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Job order - J0617-1845 - Permanent Full Time
Title Client Architect
Category Architecture
City Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Job Description Client Architect

Position Description
CGI’s Global Infrastructure Solutions - Client Architects have responsibilities to develop and deliver comprehensive technical solutions and supporting infrastructure required in a combination of business sectors and technical domains. CGI’s Client Architects evaluate business goals, provide assessments, set technical directions, conceive technical architectures, design / develop proposals and provide consulting to our clients.

Working with multiple Saskatchewan clients in different business sectors, this opportunity will provide a combination of working directly with clients as well as multiple teams within CGI. Interacting with teams around the globe, the successful candidate will work closely with several internal teams to ensure our clients’ needs are met.



Your future duties and responsibilities
1. Understand the Client business environment, technical environment and the CGI managed infrastructure.

2. Serve as a link between (client) business needs, the technical solutions and services delivery;

3. Support the Client Engagement Manager in maintaining and developing client relationships (and account evolution).

4. Recommend the appropriate processing, storage and communications architectures required to support distributed and client server business processes and information flows.

5. Work with proposal and solution project teams in preparing target architectures, target solutions, solution strategies and HLEs.

6. Participate with technical teams in the development and adjustment of our infrastructure solutions and services to better meet the needs of our Clients.

7. Direct multiple projects, guide resources and monitor the quality and acceptance of the solution process. Follow the detailed design to implementation to ensure conformance and consistency of services delivery.

8. Develop technology road maps and annual technology plans.

9. Research and evaluate new and/or alternative solutions and technologies to enhance operational effectiveness and reduce costs.

10. Provide in-depth technical consultation to clients and IT management to ensure development of efficient application systems utilizing established standards, procedures, and methodologies.

11. Stay up to date on trends and developments within functional area of expertise and the industry.



Required qualifications to be successful in this role
• Must have a minimum of 10 years’ experience as a technical architect in various technological environments
• Bachelor’s Degree in one of the following subject areas: Computer Science, Business Administration or Information Technology is an asset.
• Experience with the conception of complex design for large scale infrastructure projects
• Capacity to lead an architecture project from beginning to end, and provide support to solve problems when needed
• Knowledge of many of the following: Monitoring (SMS, Tivoli, SNMP, Sitescope, SCOM , SMARTS); NAS, SAN STORAGE – Veritas Storage Foundation; Backup and archiving (Veritas NetBackup, Tivoli TSM…); Unix - Solaris Unix - AIX LAN – (Véritas Clustering); Datacenter Network - WAN ; Network Security Technologies (FW, SecurID, ESM/VA Tools, LOG ANALYSIS, NIDS, HIDS, VPN, Authentification…); Identity Managament; Tier 1.5 infrastructures (WEB, JAVA, Weblogic, Websphere, EAI, Webmethod); Databases (SQL, Oracle, Sybase); Citrix Windows 2K8, Microsoft Clustering, VM Ware (ESX), DRP, Exchange 2K7.
• Experience with RUP, OO, Portal
• Senior practical experience in monitoring and securing IT infrastructure by following industry trends: SOX, PCI, ITIL, CISSP
• Strong organizational skills
• Rigour and concern for quality work
• Ability to produce quality documentation in a clear and concise manner
• Ability in putting together complex business solutions taking into account both technical and financial aspects
• Ability to negotiate and resolve conflicts, particularly in sensitive situations
• Attention to detail to deliver accurate reports
• Ability to make sound decisions using available information
• Ability to communicate with executives, Customer and other IT technical specialist

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It is an extraordinary time to be in business. As digital transformation continues to accelerate, CGI is at the center of this change—supporting our clients’ digital journeys and offering our professionals exciting career opportunities.

At CGI, our success comes from the talent and commitment of our professionals. As one team, we share the challenges and rewards that come from growing our company, which reinforces our culture of ownership. All of our professionals benefit from the value we collectively create.

Be part of building one of the largest independent technology and business services firms in the world.

Learn more about CGI at www.cgi.com.

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CGI is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, CGI is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in accordance with provincial legislation. Please let us know if you require a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.






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