Enterprise Architect

Lead the successful delivery of strategic initiatives at the heart of a dynamic innovation-driven organization!

CGI Montreal is looking for an Enterprise Architect to act as a strategic advisor to the parent company and three this role you will be responsible for developing a consolidated view of the application portfolio identifying opportunities for standardization and consolidation and defining a target application architecture. You will be expected to provide recommendations on which applications should be retained standardized replaced or retired and to produce a prioritized IT roadmap that considers business value risks dependencies technological complexity and future needs.

Key Deliverables:
Consolidated inventory and mapping of the application portfolio across the four entities including an assessment and rationalization matrix
Recommendations for standardizing internal solutions and replacing them with best-of-breed solutions where required
Target application architecture and gap analysis
Prioritized and sequenced IT roadmap presented to management

If you enjoy analyzing complex issues influencing decisions and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in an Agile environment CGI offers you an exciting opportunity to make a tangible impact on the success of our clients.

Work model: Hybrid
Location: Drummondville

Understand the business strategy IT direction and specific characteristics of the parent company and its three subsidiaries
Conduct a consolidated inventory of applications including ownership business function users criticality technology hosting interfaces costs lifecycle and risks
Plan and facilitate interviews and workshops with business leaders managers IT stakeholders application owners and leaders responsible for data integration infrastructure and cybersecurity
Identify redundancies overlaps obsolete or underutilized applications technology risks and consolidation opportunities
Compare solutions used across the different entities and recommend internal applications that could become corporate standards; classify applications to retain invest in consolidate replace or retire
When required evaluate best-of-breed market solutions based on functional requirements integration capabilities security scalability cost and vendor maturity
Define the target architecture and develop a prioritized and sequenced multi-year IT roadmap including initiatives dependencies quick wins costs and key risks

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Computer Engineering Business Administration with an IT specialization or a related field
Minimum of 10 years of relevant IT experience including at least 5 years in enterprise architecture application architecture or solution architecture
Experience in rationalizing and transforming application portfolios in environments with multiple divisions subsidiaries or business units
Experience defining target architectures selecting commercial/SaaS solutions developing technology roadmaps and facilitating workshops with business IT and executive stakeholders
Experience in enterprise architecture application architecture and/or Application Portfolio Management (APM) to map business capabilities
Good understanding of systems integration data management cybersecurity and cloud computing
Knowledge of TOGAF ArchiMate or an equivalent architecture framework
Ability to assess costs risks technical debt dependencies and business value
Excellent analytical synthesis communication and presentation skills
Ability to build consensus among multiple entities with differing needs and to work effectively with senior leadership
Strong critical thinking autonomy attention to detail and results-oriented mindset
Ability to translate complex challenges into concrete actionable recommendations
TOGAF ArchiMate ITIL or a relevant cloud architecture certification will be considered an asset
Experience in consulting mergers and acquisitions subsidiary consolidation or technology harmonization will be considered an asset
Excellent communication skills in both French and English (spoken and written)

Location: Drummondville
Work mode: Hybrid

CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes factors such as skill set level geographic market experience and training and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is 80 000$ et 155 000$. This role is an existing vacancy.

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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.

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• Business Architecture
• Business Process Integration
• Cloud Computing
• Cyber
• Enterprise architecture
• Systems Architecture

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