Senior Solution Architect (Pre-Sales) (IT)

At CGI, you'll help shape the future of digital transformation by designing innovative, scalable solutions that solve complex business challenges for leading organisations across the public and private sectors. As a Senior Solution Architect, you'll play a pivotal role in developing compelling technical propositions, influencing major bids and helping clients achieve meaningful business outcomes. Joining our growing Growth Operations team, you'll collaborate with clients across CGI, apply your technical and commercial expertise to high-profile opportunities, and thrive in an environment that encourages ownership, innovation, and continuous professional development. 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. 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 work involved, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to obtain this clearance. Whilst this is a hybrid position there is a strong preference for candidates based in Northern Ireland. If you are not Northern Ireland based you must be willing and able to travel regularly to Northern Ireland. Candidate profile: As a Senior Solution Architect, you will take ownership of the end-to-end technical solution for large-scale, strategic bids. Working closely with business development teams, subject matter experts, delivery leaders, and client stakeholders, you'll develop innovative, commercially viable, and technically robust solution designs that address complex client challenges while aligning with CGI's delivery capabilities. You'll act as the Solution Owner throughout the bid lifecycle, providing technical leadership, governance, and strategic direction to ensure every solution is scalable, secure, deliverable, and aligned to client objectives. You'll also contribute to the continued growth by helping expand our portfolio, strengthening client relationships, and identifying opportunities to enhance our proposition. Key responsibilities:

• Lead & Own the technical solution for strategic bids and complex transformation opportunities.
• Design & Architect high-level and detailed solution architectures aligned to client business outcomes.
• Collaborate & Influence multidisciplinary bid teams, SMEs, delivery leaders, and client stakeholders.
• Shape & Innovate technical propositions that differentiate CGI in competitive pursuits.
• Govern & Assure solution quality, technical integrity, and alignment with delivery best practice.
• Assess & Mitigate technical risks, dependencies, and implementation challenges.
• Integrate & Align technologies, platforms, and services into cohesive end-to-end solutions.
• Communicate & Present technical strategies and solution designs to both technical and executive audiences.
• Drive & Improve continuous improvement by incorporating emerging technologies and lessons learned into future propositions.
• Support & Grow the Growth Operations practice by contributing to business development and strategic growth initiatives.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role You'll bring a strong understanding of pre-sales, bid management, and solution governance. You'll combine technical credibility with commercial awareness, enabling you to translate business requirements into compelling, deliverable solutions while building trusted relationships with clients and internal stakeholders. Essential qualifications and experience:

• Proven experience supporting pre-sales activities, strategic bids, and competitive tender responses.
• Strong expertise in developing high-level and detailed solution architectures (HLD/DD).
• Broad knowledge of enterprise technologies, cloud platforms, systems integration, and modern IT architectures.
• Experience balancing technical, commercial, security, and delivery considerations within solution design.
• Excellent stakeholder management and presentation skills with both technical and business audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams across complex bid or transformation environments.
• Strong understanding of governance, risk management, and solution assurance.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and influencing skills.

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