Azure Architect

Job description

Position Description:

Challenge yourself and change lives, unlocking complex system solutions as part of a highly motivated and supportive team. Our Azure Cloud Architects are trusted to work closely with a wide range of clients on exciting projects with real-world purpose and impact, as part of our Technical Advisory Practice.

CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2024 and has been named one of the ‘World’s Best Employers’ by Forbes magazine. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a member 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.

The position offers the option of fully remote working but will require some occasional travel to client sites or to CGI offices.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

Our consultants deliver public cloud focused consulting services, providing a mix of design and hands-on implementation. You will have experience of public cloud architectures and migration strategies.
You will have a good understanding of the different factors which influence or inhibit Cloud adoption and will be able to guide clients to make the right choices.

As a technical advisory Azure Architect, you’ll be working with a varied mix of clients and wide range of projects. You’ll be delivering work at high and low level; Shaping, strategy, technical design and ‘on the tools’. Every project will present a different challenge; so, if you are enthusiastic and adaptable, this is an opportunity for you to thrive.

Your future duties and responsibilities
Due to the varied nature of the role, it’s impossible to list all the responsibilities, skills and experience but typically our cloud and infrastructure consultants:
• Have established, broad technical skills with SME knowledge in one or more specialist areas
• Have experience working with a range of different project and architecture methodologies and frameworks (Agile Scrum, SAFe, Kanban, TOGAF, RCDA etc.)
• Have experience implementing and working with modern IT practices, tools, and philosophies such as DevOps, DevSecOps, infrastructure as code
• Quickly develop close working relationships and engage with others at an appropriate level
• Empathise, understand client requirements, and align the solution/technology with the desired outcome
• Manage stakeholders at all levels and balance risk vs reward vs cost
• Identify opportunities for improvement and follow-on work
• Bring fresh ideas based on past successes (and failures) from previous engagements to new scenarios

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate several of the following criteria:
• Architectural design skills and hands-on implementation experience with a range of infrastructure and cloud services
• Relevant professional certifications
• Technical leadership
• Experience of presenting solutions to clients
• The ability to build and lead technical teams
• Stakeholder management

Skills:

·  Business Model Development
·  Client Management
·  Leadership
·  Management Consulting
·  Quality Management

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.