Lead Data and Analytics Engineer

CGI•Nashville, TN

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Do you want to take your career to the next level? CGI is looking for a dedicated and experienced Lead Data and Analytics Engineer with a passion for solving business problems to join our team in Nashville. At CGI, you will solve important business and technical problems as a full-time consultant serving local, enterprise clients. You'll be part of a team of smart, dedicated people like yourself and make an impact with both internal and client partners. Tired of the same old business domain and technology stack? Are you passionate about learning a variety of new technologies and enjoy a quick paced atmosphere? Consider joining CGI, a premier consulting firm that inspires personal and professional growth and values your ideas. What we value: Passionate technologists Lifelong learners Problem solvers Excellent written and verbal communicators People who enjoy working with both business and technical stakeholders People who engage in their local community This position is located in Nashville, TN in a hybrid working environment.

Requirements

Demonstrated ability to recognize business needs, analyze requests, and recommend solid technical solutions
Lead a team of 3 to 10+ technical consultants
Manage expectations with your team and with technical and business stakeholders
Mentor and grow the next round of leaders on your team
Manage scope, timeline, and project deliverables to ensure successful delivery of projects with firm timelines
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to build and maintain trusted relationships with a diverse group of clients, team members, managers, and domain experts
Proven analytical and problem-solving skills, and steadfast attention to detail
Demonstrated experience delivering end-to-end reporting and analytics solutions, including business requirements gathering, KPI definition, data modeling for BI, dashboard development, and data integration to support enterprise reporting needs
Hands-on experience with cloud-based data and analytics platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Snowflake), including enabling scalable data pipelines and governed datasets that support Power BI, Tableau, or similar BI tools
BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Management or Computer Information Systems (MIS or CIS) or related degree required

Nice To Haves

Experience with modern data workflow/orchestration tools, cloud-native services, or contemporary ELT approaches.
Exposure to data governance, data quality, or metadata management processes.
Familiarity with scripting or programming languages (e.g., Python, Pyspark).
Experience with AI-based architecture patterns.

Responsibilities

Lead the design and implementation of cloud-based data and analytics solutions, including data pipelines, data models, and reporting/analytics structures.
Lead the overall Reporting and Data strategy, providing oversight across enterprise analytics, executive reporting, and operational insights to align with business objectives.
Drive broader analytics enablement efforts, overseeing dashboard development, semantic modeling, and self-service capabilities (Power BI, Tableau), ensuring reports are intuitive, performant, and built on trusted, well-governed data sources.
Support the development of scalable cloud data architectures, leveraging modern data warehouses and cloud ecosystem tools (e.g., Snowflake, AWS, Azure), and guiding data modeling and pipeline standards that enable high-quality, enterprise-wide reporting and analytics.
Partner with business and technical stakeholders to translate requirements into sound technical solutions.
Promote best practices in data engineering, including code quality, version control, testing, and documentation.
Mentor junior team members and help guide the technical direction of data engineering efforts.
Assist with estimating effort, planning work, and ensuring timely delivery of project components.