Cloud Solutions Architect

Category: Software Development/ Engineering
Main location: Canada, Ontario, Toronto
Position ID: J0424-0188
Employment Type: Full Time
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Position Description:

We are Canada's largest independent information technology services firm, and after 40 years, we're still growing! Join Canada's largest IT Company as a Cloud Solutions Architect, with our Banking team in Toronto.

Innovation, technology, and service delivery are our focus. Our goal is to ensure our clients remain ahead of the competition. We provide a full spectrum of managed services from IT and business process outsourcing to systems integration and consulting that are transforming our clients’ operations and helping them to succeed.

This role is hybrid and requires you to be at Toronto Downtown for minimum 2-3 days per week - subject to change at any time.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

Has the responsibility for the architecture (including models, decisions, validation, evolution and delivery support) of complex and/or large solutions across the spectrum of business capabilities and services, software and infrastructure components. Focuses on the full solution rather than concerns for specific components (unless these concerns have systemic impact). Solutions can consist of new systems, but can also be a coherent set of changes to an existing system or landscape – as long as it addresses a defined stakeholder goal. Ensures alignment between business, IT delivery and operations, usually considering financial aspects like risk, cost and business cases.

• Communicates with business, delivery and operational stakeholders about the end-to-end solution
• Identifies, prioritizes and addresses concerns related to the solution, including risk and financial aspects (business cases)
• Makes or guides architectural decisions
• Models the solution's context, structure and financial aspects
• Assures that the solution fulfils its present and anticipated end-to-end architectural requirements and financial constraints by analysis, validation, modelling and road mapping
• Supports teams delivering and operating the solution

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

• Solution design: use modelling, decision making and validation techniques to design a solution that fulfils business needs
• Expertise in Azure, J2EE, Solution Arch, Cloud Computing, OpenShift, IaaS Cloud, API Technlogies, Azure API Gateway
• Integration: create a coherent solution that integrates diverse technology and business aspects
• Business analysis: understand and validate stakeholder needs
• Change delivery: drive transformation
• Cost modelling: analyze financial and risk aspects of solutions

CERTIFICATIONS
• RCDA Practitioner
• Leading SAFe
• IASA: CITA-Specialist Solution

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Skills:

  • Business Analysis
  • Delivery Management
  • Financial Services
  • Integration Architecture
  • Middleware
  • Solution Analysis
  • Solution Design
  • Solutions Architecture

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.