Solution Architect

In this role, you will take ownership of designing and developing technology solutions that meet business requirements and align with architectural best practices. Working independently on defined, lower-risk solutions and collaborating with senior architects on more complex initiatives, you will translate business and technical challenges into clear, effective architectural designs. You'll build strong relationships with stakeholders across technical and business functions, ensuring solutions are practical, well understood and aligned with organisational objectives. You'll also contribute to the continuous improvement of architectural practices, exploring emerging technologies and identifying opportunities to enhance existing solutions. As part of a collaborative architecture community, you'll be encouraged to share ideas, influence technical discussions and strengthen your professional expertise while receiving guidance and support from experienced colleagues. Key responsibilities:

• Design & Deliver: Take ownership of solution architecture for defined projects, ensuring designs align with business requirements, technical standards and architectural best practices.
• Collaborate & Influence: Build effective relationships with technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring solutions meet organisational needs and expectations.
• Communicate & Simplify: Explain complex architectural concepts, technical decisions and potential risks clearly to stakeholders at different levels, including senior management.
• Develop & Document: Produce architectural diagrams, solution designs and technical documentation that establish a shared understanding across delivery teams.
• Innovate & Improve: Identify opportunities to enhance technology solutions, processes and architectural practices through emerging technologies and innovative approaches.
• Support & Contribute: Work alongside senior Solution Architects on more complex initiatives, contributing technical expertise and supporting successful project delivery.
• Manage & Align: Balance stakeholder expectations, technical requirements and delivery constraints to ensure effective solution outcomes.
• Advocate & Engage: Represent architectural decisions and delivery team perspectives in stakeholder discussions, helping resolve challenges and maintain alignment.
• Assure & Optimise: Apply established architectural principles, standards and governance processes to maintain solution quality and consistency.
  
  To succeed in this role, you should have experience contributing to solution architecture or technical solution design, alongside strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills. You'll be comfortable translating business requirements into practical technical designs, explaining complex architectural concepts to different audiences and working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams. A proactive approach, curiosity about emerging technologies and a commitment to continuous improvement will help you succeed, while CGI's supportive architecture community will provide opportunities to strengthen your expertise and progress your career.
Essential skills and experience:
• Solution Architecture: Experience designing or contributing to technology solutions that meet business needs and align with architectural principles and standards.
• Stakeholder Communication: Proven ability to communicate complex, sensitive or high-risk architectural topics clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Senior Stakeholder Engagement: Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders, adapting communication styles and influencing technical discussions.
• Stakeholder Management: Ability to manage expectations, build relationships and advocate for delivery teams across business and technical functions.
• Architecture Documentation: Experience producing solution designs, architectural diagrams and documentation that communicate technical approaches effectively.
• Technical Problem-Solving: Ability to assess requirements, identify architectural challenges and develop practical, effective solutions.
• Architecture Best Practices: Understanding of established solution design principles, architectural governance and technology standards.
• Innovation & Improvement: Ability to identify opportunities to improve existing solutions and apply emerging technologies or approaches where appropriate.
• Collaboration & Teamwork: Experience working with multidisciplinary teams and contributing to shared delivery objectives.
• Ownership & Organisation: Ability to manage defined architectural responsibilities independently while recognising when senior architectural guidance is required.
  
  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. That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.Discover CGI London, England, United Kingdom > 1000 employees IT services We are a global business with 91,500 professionals across hundreds of locations worldwide, providing end-to-end IT and business process services that drive our clients' businesses. In the UK alone, we have around 6,000 member-partners working across 19 towns and cities, doing everything from writing complex code to designing sophisticated software solutions. The work we do powers some of the most ambitious projects that touch the lives of many. Our approach sets us apart, characterised by our proximity model, international presence, expertise, and operational excellence. We organise our operations within metro markets where our clients have concentrated footprints, empowering our local teams to build trusted, in-person relationships. As you build your career here, you'll develop your skills, share your insights, and work side-by-side with colleagues and clients on innovative solutions that address the most complex issues. Our commitment to ownership, flexibility, and being approachable makes us easy to do business with. Join us, and together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action to meet the needs and balance the interests of our clients, shareholders, communities, and each other. Benefits: - Insurance coverage - Medical benefits - Pension plan - Member Assistant Programme - Check4Cancer - Flexible time off - Share Purchase Plan - Member discounts - Dental benefits - Vision benefits - Profit Participation Plan - Health and Wellbeing Programme

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 you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll 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.