Enterprise Solution Lead/Architect

CGI Group Inc.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

CGI Group Inc. is seeking an Enterprise Solution Lead to provide strategic solution and architecture leadership across CGI's Banking & Financial Services business, shaping large-scale transformation programmes, target architectures and roadmaps that align with client objectives.

You will mentor architecture talent, develop reusable assets, and drive governance and standards to accelerate delivery while balancing commercial viability with client outcomes.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in enterprise or solution architecture within Banking & Financial Services.
• Ability to operate across strategy, business development and complex delivery.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to balance technology decisions with business outcomes.
• Proven capability to lead architecture teams and develop governance standards.

Responsibilities

• Shape & Grow: Identify opportunities and shape strategic technology initiatives for growth.
• Advise & Influence: Engage senior client stakeholders to translate priorities into technology strategies.
• Architect & Innovate: Develop target architectures, roadmaps and solutions for FS challenges.
• Lead & Deliver: Provide architecture leadership across major programmes and complex delivery.
• Build & Develop: Mentor colleagues and develop architecture talent.
• Standardise & Scale: Define governance, standards and reusable assets to accelerate delivery.
• Solution & Win: Lead solution development for strategic bids and proposals.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Solution architecture

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Job description

In this role, you will provide strategic solution and architecture leadership across CGI's Banking & Financial Services business, working with sector leaders, account teams and clients to identify opportunities and turn business challenges into compelling transformation strategies. You will take ownership of shaping large-scale programmes, target architectures, technology roadmaps and business cases, bringing creative thinking to solutions that balance client outcomes, scalability and commercial viability. You will also help build and strengthen our Solution Architecture capability, developing standards, reusable assets and communities of practice while mentoring architecture talent. Supported by CGI's wider community of industry and technology experts, you will provide architectural leadership across complex programmes, helping delivery teams manage risks and critical decisions while ensuring solutions remain aligned with clients' strategic objectives.

• Shape & Grow: Identify opportunities and shape strategic technology and transformation initiatives that support growth.
• Advise & Influence: Engage senior client stakeholders to understand business priorities and translate them into effective technology strategies.
• Architect & Innovate: Develop target architectures, transformation roadmaps and solutions for complex Banking & Financial Services challenges.
• Lead & Deliver: Provide architecture leadership across major programmes, resolving complex technology challenges and supporting successful delivery.
• Build & Develop: Establish and grow a high-performing Solution Architecture capability, mentoring colleagues and developing emerging talent.
• Standardise & Scale: Define architecture standards, governance approaches and reusable assets that improve consistency and accelerate delivery.
• Solution & Win: Lead solution development for strategic pursuits, bids and proposals, balancing innovation, commercial viability and client outcomes.

You will bring significant experience in enterprise or solution architecture within Banking & Financial Services, combined with the ability to operate confidently across strategy, business development and complex delivery. You should be comfortable engaging senior stakeholders, shaping major transformation initiatives and leading architecture teams or capabilities, with strong commercial awareness and the ability to turn complex requirements into practical, high-value solutions.

Extensive experience in Enterprise Architecture and/or Solution Architecture, ideally within Banking & Financial Services.

Strong understanding of banking technology, transformation and modernisation.

Proven ability to shape large-scale transformation programmes, target architectures and technology roadmaps.

Experience leading solution development for strategic bids, proposals or major client pursuits.

Strong senior stakeholder engagement, consulting and client advisory skills.

Proven ability to build, lead and develop architecture teams and capabilities.

Experience establishing architecture standards, governance, methods and reusable assets.

Strong commercial awareness with the ability to balance technology decisions, delivery considerations and business outcomes.

Ability to provide leadership across complex programmes and resolve significant architecture and technology challenges.

At CGI, you'll help shape the future of Banking & Financial Services by connecting ambitious business strategies with technology that delivers measurable results. As an Enterprise Solution Lead, you'll work with senior clients and CGI teams to shape major transformation programmes, develop high-value solutions and provide the architectural leadership that turns strategy into successful delivery. You'll have the ownership to influence our growth, the freedom to bring fresh thinking to complex industry challenges, and the backing of a collaborative community with deep banking and technology expertise. This is an opportunity to strengthen our architecture capability, help clients modernise and innovate, and make a lasting impact on CGI's Banking & Financial Services business.

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. That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals. 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.

• 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

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.