IT & Software

Senior Data Architect

CGI

Remote · Nationwide · United Kingdom

Overview

As a Senior Data Architect at CGI, you shape data migration strategy and secure ETL approaches as data moves from on-premises to Azure. You collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure data quality, governance, and resilience are embedded in delivery. You translate complex requirements into practical designs, balancing technical excellence with delivery pragmatism. This role offers ownership of meaningful cloud migration work within a supportive, inclusive environment with opportunities to grow.

Pay / Benefits
  • competitive salary
  • excellent pension
  • private healthcare
  • share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching)
  • inclusive culture
  • training and career development
Responsibilities
  • Lead migration architecture decisions and strategy development
  • Evaluate migration options (lift-and-shift vs re-platforming)
  • Define secure ETL processes for controlled data migration to Azure
  • Perform and support DB installation, schema creation, and ETL tasks
  • Produce detailed technical design documentation for DBA implementation
  • Collaborate with developers, infrastructure engineers, and stakeholders
  • Diagnose database issues and migration risks
  • Embed data quality, governance, security, and non-functional requirements
  • Advise on backups, retention, resilience, and operational concerns
  • Support cloud, automation, APIs, and DevOps trends
  • Maintain delivery quality through analysis and documentation
  • Align technical solutions with business and operational needs
Key requirements
  • Proven experience in data or database architecture
  • Strong data migration strategy and ETL understanding
  • Experience delivering or supporting migrations to Microsoft Azure
  • Ability to produce detailed technical design documentation
  • Strong data, technical, and solution analysis skills
  • Experience diagnosing database issues and supporting problem resolution
  • Experience working with developers, infrastructure engineers, and business stakeholders
  • Understanding of cloud architecture, automation, APIs and DevOps trends
  • Strong communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills
  • Experience supporting secure or regulated environments
  • Strong communication
  • Stakeholder management
  • Collaborative mindset
  • Data architecture
  • Database architecture
  • Data migration strategies

Reference: WJ-747_31240571 · Posted 06 Nov 2026, 09:38 PM

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