Job Vacancy AWS Architect

United Kingdom

CGI

Job position AWS Architect

Permanent

As soon as possible

United Kingdom

Published on 09/10/2025

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At CGI, we help organisations harness the power of AWS to drive innovation, resilience, and growth. As an AWS Architect, you’ll design and lead transformative cloud solutions that enable clients to modernise their operations, scale efficiently, and unlock measurable business value. You’ll collaborate with experts across disciplines, translating strategy into impactful, future-ready architectures. In an environment that encourages creativity, ownership, and collaboration, you’ll have the autonomy to shape outcomes, influence cloud direction, and deliver meaningful change for clients across industries.

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 lead the design and delivery of AWS-based solutions that transform client infrastructure and accelerate digital transformation. You’ll act as a trusted advisor, working closely with senior stakeholders to align architecture with business goals while driving innovation, scalability, and security. You will define cloud strategies, shape architectural frameworks, and provide thought leadership that guides the direction of AWS adoption across diverse sectors.

You’ll also play a key role in nurturing collaboration within CGI’s cloud community—mentoring others, sharing best practices, and ensuring solutions reflect the highest standards of technical and operational excellence. You’ll be empowered to make strategic decisions, explore new ideas, and deliver outcomes that make a lasting impact.

Key responsibilities:

Design & Lead: Architect secure, scalable, and cost-optimised AWS solutions across complex multi-account environments.

Advise & Influence: Partner with business and technical leaders to shape cloud adoption and modernisation strategies.

Innovate & Optimise: Drive automation, DevOps integration, and continuous improvement across projects.

Standardise & Govern: Define architectural standards, frameworks, and best practices for AWS delivery.

Mentor & Guide: Develop the skills and capabilities of emerging cloud talent across CGI.

Represent & Inspire: Act as a thought leader, representing CGI at forums, conferences, and client engagements.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

You’ll bring deep technical expertise in AWS architecture and a proven ability to design, implement, and optimise complex cloud solutions. A strategic mindset, combined with hands-on technical leadership, will be key to success in this role.

Essential qualifications:

Proven experience designing and delivering AWS architectures across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.

Strong knowledge of AWS services including EKS, RDS, API Gateway, Redshift, and networking.

Proficiency in infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.

Experience with cloud security, governance, and compliance integration.

Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams and engage with senior stakeholders.

Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Desirable qualifications:

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or equivalent.

Experience with hybrid cloud or legacy system modernisation.

Familiarity with Agile and DevOps methodologies.

Awareness of emerging cloud technologies and trends.

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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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