AWS Solution Architect

Position Description:

CGI is a global business and technology service provider with $11.5B in revenues. CGI is on a mission to help financial services organizations focus on servicing their clients. CGI supports 15 of the top 20 banks worldwide and our top 10 banking clients have worked with us for 26 years on average. Our clients have seen the value and commitment we bring through our products. This is why nearly $1.6 trillion in assets managed through CGI's portfolio management, investment fund and asset management solutions.

This role is hybrid and requires you to be at our downtown Toronto and/or Client office at a minimum 2 days per week - subject to change at any time.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and resilient AWS cloud solutions to support modernization and migration initiatives within the banking domain.

• Define end-to-end cloud architectures and migration strategies, including re-hosting, re-platforming, and re-architecting, while ensuring alignment with business, technical, security, and compliance requirements.

• Collaborate with client architects, development, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to establish best practices for cloud-native applications, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), automation, and operational excellence.

• Develop architecture blueprints, high-level design documents, and technical roadmaps while providing leadership across infrastructure, application, and data modernization workstreams.

• Implement AWS security, networking, and data strategies in compliance with enterprise standards and regulatory frameworks such as PCI-DSS and SOC 2.

• Conduct architecture reviews, identify optimization opportunities, recommend AWS-native solutions for scalability and cost efficiency, and support technical solutioning, proposal development, and mentoring of project teams on AWS best practices.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

• 10+ years of overall IT experience, including 5+ years of hands-on experience in AWS cloud architecture, solution design, and enterprise cloud transformation initiatives.

• Strong experience with Node.js-based application architecture and development, with the ability to design and support cloud-native and microservices-based solutions on AWS. Node.js expertise is the primary requirement; experience with Python or Java is an added advantage.

• Proven expertise in leading cloud migration and modernization projects involving large-scale applications, distributed systems, and complex enterprise integrations.

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS core services including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, ECS/EKS, IAM, and Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as CloudFormation and Terraform.

• Solid understanding of cloud networking, security architecture, encryption, IAM governance, resiliency, observability, and cost optimization best practices.

• Experience designing and implementing serverless, microservices-based, and event-driven architectures using AWS services such as SQS, SNS, Kinesis, or Kafka.

• Strong knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), and AWS Well-Architected Framework principles.

• Experience implementing non-functional requirements (NFRs) including scalability, performance, reliability, monitoring, and operational excellence using tools such as CloudWatch, CloudTrail, or Datadog.

• Prior experience working within banking, financial services, or payments environments is highly preferred.

• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and client-facing skills with the ability to translate complex technical solutions into business value.

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or Associate certification is required.

"CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes factors such as skill set level, geographic market, experience and training, and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $115,000–$165,000. This role is an existing vacancy."

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Use of the term ‘architect’ in this job posting refers to the technical sense related to Information Technology (IT) and does not imply that the individual practices architecture or possesses the requisite license as prescribed by the applicable provincial or territorial architect regulator. We are seeking individuals with expertise in IT architect-related functions, but licensure from an architect regulator is not a prerequisite for this position. Architecture is a regulated profession in Canada which is restricted in terms of use of titles and designation.

Skills:

• Cloud Computing

• Datadog

• DevOps

• Financial Services

• Java

• Node.Js

• Python

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.

At CGI, we value the strength that diversity brings and are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone belongs. We collaborate with our clients to build more inclusive communities and empower all CGI partners to thrive. As an equal-opportunity employer, being able to perform your best during the recruitment process is important to us. If you require an accommodation, please inform your recruiter.

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.

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