Company Profile:-
At CGI, we’re a team of builders. We call our employees members because all who join CGI are building their own company - one that has grown to 72,000 professionals located in 40 countries. Founded in 1976, CGI is a leading IT and business process services firm committed to helping clients succeed. We have the global resources, expertise, stability and dedicated professionals needed to achieve. At CGI, we’re a team of builders. We call our employees members because all who join CGI are building their own company - one that has grown to 72,000 professionals located in 40 countries. Founded in 1976, CGI is a leading IT and business process services firm committed to helping clients succeed. We have the global resources, expertise, stability and dedicated professionals needed to achieve results for our clients - and for our members. Come grow with us. Learn more at www.cgi.com.
This is a great opportunity to join a winning team. CGI offers a competitive compensation package with opportunities for growth and professional development. Benefits for full-time, permanent members start on the first day of employment and include a paid time-off program and profit participation and stock purchase plans. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position, however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. No unsolicited agency referrals please.
Job Title: Senior Software Developer
Position: Senior Software Engineer
Experience: 4 years to 8 years
Category: Software Development/ Engineering
Main location: Chennai
Position ID: J0126-0425
Employment Type: Full Time
Job Description: Responsibilities: -
Data Engineering & Modeling
Design, develop, and maintain dbt models (staging, intermediate, and mart layers)
Implement analytics engineering best practices (modularity, testing, documentation)
Build and optimize Snowflake data models for performance and cost efficiency
Platform & Pipelines
Develop and manage ELT pipelines feeding Snowflake from multiple data sources
Optimize Snowflake usage (warehousing, clustering, pruning, cost controls)
Support data freshness, reliability, and scalability requirements
Data Quality & Governance
Implement dbt tests (schema, custom, freshness)
Ensure data consistency, lineage, and documentation
Partner with governance teams to align with data standards
Collaboration & Delivery
Work closely with analytics, BI, and business teams to translate requirements into data models
Support self-service analytics and downstream consumption
Participate in code reviews, CI/CD, and release management
Required Skills & Experience
Technical Skills
Strong hands-on experience with dbt (Core or Cloud)
Proven experience with Snowflake (SQL, performance tuning, cost optimization)
Advanced SQL expertise
Experience with cloud data ecosystems (AWS / Azure / GCP)
Familiarity with version control (Git) and CI/CD pipelines
Preferred / Nice to Have
Experience with orchestration tools (Airflow)
Exposure to BI tools (Power BI)
Python for data engineering or automation
Understanding of data governance and security concepts
Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.
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.
Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.