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Senior KDB+ Developer

CGI
York, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 8/27/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/11/2026
Position Description

CGI is looking for a self-motivated Senior KDB Developer to join an established team supporting a core system for our large financial client

Looking for a Hands-on Senior Developer with domain experience at least in Electronic Trading, Fixed Income, Mortgage, Securities or Loans and development experience in application development in KDB, REST API, Spring and Oracle.

This position is located on-site in Cary, NC or New York, NY

Your future duties and responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain KDB applications supporting tick architecture pipelines
  • Support market data ingestion, normalization and downstream redistribution
  • Provide L3 production support, including incident resolution and root cause analysis
  • Contribute to BAU engineering, QA and DevOps workflows (CI/CD, deployment, monitoring)
  • Collaborate with global teams across EMEA, US and APAC to deliver platform enhancements

Develop key components of the FX MI and Analytics platform

  • Ensure resilience, scalability and performance optimization of market data platforms
  • Participate in architecture discussions and continuous platform improvement initiatives

Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role

  • Must have a minimum of 5 years of IT experience
  • Minimum 1 year hands on KDB development experience
  • KX Academy Level 3 certification (or equivalent)
  • Familiarity with KDB tick architecture and real time data processing
  • Experience in market data environments (ingestion, enrichment, distribution)
  • Understanding of L3 support models and production environments
  • Exposure to DevOps practices (automation, release, monitoring)
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills in global teams
  • Exposure to vendor data sources (e.g. LSEG, Bloomberg, ICE)
  • Experience in high volume, low latency data systems
  • Multi-disciplinary capability across Dev, QA, and DevOps
  • Experience working in globally distributed teams

Other Information:

CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit-based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $89,600.00 $156,700.00.

CGI's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:

  • Competitive compensation
  • Comprehensive insurance options
  • Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
  • Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time
  • Paid parental leave
  • Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
  • Wellness and Wellbeing programs

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.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, sex, religion, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, military and veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and gender expression, familial status or responsibilities, reproductive health decisions, political affiliation, genetic information, height, weight, or any other legally protected status or characteristics to the extent required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws where we do business.

CGI provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need an accommodation to apply for a job in the U.S., please email the CGI U.S. Employment Compliance mailbox at US_Employment_Compliance@cgi.com. You will need to reference the Position ID of the position in which you are interested. Your message will be routed to the appropriate recruiter who will assist you. Please note, this email address is only to be used for those individuals who need an accommodation to apply for a job. Emails for any other reason or those that do not include a Position ID will not be returned.

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All CGI offers of employment in the U.S. are contingent upon the ability to successfully complete a background investigation. Background investigation components can vary dependent upon specific assignment and/or level of US government security clearance held. Dependent upon role and/or federal government security clearance requirements, and in accordance with applicable laws, some background investigations may include a credit check. CGI will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrests and conviction records in accordance with all local regulations and ordinances.

CGI will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with CGI’s legal duty to furnish information.

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