Cloud Architect (IT)

At CGI, you?ll play a pivotal role in helping organisations modernise, transform, and realise the full value of cloud technology. As a Cloud Architect, you?ll shape secure, scalable, cloud-native solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes, enable innovation, and support long-term growth. Working with diverse teams and clients, you?ll take ownership of complex challenges, design future-ready architectures, and turn strategy into delivery. You?ll be empowered to influence technical direction, trusted to make decisions that matter, and supported by a collaborative culture that values curiosity, creativity, and shared success?giving you the platform to make a lasting impact in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. 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. Candidate profile: In this role, you will analyse existing on-premise environments and design cloud-native architectures that enable secure, scalable, and cost-effective transformation. You will take ownership of shaping target-state designs, guiding migration strategies, and supporting delivery to ensure solutions meet technical, operational, and business objectives. Working closely with engineers, architects, and stakeholders, you will influence decisions, balance trade-offs, and help teams move confidently towards modern cloud platforms, while being supported by experienced peers and a collaborative culture. You will contribute across the full lifecycle, from discovery and planning through to migration execution and optimisation, helping clients realise tangible value from cloud adoption. Key responsibilities include:

• Analyse & Assess existing on-premise infrastructure, applications, and dependencies
• Design & Architect cloud-native solutions aligned to best practices
• Plan & Deliver migration roadmaps, sequencing, and execution support
• Secure & Optimise cloud environments for resilience, performance, and cost
• Collaborate & Influence technical stakeholders across multiple disciplines

Required qualifications to be successful in this role You will bring strong experience across on-premise and cloud environments, with the ability to design, communicate, and deliver robust cloud architectures. You should be comfortable working with diverse technical teams, translating complex concepts into clear decisions, and taking ownership of outcomes while continually developing your skills. You should have:

• Strong experience with on-premise infrastructure (VMware, physical servers, networking, storage)
• Proven experience designing and delivering cloud architectures
• Deep understanding of core cloud services, networking, and security
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Experience explaining architectural decisions, risks, and trade-offs

Desirable:

• Experience with containerisation and orchestration technologies
• Infrastructure as Code experience using industry-standard tools
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling
• Relevant cloud or platform certifications

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