I worked as a software developer in a Scrum team as well as being a solution architect and a social value manager on the side
As a Cloud Engineer I039ve been a key member of a team responsible for migrating a global payment solution from onpremises to Azure Solutions My role has involved designing and building multiple environments for different use cases using Terraform
A lot of online training and then shadowing different people on the project to understand what they do and how they do it Working in a close knit team with a range of levels of experience As well as working on a Early Careers project which joins togeth
Overseeing all PMO operations Providing timely and accurate reports Managing processes related to data retention contracts and certain payrolls to ensure that deadlines and expectations are met Organising and providing minutes for meetings
I am a Developer in the space sector which means I fix any bugs in the codebase or implement new features as told Day to day I might have a standup meeting to report my progressblockers to the rest of the team and then spend the rest of my working
CGI operates on a project basis so the role will vary depending on the project I worked in the Space Defence and Intelligence business unit on a bigdata cybersecurity project for a large client My work involved upgrading an existing software platform
I enjoyed it a lot I got to do a lot of real work on projects and was given free reign on a number of things which made me feel valued as a person There was also a great sense of community and various social events to keep morale up and give everyone
The management is excellent all of the management I have experienced has been very organised approachable and interested in my placement and requirements I have taken part in 3 different roles which have given me a varied experience of the company
I found this to be a really valuable experience The company is great to work for and I was given lots of opportunities to show my skills and develop not only these but new ones too The teams I worked for were extremely encouraging and were happy to hav
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement as I was immediately welcomed in to the company the members were so lovely My manager set me up on a variety of rotations in different parts around the business so I was exposed to many job roles and people in the comp
I really enjoyed my placement at CGI the work was really interesting the people were lovely and the whole company culture was very welcoming and focused on helping you become better everyday in your job and your profession
Lots of mixed feelings about the placement I did gain quite a bit of experience and knowledge about working in a large corporate environment and worked with great people I felt like I mattered in my project and had a sense of responsibility as well wor
I found it really enjoyable There was always something interesting for me to do and everyone was very friendly and all did there best to make a good working environment There were lots of social activities organised by the company to keep everyone in g
I enjoyed my placement year with CGI thoroughly I learnt a great deal during the year and I had a great team who were fun to work with
Although some of the work was boring and repetitive my team compensated for this by creating an enjoyable environment and balancing the boring aspects of my work with interesting projects challenges and tasks
The company had its ups and downs The people and the role I managed to get in the end made it worth it
I was not assigned to a project for the first month of my placement and as I had no work to do I did not find it enjoyable or useful However after finding a project I found the work mostly enjoyable and interesting but it became repetitive and dull a
I learnt new skills and learnt a lot about the IT industry
Enjoyed very much
Towards the end of the placement I found a really good role and I very much enjoyed it The start was the hardest part by far The only reason I have not scored higher is the first couple months
