CGI · 17 hours ago
Solution Architect
Houston, TX
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$81K/yr - $172K/yr
10+ years expCGI is a rapidly growing IT and business consulting services firm, and they are seeking a skilled and seasoned Solution Architect responsible for delivering high-quality solution architecture for business projects, programs, and products. This role involves providing end-to-end architecture development, consultancy, and assurance across projects while ensuring solutions align with company standards and stakeholder satisfaction.
AnalyticsApplication Performance ManagementBusiness IntelligenceConsultingCyber SecurityFinanceInformation TechnologyTechnical Support
Hiring Manager
Sushma Gandra
Responsibilities
Provide strong leadership skills, including fostering collaboration, driving consensus, and effectively communicating complex technical concepts
Serve as the primary contact for architectural aspects of IT projects
Integrate business process, data, application, technical, and information security dimensions into cohesive IT solutions
Ensure solution architectures are documented using standard templates and tooling complying with Shell's architectural standards
Guide detailed designers and business analysts during the design phase
Review and formally approve detailed solution designs
Support Lead Architect and participate in Architecture Review Board sessions as required
Actively contribute to the documentation, enhancement, and maintenance of Reference Models in BizzDesign or any other standard tooling
Elevate project deliverables to conceptual and logical architecture levels
Monitor emerging IT technologies and apply this insight to design future-ready solutions
Engage with stakeholders to address architectural concerns and drive strategic improvements
Qualification
Required
10+ years in software and architecture delivery
Own and drive technical architecture, design, and standards for software products in Commodities Trading
Confidently lead architecture decisions across portfolios, managing divergent opinions
Create pragmatic, implementable technical designs balancing risk, complexity, cost, and value
TOGAF (or similar framework) experience and Enterprise Architecture tooling
Strong communication and collaboration skills with 5+ years' experience in trading environments
Listen to and interpret needs of technical and business stakeholders, manage expectations, and facilitate discussions
Be an active participant in the wider Tech Lead and engineering communities
Expert in one or more of the programming languages (Node.js, .Net, .Net Core, Python etc) with Cloud Native Platform Development (Azure/AWS)
Expert in one or more of the front-end development technologies (specifically React and Micro frontend)
Expert in one or more of Data Development (SQL Databases, No SQL, Cloud Datastores etc) technologies
3+ Years experience in Data Architecture including Logical data models and designing solutions using data platforms and medallion architecture
Strong knowledge of data management: engineering, pipeline development, warehousing, storage, lifecycle management, privacy, security
Experience with diverse data types: big data, high velocity streaming, IoT, low latency event triggers, longitudinal time series
Proficient in SQL and NoSQL databases
Significant experience with Azure Functions, Web Apps, distributed/event-driven architecture (event hub, event bus, Kafka), ELK
Intermediate to advanced exposure to Azure Active Directory, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Azure Storage, Azure Kubernetes Service, CosmosDB, Azure SQL
CI/CD delivery using Git/GitHub, VSTS/Azure DevOps, Terraform, Ansible
Benefits
Competitive compensation
Comprehensive insurance options
Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time
Paid parental leave
Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
Wellness and Well-being programs
Company
CGI
CGI is an IT and business consulting services firm that offers consulting, cyber security, cloud, and IT services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.2B2025-03-12Post Ipo Debt· $650M
2024-09-03Post Ipo Debt· $550.87M
1998-10-06IPO
Leadership Team
François Boulanger
President and Chief Executive Officer at CGI
Raymond McMann
VP, Global Oil & Gas Industry
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