Solution Architect

Position Description:

Do you thrive on creating innovative solutions that help clients overcome complex technical challenges? At CGI, we are entering an exciting era and seeking forward‑thinking professionals to join us on this journey. We’re looking for individuals who can design and implement IT architectures tailored to diverse client needs. In this role, you will shape technology strategies and deliver solutions that drive business success across areas such as cloud computing, server infrastructure, and application development.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

Design IT solutions that align with customer business objectives
- Assess and interpret non-functional requirements to ensure solution robustness
- Provide cost and effort estimates for new solution delivery
- Serve as the lead technical authority, overseeing all activities related to IT architecture development for clients
- Deliver IT architecture outputs, including definitions for new applications, infrastructure, or their evolution
- Support the creation of modernization scenarios for applications and infrastructure
- Define and document transition roadmaps toward target architectures
- Identify technical challenges and risks, and propose effective mitigation strategies

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (or equivalent experience)
- Proven experience in designing solutions leveraging cloud technologies (IaaS, PaaS, CaaS, SaaS)
- Strong expertise in delivering application and/or infrastructure solutions, including requirements gathering, estimation, planning, and deployment strategies
- Hands-on experience with at least one solution implementation program or project
- Familiarity with IT architecture frameworks
- Excellent stakeholder management and collaboration skills
- Knowledge of Agile methodologies (considered an asset)
- Experience implementing security solutions (considered an asset)

CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes factors such as skill set level, geographic market, experience and training, and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $70,–$,. This role is a future opportunity
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Bilingualism (French and English) is required for this position due to the nature of the role requiring interaction with national and global clients.

Use of the term ‘architect’ in this job posting refers to the technical sense related to Information Technology (IT) and does not imply that the individual practices architecture or possesses the requisite license as prescribed by the applicable provincial or territorial architect regulator. We are seeking individuals with expertise in IT architect-related functions, but licensure from an architect regulator is not a prerequisite for this position. Architecture is a regulated profession in Canada which is restricted in terms of use of titles and designation.

Skills:

• Infrastructure architecture
• Systems Engineering
• English
• French