Cloud Architects

Position Description:

At CGI youll play a pivotal role in helping organisations modernise how they build run and evolve their digital applications using cloud technologies. As a Cloud Architect youll design cloud-native application architectures that enable innovation scalability and measurable business value. Working closely with product teams engineers and clients youll translate business goals into modern application solutions shape technical direction and guide delivery from concept to production. Youll be trusted to take ownership of complex challenges encouraged to think creatively and supported by a collaborative culture that values learning shared success and long-term impact across the application lifecycle.

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.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

In this role you will design and guide cloud-native application architectures that support modern development practices scalability and secure delivery. You will work across discovery design and delivery to help teams modernise applications adopt platform services and make informed architectural decisions that balance performance resilience and maintainability. Taking ownership of solution design you will collaborate closely with developers product owners and stakeholders to ensure applications are built for long-term success and continuous improvement.

You will contribute throughout the application lifecycle from modernisation planning and architectural design through to delivery support and optimisation helping clients unlock the full value of cloud-enabled software.

Key responsibilities include:

>Design & Shape cloud-native application architectures and target states
> Modernise & Evolve existing applications using cloud and platform services
> Guide & Support development teams with architectural direction and best practices
> Enable & Improve application scalability resilience security and performance
> Collaborate & Influence stakeholders across engineering product and delivery teams

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

You will bring strong experience designing and delivering modern application solutions in cloud environments with the ability to guide teams through architectural decisions and trade-offs. You should be comfortable working in agile multi-disciplinary teams taking ownership of outcomes and continuously developing your skills in modern application and platform technologies.

You should have:

> Proven experience designing cloud-native or distributed application architectures
> Strong understanding of application development patterns APIs and integration
> Experience working with cloud platforms and managed application services
> Strong communication skills and the ability to explain architectural decisions clearly
> Experience supporting application delivery across the full development lifecycle

Desirable:

> Experience with microservices event-driven architectures or serverless patterns
> Containerisation and orchestration experience
> Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines DevOps and automation practices
> Relevant cloud or application architecture certifications

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Skills:

• Technical Analysis
• DevOps

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.