Principal Software Engineering Lead - AI-Driven Development (Insurance)

Principal Software Engineering Lead – AI-Driven Development (Insurance)

CGI is a global IT and business consulting services firm delivering end-to-end services across consulting, systems integration, and managed services. With thousands of professionals worldwide, CGI partners with clients to drive measurable outcomes through innovation, collaboration, and industry expertise. We are seeking an experienced AI-Augmented Engineering Lead to drive modern software delivery through the adoption of AI-assisted development practices. This role blends deep technical leadership with hands-on engineering and emerging AI tooling to improve developer productivity, code quality, and delivery speed. You will play a critical role in transforming engineering practices into an AI-first model while supporting complex insurance domain solutions. This position serves as the onshore technical anchor within a global delivery model, leading offshore teams while also contributing to business development, pre-sales activities, and client engagements. Preferred location is Knoxville, TN; however, candidates located near any CGI office will be considered. Eastern Time Zone working hours are required.

Your Future Duties and Responsibilities:

Leverage AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot and Gemini Code Assist to accelerate development, refactoring, and documentation. Optimize prompt engineering techniques and workflows to enhance AI-generated code quality and team productivity. Integrate AI-assisted development practices into daily engineering workflows and software delivery lifecycle. Serve as the onshore technical leader for architecture, design patterns, and enterprise integration solutions. Lead hands-on development efforts using Java, RESTEasy, SOAP, and modern API frameworks. Conduct code reviews, design reviews, and technical walkthroughs to ensure scalability and maintainability. Drive performance optimization efforts including JVM tuning, profiling, and resolving bottlenecks. Coordinate closely with offshore teams to guide sprint execution, remove blockers, and enforce engineering standards. Support pre-sales efforts through technical demos, solution design, and proposal development. Ensure end-to-end delivery aligns with performance, security, compliance, and insurance domain requirements.

Required Qualifications to Be Successful in This Role:

7+ years of software engineering experience with at least 2+ years in a technical or team leadership role. 1+ years of experience implementing AI-assisted development tools and workflows in enterprise environments. Strong proficiency in Java and REST API development using RESTEasy. Hands-on experience with SOAP services, XML, schemas, and service contract design. Proven expertise in performance tuning and troubleshooting Java/JVM-based applications. Experience working in hybrid environments including on-premise systems and cloud platforms (AWS or Azure). Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools, Git, Maven/Gradle, Jenkins, and automated testing frameworks. Solid understanding of relational databases and SQL (e.g., SQL Server, PostgreSQL). Experience working within insurance domains such as policy administration, underwriting, or rating systems. Strong communication skills with the ability to engage clients, stakeholders, and distributed teams effectively.

What You Can Expect From Us:

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.