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Solution Architect – Critical National Services
At CGI, you’ll help shape the future of critical national services by designing secure, scalable solutions that power healthcare, public safety, and citizen platforms nationwide. As a Solution Architect, you’ll translate complex needs into clear technical direction, guiding teams to deliver high-value, real-world impact. You’ll take ownership, explore new possibilities, and grow in a supportive, collaborative environment.
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
- A share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching), making you a CGI Partner, not just an employee
- A commitment to inclusivity, including support for the Armed Forces (Gold Award in recognition of our Armed Forces Corporate Covenant)
- Training and career development to help you grow
Hybrid role (flexible working) requires UK Security Clearance or eligibility for clearance.
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Key Responsibilities
In this role, you’ll:
- Lead & Innovate: Define end-to-end solution architectures.
- Design & Deliver: Create clear architecture documentation and patterns.
- Advise & Influence: Support senior stakeholders on technology direction.
- Secure & Assure: Embed strong security and compliance practices.
- Collaborate & Mentor: Guide engineering teams and champion quality.
- Evaluate & Evolve: Assess emerging technologies and drive improvement.
Required Qualifications
To succeed in this role, you’ll need:
- Strong technical breadth and experience designing secure, scalable, resilient architectures.
- Knowledge of microservices and event-driven patterns.
- Ability to produce clear, high-quality architecture documentation and solution patterns for various stakeholders (technical review boards, development teams, senior management).
- Hands-on engineering experience in IaC (Infrastructure-as-Code), DevOps, and programming (Java/Python/.NET).
- Strong understanding of security architecture and risk management.
- Experience influencing teams and stakeholders.
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Why Join CGI?
Ownership & Growth
At CGI, you’re not just an employee—you’re a CGI Partner. You’ll take ownership from day one, shaping strategy, solving meaningful challenges, and unlocking your potential.
Impact & Collaboration
Your work creates value—you’ll develop innovative solutions, build strong team relationships, and access global capabilities to scale ideas.
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Join a company built to grow. We prioritise your well-being, provide career development opportunities, and foster a respectful, inclusive culture.
🚀 Come shape the future of critical national services at one of the largest IT and business consulting firms in the world.
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