AI Solutions Architect

Position Description:

CGI is seeking an AI Solutions Architect to help clients move from AI ambition to real world business transformation. This is a senior, client facing role that combines AI strategy, solution architecture, hands on engineering, rapid prototyping, and trusted technical advisory.

The AI Solutions Architect works directly with executives, business leaders, product teams, and technology organizations to identify high value opportunities, design practical AI solutions, and accelerate adoption. This role spans the full AI lifecycle, from discovery and architecture through prototype development, MVP delivery, production implementation, and organizational change.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise across AI, data, cloud, software engineering, and enterprise architecture. They can quickly understand business challenges, translate requirements into solution designs, build working prototypes, and guide teams from concept to scalable implementation.

AI Native SDLC and agentic engineering are core capabilities for this role. The successful candidate understands how AI can transform the way solutions are designed, built, tested, secured, modernized, and operated, while also applying AI to improve business processes, customer experiences, decision making, and operational outcomes.

This role requires someone who can shape strategy with senior leaders, develop solution architectures, support pursuits and pre sales activities, rapidly build proofs of concept and MVPs, and help clients realize measurable value through practical adoption of AI.

CGI will consider candidates proximate to any U.S. office. CGI utilizes a hybrid working model and partners should be prepared to work on site at a CGI or client office, as needed.

Your Future Duties and Responsibilities

AI Strategy, Advisory, and Solution Design

• Partner with business and technology leaders to identify high value opportunities for AI, data, cloud, and digital transformation.

• Translate business objectives into solution architectures, roadmaps, prototypes, and implementation plans.

• Support executive discussions, workshops, pursuits, and strategic initiatives as a trusted AI advisor.

AI Engineering and Rapid Prototyping

• Design and build AI powered solutions using modern AI, cloud, and data platforms.

• Rapidly develop prototypes, proof of concepts, and MVPs that demonstrate business value and technical feasibility.

• Evaluate emerging technologies and guide successful solutions into scalable production implementations.

AI Native SDLC & Agentic Engineering

• Apply AI native engineering practices to improve software delivery, quality, modernization, and developer productivity.

• Guide adoption of AI assisted development tools, engineering agents, and automation across the software lifecycle.

• Establish practical governance, quality controls, and responsible AI practices for AI enabled engineering environments.

Leadership and Capability Development

• Represent CGI as a senior AI practitioner in client engagements, workshops, demonstrations, and executive forums.

• Contribute to CGI methodologies, accelerators, reference architectures, and go to market offerings.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering, architecture, consulting, or technology leadership.

• Experience designing and delivering enterprise AI solutions.

• Strong background in cloud and data platforms (i.e. Databricks, Snowflake, MS Fabric, or similar)

• Hands on experience building prototypes, PoCs, and MVPs.

• Experience with GenAI, LLMs, RAG, and agentic AI platforms (i.e. GCP Vertex AI, Azure AI Foundry, Snowflake Cortex, Databricks Genie, or similar).

• Experience with AI assisted development and AI native SDLC practices (i.e. spec driven engineering)

• Strong client facing expertise, with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience leading architecture and transformation initiatives.

• Knowledge of AI governance, security, and responsible AI.

• Experience supporting pursuits, solutioning, or pre sales activities.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience scaling AI adoption & Responsible AI programs across large organizations.

• Experience creating reusable AI assets and accelerators.

• Experience in regulated industries or public sector environments.

• Experience working for a previous consulting organization.

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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 one as we work together to bring our Dream to life. We call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees because we benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions, build trusted relationships with teammates and clients, and access CGI's global capabilities to scale 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, supported by leaders who care about your health and well being and provide 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.

CGI expects to accept applications through 11/30/2026.

Other Information:

CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $113,400.00 $251,100.00.

CGI's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:

• Competitive compensation including profit participation program

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits

• Basic life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance

• Matching contributions through 401(k) plan, and CGI share purchase plan

• Flexibility and paid accrued vacation leave, ranging from 10 to 20 days per year, based on job level, years of relevant prior experience, and years of service

• 10 paid holidays per year

• At least 80 consecutive hours of paid sick/safe leave (except where applicable state/local law requires more)

• Paid parental leave, ranging from 20 to 70 consecutive business days based on circumstances of leave and applicable laws

• Bereavement leave, ranging from 1 to 7 days per year based on relationship.

• Paid jury duty leave, up to time summoned

• Learning opportunities and tuition assistance

• Wellness and Well being programs

For more detailed information about our benefits offerings visit Benefits | CGI Careers

Please note that the benefits listed above are subject to change based on the specific terms and conditions of the contract being supported.

Skills:

• AI Business Strat&Applications

• AI Governance

• AI Regulatory & Compliance

• AI Risk Planning and Mgmt

• AI Security

• Artificial Intelligence

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.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, sex, religion, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, military and veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and gender expression, familial status or responsibilities, reproductive health decisions, political affiliation, genetic information, height, weight, or any other legally protected status or characteristics to the extent required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws where we do business.

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