
. Work with data engineers to implement source → landing → curated → consumption layer pipelines
. Perform unit testing, data validation and defect fixes to ensure pipeline quality
. Implement basic error handling, logging and monitoring as part of pipeline development
. Support SIT/UAT activities — replicate test scenarios, verify data flows, investigate defects
. Collaborate with platform teams for access setup, environment readiness and configuration requirements
. Participate in code reviews and follow established engineering standards, naming conventions and best practices
. Document processes, job logic and operational runbooks for repeatability and knowledge transfer
. Continuously learn new Azure data tools, Databricks capabilities and modern data engineering patterns

Required qualifications to be successful in this role
Expected Skills:
.3-4 years of experience as Data Engineer .
. Basic experience in building or supporting data pipelines on Azure or similar cloud platforms
. Foundational understanding of Azure data services, including:
– Azure Data Lake (folders, access patterns, file handling)
– Azure Databricks / Spark (notebooks, basic PySpark/Spark SQL)
– Azure Data Factory / Synapse Pipelines (copy activities, triggers, simple workflows) . Understanding of ETL/ELT concepts, file-based ingestion, and working with APIs or database sources
. Ability to work with multiple data formats (CSV, JSON, Parquet) and perform basic transformations
. Working knowledge of SQL for querying, filtering, joining and validating data
. Exposure to PySpark or Python programming for data manipulation
. Good understanding of non-functional fundamentals: data quality, basic performance awareness, error handling, logging
. Familiarity with Azure security basics such as Key Vault, service principals, RBAC (nice to have)
. Willingness to learn cloud engineering, CI/CD, performance tuning, and advanced data pipeline concepts
. Strong communication skills, proactive attitude, and ability to collaborate with senior developers, data engineers and QA teams
. Training/Certifications (nice to have): Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900), DP-900 Data Fundamentals, Databricks Lakehouse Fundamentals.

**CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes factors such as skill set level, geographic market, experience and training, and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $80,000–$130,000. This role is an existing vacancy.**

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