Senior Architect

CGI; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A global IT and business consulting firm in Vancouver is seeking an experienced Architect to define the architecture for identity resolution and enterprise search capabilities. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years in senior architecture roles and deep expertise in distributed systems. This role involves providing technical leadership and mentoring other consultants. The firm values ownership, teamwork, and diversity. A reasonable salary range for this position is $85,000 - $160,000.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in senior architecture or principal engineering roles.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems and search architectures.
• Proven experience governing enterprise-scale service designs.
• Ability to mentor other consultants and influence architectural direction.

Responsibilities

• Define the end-to-end architecture for clustering and search services.
• Provide technical leadership to consultants and ensure solutions are scalable.
• Own the end-to-end architecture for identity clustering and enterprise search capabilities.

Skills

Digital Enterprise Architecture

Enterprise Architecture

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Job description

Position Description

LOCATION: VANCOUVER, BC

This role is part of a large, multi-year enterprise implementation focused on establishing a modern, scalable foundation for identity resolution and advanced search capabilities. The program is introducing a new architectural approach to unify, reconcile, and search customer and organizational data across systems, replacing fragmented legacy patterns with a coherent, service-oriented and cloud-native design. The architecture defined in this stream underpins critical platform capabilities and directly influences data accuracy, system interoperability, and user trust.

Your future duties and responsibilities

• Define the end-to-end architecture for clustering and search services, governing service design, and ensuring consistent application of architectural principles across teams.
• Provide technical leadership to other consultants, balancing near‑term delivery needs with long‑term architectural integrity, ensuring solutions are scalable, performant, and reusable.
• Own the end‑to‑end architecture for identity clustering and enterprise search capabilities.
• Define architectural patterns, govern service design, and ensure alignment to target‑state enterprise architecture principles.
• Design the end‑to‑end architecture for clustering and search platforms.
• Define and govern Python‑based service design for identity and matching services.
• Architect and oversee OpenSearch‑based indexing and query patterns.
• Ensure architectural alignment across integration, data, and application layers.
• Provide technical leadership and design oversight.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

• Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years in senior architecture or principal engineering roles.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems and search architectures.
• Proven experience governing enterprise‑scale service designs.
• Ability to mentor other consultants and influence architectural direction.

CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors including but not limited to skill set level, geographic market, experience and training, and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $85,000 - $160,000.

Skills

• Digital Enterprise Architecture
• Enterprise Architecture

What you can expect from us

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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.

At CGI, we value the strength that diversity brings and are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone belongs. We collaborate with our clients to build more inclusive communities and empower all CGI partners to thrive. As an equal‑opportunity employer, being able to perform your best during the recruitment process is important to us. If you require an accommodation, please inform your recruiter.

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Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Use of the term ‘architect’ in this job posting refers to the technical sense related to Information Technology (IT) and does not imply that the individual practices architecture or possesses the requisite license as prescribed by the applicable provincial or territorial architect regulator. We are seeking individuals with expertise in IT architect‑related functions, but licensure from an architect regulator is not a prerequisite for this position. Architecture is a regulated profession in Canada which is restricted in terms of use of titles and designation.