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October 17, 2026
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Security Architects

Wideopen, England
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff
CGI is hiring Security Architects to deliver secure system designs that protect clients’ business systems. The role involves developing end-to-end security architectures, supporting bids and proposals, and contributing to implementations and integrations across client sectors.
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Responsibilities

  • You’ll join a collaborative team of more than 230 members delivering 360° security services to clients across every domain that CGI operates in, from government, defence, healthcare and utilities to banking and financial services
  • As a Security Architect your innovative solutions and support will secure business systems, protecting what is most valuable to our clients
  • You’ll collaborate across enterprise architectures to produce end-to-end security designs, assisting on bids and proposals, as well as implementations and integrations
  • Liaising with stakeholders at all levels, you’ll help build the full landscape security view that underpins systems resilience and client confidence
  • We need senior members who are design authorities, and junior members to work alongside them, developing their skills and understanding

Qualification

Required

  • Our roles are only available if you hold or fulfil the criteria to obtain a UK Security Clearance
  • We're recruiting at all levels, so you'll have between 1 to 30+ years of experience consulting on delivering and implementing secure system design
  • ideally as a technical security lead for senior roles
  • You'll understand why security is at the centre of everything we do, and have the communication skills to persuade others, justifying secure architecture design to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Security standards and frameworks
  • Cloud-based cyber security principles and architecture points
  • Boundary controls, network segmentation and access control
  • Identity and Access Management (including RBAC and A/PBAC, permissions management), ZTA
  • Cryptographic techniques and implementations
  • IT asset management and tracking
  • Vulnerability Management and Patching
  • SIEM principles, products and supporting logging infrastructure
  • Containerisation and virtual machine security
  • Delivering secure solutions against project expectations
  • Strong awareness of and commitment to industry best practice
  • Driving change in a complex environment
  • This role requires you to hold or fulfil the criteria to obtain a UK Security Clearance

Preferred

  • MoD and HMG experiences helpful

Benefits

  • Invited to be an owner from day 1
  • Benefit from CGI's collective success and actively shape the company's strategy and direction
  • Access global capabilities to scale your ideas
  • Supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being
  • Opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons
CGI is an IT and business consulting services firm that offers consulting, cyber security, cloud, and IT services.
Glassdoor
3.8
Founded in 1976
Montréal, Quebec, CAN
10001+ employees
https://www.cgi.com
CGI is an IT and business consulting services firm that offers consulting, cyber security, cloud, and IT services.
Glassdoor
3.8
Founded in 1976
Montréal, Quebec, CAN
10001+ employees
https://www.cgi.com