The role of the Senior Solution Architect – Digital is to act as the key solution architect for the Digital business areas. The position involves understanding business requirements and designing technology solutions that meet needs across Business, Application, Information, and Technology domains, while aligning with the Enterprise Architecture vision and considering non-functional requirements such as security and performance. The architect works on multiple projects simultaneously and collaborates with Enterprise Architecture and PMO teams to ensure alignment with technology strategy.

Location: Montreal
Work mode: Hybride 2 days/weeks un the office

Your future duties and responsibilities

• Support Solution Architects for Digital / ecommerce / Marketing ecosystem
• Assess business requirements for initiatives or problems
• Gather non-functional requirements
• Pre-select and compare potential technical solutions, including software
• Design solution architecture across Business, Application, Information, and Technology domains
• Lead design and selection of information systems (functionality, data, security, integration, infrastructure, performance)
• Support project teams during specification and design phases
• Collaborate with the organization to align IT solutions with business strategies
• Investigate systems that could benefit the organization
• Document architecture using enterprise architecture tools (e.g., Archimate)
• Maintain current and future application architecture models
• Design resilient, agile, and performant digital architectures
• Drive organizational change through technology
• Support software architecture and development teams
• Estimate costs and build business cases (infrastructure, licensing, development, support)

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or related field

• Minimum 10 years of IT experience, including 5 years in system design

• Strong experience in designing and implementing enterprise solutions, especially e-commerce

• Hands-on experience with:

• Ecommerce (B2B/B2C)

• CRM

• Mobile applications

• Websites and marketing automation tools

• Knowledge of data privacy and consent regulations

• Strong communication and influencing skills with executives and stakeholders

• Enterprise Architecture certification (e.g., TOGAF) is an asset

• Bilingual (French and English)

• Strong business acumen and strategic alignment capability

• Ability to evaluate a wide range of technology solutions

• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences

• Self-driven with strong prioritization and planning skills

• Results-oriented mindset

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Team collaboration and leadership skills

• Strong conceptual thinking and innovation mindset

• Experience with SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture)

• Knowledge of EA methodologies (TOGAF, Archimate)

• Familiarity with Salesforce, Adobe AEM, Magento

• Knowledge of mobile, IoT, and intranet systems

CGI provides a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this position. This range is determined based on several factors, including skill level, geographic market, experience, education, as well as professional licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions are made based on the specific circumstances of each candidate. A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is between $80,000 and $120,000. This position is currently open.

Work mode: On-site, 4 days/week
Location: Montreal

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