16213 - Senior Solutions Architect

Work Model Onsite

Position Description

This is an outstanding opportunity for a technology leader who combines deep technical expertise with strategic thinking to architect innovative, cloud-native solutions that accelerate digital transformation and deliver lasting business value.

This is a hands-on architecture role where you'll work closely with engineering teams to guide solution implementation, review technical designs, resolve complex architectural challenges, and ensure successful delivery.

As a trusted advisor, you will collaborate with executive stakeholders, business leaders, enterprise architects, and engineering teams to define technology roadmaps, design enterprise-scale solutions, and guide the successful delivery of mission-critical initiatives. You'll help organizations modernize their technology landscape through cloud adoption, AI-enabled capabilities, event-driven architectures, microservices, enterprise integration, and modern software engineering practices.

As one of the world's largest independent IT and business consulting firms, you'll have the opportunity to:

• Design enterprise solutions for industry-leading organizations
• Lead cloud modernization and digital transformation initiatives
• Help clients adopt AI, automation, and intelligent business capabilities
• Influence enterprise architecture and long-term technology strategy
• Collaborate with experienced architects, engineers, and business leaders
• Grow your career through challenging engagements, technical leadership, and continuous learning
• Deliver meaningful solutions that create lasting business impact

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with executive stakeholders, business leaders, product owners, and technical teams
• Partner with business and technology leadership to translate strategic objectives into scalable technology solutions
• Participate in enterprise planning, technology strategy, and investment discussions
• Support business case development, technology assessments, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis, and modernization initiatives
• Advise leadership on technology selection, architecture decisions, innovation opportunities, and emerging industry trends
• Support application portfolio management, including modernization, lifecycle planning, and technology rationalization
• Solution Architecture & Technical Leadership
• Design secure, scalable, resilient, and cloud-native enterprise solutions supporting mission-critical business capabilities
• Translate complex business and technical requirements into comprehensive solution architectures aligned with enterprise standards
• Develop architecture blueprints, reference architectures, solution roadmaps, and integration strategies
• Design modern distributed systems leveraging:
• Cloud-native architectures
• Microservices
• Event-driven architectures
• API-first integration
• Enterprise messaging
• AI-enabled services
• Lead application modernization initiatives, including legacy transformation and cloud migration
• Ensure architectural decisions promote scalability, security, maintainability, observability, and operational excellence
• Establish architecture principles, governance standards, reusable design patterns, and engineering best practices
• Partner with development teams to ensure successful implementation of architectural designs
• Enterprise Architecture & Governance
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects to ensure solution alignment with long-term technology strategy
• Participate in Architecture Review Boards (ARBs) and governance processes
• Evaluate technology risks, technical debt, and modernization opportunities
• Develop future-state technology roadmaps that support evolving business capabilities
• Promote standardized, reusable, secure, and automated architectural approaches
• Drive architecture documentation, design standards, and governance throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Innovation & Engineering Excellence
• Champion innovation through the adoption of AI, automation, cloud-native engineering, and emerging technologies
•  Mentor architects, developers, and technical teams on architecture principles and engineering excellence
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and technical leadership
• Stay current with industry trends, cloud platforms, AI technologies, enterprise integration patterns, and software architecture best practices
• Improve engineering productivity through automation, DevSecOps, AI-assisted development, and platform modernization

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent professional experience)

Experience

• 8+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, solution architecture, or enterprise application development
• Demonstrated progression from senior software engineer into architecture, technical leadership, or enterprise solution design roles
• Experience designing enterprise-scale, cloud-native applications supporting complex business environments
• Proven success leading architecture decisions across multiple concurrent initiatives
• Experience collaborating with executive stakeholders and cross-functional technical teams

Technical Expertise

• Strong experience designing and implementing enterprise solutions utilizing technologies such as:

Programming

• Java
• Python
• Modern object-oriented programming languages

Cloud Platforms

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Microsoft Azure
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - Preferred

Architecture & Design

• Microservices
• Event-driven architecture
• Enterprise integration patterns
• API-first design
• Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
• Distributed systems

Integration Technologies

• RESTful APIs
• JSON
• XML
• API Management platforms
• Enterprise messaging
• Apache Kafka or comparable event-streaming technologies

DevOps & Cloud Engineering

• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, or similar)
• CI/CD pipelines
• Git
• Azure DevOps
• GitHub

Data Technologies

• SQL
• Relational databases
• Data modeling and query optimization

Operating Systems

• Linux
• Shell scripting

AI & Emerging Technologies

• Generative AI
• Agentic AI
• AI-assisted software development
• Intelligent automation

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in one or more of the following is highly desirable:

• Enterprise Architecture frameworks (TOGAF or equivalent)
• Cloud migration and modernization initiatives
• API Management platforms (Apigee, Kong, MuleSoft, Azure API Management, etc.)
• Event streaming platforms (Kafka, Event Hubs, or similar)
• Data integration and analytics platforms
• Security architecture, identity, and access management (IAM)
• DevSecOps practices
• Observability and monitoring platforms (Splunk, Dynatrace, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, etc.)
• Experience within financial services, government, healthcare, or other regulated industries
• Agile, Scrum, and SAFe delivery environments
• Technical leadership across geographically distributed engineering organizations

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 $127,500.00 $223,200.00.

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 Well being programs

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.

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