CGI is a globally renowned company in information technology services, specializing in digital transformation and cloud solutions. We help our clients design and deploy scalable, secure cloud solutions aligned with their business goals. We are looking for an experienced AWS Cloud Solution Architect to join our team, capable of designing robust cloud architectures while ensuring security, compliance, and cost optimization.

YOUR FUTURE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and architect comprehensive and scalable cloud solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS), taking into account the technical and business requirements of clients.
• Define best practices for migrating to AWS and guide clients through the transition from on-premises infrastructures to the cloud.
• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and security teams to design optimized, resilient solutions that comply with security standards.
• Implement high-availability and fault-tolerant architectures using AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, EKS, VPC, and others.
• Automate infrastructure deployments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Ensure cost optimization of cloud solutions by analyzing needs and efficiently allocating resources.
• Guarantee security, compliance, and governance of AWS environments by implementing solutions such as AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Key Management Service (KMS), AWS Security Hub, and others.
• Monitor performance and ensure the resilience of production infrastructures using tools like AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and AWS Config.
• Actively participate in technology watch and propose innovative solutions to meet the current and future challenges of clients on AWS.
• Act as a technical mentor and guide internal teams as well as clients in adopting AWS technologies.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE

• A minimum of 7 years of experience in IT infrastructure, with at least 4 years of experience on AWS.
• Strong experience in designing and architecting AWS cloud solutions, with services like EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, EKS, VPC, and others.
• Solid cloud networking skills (VPC, VPN Gateway, AWS Transit Gateway, Load Balancers) and cloud security expertise (IAM, KMS, CloudTrail).
• Hands-on experience in migrating infrastructures to AWS, including rearchitecting and optimizing applications.
• Ability to develop complex architectures while managing cost optimization, performance, and security.
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Bilingual (French and English), with advanced writing and presentation skills.
• Bilingualism (French and English) is required for this position due to the nature of the role involving interactions with both national and international clients.

Additional Assets:

• AWS Solutions Architect Professional or AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform or AWS CloudFormation for managing and automating cloud infrastructure deployments.
• Experience with the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
• Good understanding of hybrid environments and connectivity between on-premise and cloud systems.
• Experience with advanced security practices on AWS.

Location: Montréal (with partial remote work possibilities)

Why join CGI?

• Innovative and challenging projects in an international environment.
• Professional development opportunities and continuous training.
• Flexible remote work and a good work-life balance.

Culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.

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