Job Vacancy Cloud Architect

London

CGI

Job position Cloud Architect

Permanent

As soon as possible

London, United Kingdom

Published on 20/01/2026

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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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Working environment

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.

Discover CGI

London, England, United Kingdom

> 1000 employees

IT services

We are a global business with 91,500 professionals across hundreds of locations worldwide, providing end-to-end IT and business process services that drive our clients’ businesses. In the UK alone, we have around 6,000 member-partners working across 19 towns and cities, doing everything from writing complex code to designing sophisticated software solutions. The work we do powers some of the most ambitious projects that touch the lives of many. Our approach sets us apart, characterised by our proximity model, international presence, expertise, and operational excellence. We organise our operations within metro markets where our clients have concentrated footprints, empowering our local teams to build trusted, in-person relationships. As you build your career here, you’ll develop your skills, share your insights, and work side-by-side with colleagues and clients on innovative solutions that address the most complex issues. Our commitment to ownership, flexibility, and being approachable makes us easy to do business with. Join us, and together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action to meet the needs and balance the interests of our clients, shareholders, communities, and each other. Benefits: - Insurance coverage - Medical benefits - Pension plan - Member Assistant Programme - Check4Cancer - Flexible time off - Share Purchase Plan - Member discounts - Dental benefits - Vision benefits - Profit Participation Plan - Health and Wellbeing Programme

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