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Senior PostgreSQL Database Engineer Position Description Are you ready to bring your expertise in database engineering and cloud migration to a high-impact project that's driving digital transformation? We're looking for a Senior Database Engineer to join our innovative team at CGI, where you'll play a key role in migrating a large-scale database to a cloud environment. In its early stages, this programme will provide an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer to shape and influence its technical direction. If you're passionate about data engineering, cloud technology, and driving meaningful change, we'd love to hear from you. CGI has been recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2024 and named one of the 'World's Best Employers' by Forbes magazine. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching), which makes you a partner, not just an employee. Committed to inclusivity, we're building a diverse community of tech talent, supporting everyone from Armed Forces members to tech professionals at all career stages. Join us, and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts with the support to shape your career wherever you envision it. We're open to hybrid working arrangements, with a minimum of 1 day per week on site in either our London or Reading offices. All applicants must hold, or be eligible for, National Security Vetting (NSV) Security Check (SC) and NPPV3 clearance. Your future duties and responsibilities As a Senior Database Engineer, you'll play a key role in our database migration project, ensuring technical excellence in design, coding, and secure practices. Your responsibilities will include: - Collaborating on system component design, software development, and testing - Writing and documenting code changes, conducting unit tests, and following secure coding standards - Guiding architectural decisions and modeling migration solutions - Creating detailed designs, including program specifications, data flows, and backup procedures - Reviewing developer work and estimating project requirements - Translating designs into technical solutions and defining system interfaces - Contributing to coding standards and supporting the team with technical troubleshooting Required qualifications to be successful in this role The ideal candidate will bring expertise in database engineering, development, and migration, with strong skills in PostgreSQL and Oracle. Key technical competencies include: - PostgreSQL PL/pgSQL - Oracle PL/SQL - Code Conversion (PL/SQL to PL/pgSQL) - Data Migration (Oracle to PostgreSQL) - PostgreSQL Performance Tuning Key Competencies: - Development: Proficient in coding best practices, clean code principles, code reviews, and quality assurance - Software Design: Skilled in defining system behavior based on requirements, ensuring robust component design - Current Software Trends: Familiar with modern trends in Cloud, Automation, APIs, DevOps, and Mobile integration - Secure Software Development: Dedicated to embedding security in software, ensuring data confidentiality, integrity, and availability - Database Engineering: Expert in CRUD procedures and functions, with strengths in migration and performance tuning #LI-RJ1 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.

DevOps Engineer Position Description The Space, Defence and Intelligence business unit in CGI is a true IT Systems Integrator. We work, build, and operate bespoke, technically complex, mission-critical systems which help our clients keep us all safe and secure. We bring innovation to our clients using proven and emerging technologies, agile delivery processes and our deep expertise across the breadth of space, defence, intelligence, aerospace and maritime, all underpinned by our end-to-end cyber capability. We work collaboratively with global technology companies, cutting edge SMEs and academia to deliver the optimal solution for each client. We're expanding our team of DevOps Engineer. If you have a solid Linux foundation and an enthusiasm for technology, we'd love you to join us. We develop, build, and run a cutting edge Big Data platform for a meaningful and strategic client. We're heavy on automation, great hardware, a mix of on-premise and cloud platforms and taking on steep learning curves. The team's focus is a shared ownership and drive to achieve the client's goals. We aim for everyone to be involved in software integration, testing, deployment and operations. We all have direct contact with our client on a daily basis. The team can ask questions directly to ensure they build what is really needed. If you are interested in Open Source, Kubernetes, rapid prototyping, regular demonstration of completed work, creating sustainable systems, and thinking ahead but not overcomplicating for today, this will suit you. Due to the secure access to the systems, this position will require frequent travel to our office in Reading. Your future duties and responsibilities You will be part of a team which is jointly responsible for designing, integrating, building, testing, maintenance and on-going operations of the production platform. Specifically you would be responsible for, • Review, elaboration and accurate estimation of new requirements with our Product Owner • Development of work following strict ways of working, standards and levels of quality • Regular presentation of progress and completed work to the team and the customer • Investment in your own skills development with support from the team and wider organisation • GNU/Linux software customisation, configuration and integration • Kubernetes Operators and Hadoop customisation, API integration and configuration with Ansible, Kustomize and Helm • System performance analysis and improvement of multiple, high spec large clusters Required qualifications to be successful in this role • Demonstrable experience in at least one of: Linux (e.g. RHEL, CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu) • Demonstrable experience in at least one of: Python, Java, JavaScript, Ansible Desirable: • Linux experience as a deployment platform and day to day development environment • Kubernetes experience • Cloud API experience • Deep Linux experience • Web development and awareness of vulnerabilities and how to defend against them • Experience of test driven development and Automated testing of web applications • Networking familiarity 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. #LI-SB2 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.

Security Architects (DV Security Clearance) Position Description Trusted to see the whole picture If you're ahead of the game on cyber security, systems and operations risk we can secure your career ambitions. Our Security Architects are trusted to work closely with a wide range of clients from all sectors on exciting projects with real-world purpose and impact. Whether you're a self-starter looking to test your talents, or want the opportunity to use your experience and skills, you'll find the challenges and support you need as part of one of the UK's largest cyber consultancies. Our roles are only available if you hold or fulfil the criteria to obtain a UK Security Clearance. Your future duties and responsibilities You'll join a collaborative team of more than 230 members delivering 360° security services to clients across every domain that CGI operates in, from government, defence, healthcare and utilities to banking and financial services. As a Security Architect your innovative solutions and support will secure business systems, protecting what is most valuable to our clients. You'll collaborate across enterprise architectures to produce end-to-end security designs, assisting on bids and proposals, as well as implementations and integrations. Liaising with stakeholders at all levels, you'll help build the full landscape security view that underpins systems resilience and client confidence. We need senior members who are design authorities, and junior members to work alongside them, developing their skills and understanding. Required qualifications to be successful in this role We're recruiting at all levels, so you'll have between 1 to 30+ years of experience consulting on delivering and implementing secure system design - ideally as a technical security lead for senior roles. You'll understand why security is at the centre of everything we do, and have the communication skills to persuade others, justifying secure architecture design to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. We'll also look for your experience and knowledge in: • Security standards and frameworks (MoD and HMG experiences helpful) • Cloud-based cyber security principles and architecture points • Boundary controls, network segmentation and access control • Identity and Access Management (including RBAC and A/PBAC, permissions management), ZTA • Cryptographic techniques and implementations • IT asset management and tracking • Vulnerability Management and Patching • SIEM principles, products and supporting logging infrastructure • Containerisation and virtual machine security • Delivering secure solutions against project expectations • Strong awareness of and commitment to industry best practice • Driving change in a complex environment This role requires you to hold or fulfil the criteria to obtain a UK Security Clearance 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.

Job Description Solutions Architect Designer Our Client a Telecoms company is looking to recruit a seasoned professional who has at least 5 to 10 years experience as a Solutions Architect Designer. You will be involved in developing and implementing systems architecture designs that will meet business needs. The Solution Designer's responsibilities include designing innovative solutions based on business requirements, creating functional specifications, assessing the current software systems in place in order to identify areas in need of improvement, and overseeing development teams. Participating and leading on projects where analysis of systems or data requires an in-depth evaluation of complex business process, system process, and industry standards. Designing technology solutions by modelling requirements and applying standard application methodology best practices. Resolving technical problems as they arise. Continually researching current and emerging technologies and proposing changes where needed. Maintain & update Enterprise Architecture documentation. Building and integrating information systems to meet the company's needs. Assessing the systems architecture currently in place and working with the Enterprise Architect to recommend solutions to improve it. Informing various stakeholders about any problems with the current technical solutions being implemented. Assessing the business impact that certain technical choices have. Providing updates to stakeholders on product development processes. Manage Stakeholder expectations regarding appropriate milestones and deadlines. Providing supervision and guidance to development teams. Ensuring IT Security standards are incorporated by design, ensuring compliance to the required standards (ISO27001) and supporting improvement initiatives and protecting the business from risks arising from data loss. To support and contribute actively to health and safety, environmental, business continuity and information security arrangements that meets our obligations to our customers Proven experience in engineering and software solution design. In-depth understanding of integration techniques & modern coding languages Telco Site Management software design/development Integration knowledge(SOAP, Rest API's). Middleware Biztalk Data Warehouse design & optimization. ITIL/Remedy experience Experience of using Enterprise Architecture tools. Hons Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Telecommunications or Engineering. Togaf certification. Knowledge of Cloud architectures. The Client is located close to Reading - so ideally you will be living within 60 minutes commuting distance. You will be working from home remotely for 2 to 3 days a week - and/or working from the office 2 days a week. The salary for this role will be in the range £75K - £90K plus benefits. Do send your CV to us for this exciting position in Word format along with your salary and availability.