Senior Solution Architect (Presales)
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Position Description:
At CGI were shaping the digital future by helping clients achieve operational excellence through innovative scalable and secure technology solutions. As a Pre-Sales Senior Solution Architect youll play a pivotal role in one of our major programmes within Global Technology Operationsleading the design of cutting-edge architectures that transform how organisations operate. Youll bring strategic thinking commercial awareness and hands-on technical leadership to some of CGIs most complex bids influencing outcomes that deliver real business value. This is your opportunity to be part of something challenging meaningful and career-defining.
CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK Best Employer by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary excellent pension private healthcare plus a share scheme (3.5% 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee.
We are committed to inclusivity building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector including our Armed Forces and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and youll be part of an open friendly community of experts. Well train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.
Due to the secure nature of the programme you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position.
Your future duties and responsibilities:
In this senior role youll act as the primary solution owner for presales engagements within CGIs Global Technology Operations business unit. Youll lead multi-domain solution teams across infrastructure service management and cloud disciplinesowning the design cost model and technical integrity of the solution. As the infrastructure presales lead youll define innovative commercially robust proposals that maximise value for both CGI and our clients.
Youll work across diverse domains from Service Desk and ITSM tooling to Cloud Network and Enterprise Services shaping holistic future-ready architectures. Youll combine strategic vision with delivery insight ensuring every solution is aligned to business goals governance frameworks and modern as-a-service and DevOps ways of working.
Lead & Architect: Serve as the primary solution architect and owner for GTO presales engagements leading teams of subject matter experts across infrastructure domains.
Design & Deliver: Develop end-to-end service architectures spanning Service Desk ITSM Digital Workplace Cloud Network and Security operations.
Collaborate & Influence: Work closely with bid teams delivery and commercial functions to design competitive compliant and deliverable solutions.
Analyse & Model: Own all solution costing risk assessment contingency pricing and margin discussions ensuring commercial viability.
Present & Engage: Lead client dialogues presentations and defences articulating the technical and business value of CGIs solutions.
Govern & Guide: Oversee all GTO deliverableswritten responses bid collateral and architectural documentationwhile mentoring junior architects and supporting professional growth across the team.
Innovate & Evolve: Champion cloud-native sovereign and automation-led design approaches that drive transformation and resilience.
Required qualifications to be successful in this role:
Youll bring extensive experience as a pre-sales or solution lead within complex enterprise-scale environments with strong expertise across infrastructure and IT service management domains. Youll combine commercial acumen with architectural excellence and have a track record of leading virtual teams through the full bid lifecycle.
Essential:
Proven experience as a pre-sales solution architect or solution owner within infrastructure or managed services
Deep technical understanding across multiple domains: Service Desk ITSM Cloud (Private/Public/Hybrid) Digital Workplace Network Security and Enterprise Services
Strong commercial and financial awarenessowning costs risk pricing and margin considerations
Excellent written communication proposal writing and presentation skills
Experience working in complex bid environments collaborating across virtual teams
Strong planning stakeholder management and leadership skills
Broad appreciation of architectural standards design principles and governance frameworks
Desirable:
Knowledge of cloud-native and as-a-service models automation and AI integration
Familiarity with Oracle databases enterprise tooling and DevOps practices
Professional certifications in ITIL TOGAF or Cloud Architecture
Skills:
- DevOps
- Solutions Architecture
- Financial Management
What you can expect from us:
Together as owners lets turn meaningful insights into action.
Life at CGI is rooted in ownership teamwork respect and belonging. Here youll 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. Thats why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our companys strategy and direction.
Your work creates value. Youll 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.
Youll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. Youll 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 teamone of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Business Process
- VMware
- Cloud
- HTML5
- Windows
- Project managements
- AWS
- Infrastructure
- Web Services
- JQuery
- Java
- Computer Engineering
- Solutions design
- Technical Solutions
- Analytics
About Company
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