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

CGI Montréal is looking for a Solution Architect who will be responsible for the design, alignment, and governance of end-to-end technology solutions supporting manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain operations across the enterprise. In this role, you will ensure that Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platforms, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), and Supply Chain / Order to Delivery (OTD) solutions are integrated, scalable, and aligned with the organization's enterprise architecture standards.

You will play a key role as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, bridging business needs and technology solutions. If you enjoy guiding delivery teams in implementing scalable, secure, and innovative enterprise solutions, CGI offers an exciting opportunity to make a tangible impact on our clients’ success.

Work model: Hybrid

Location: Montréal

Your future duties and responsibilities

- Design solution architectures across the Business, Application, Information, and Technology domains and document them through solution architecture design deliverables
- Define target architectures and roadmaps for PLM, MES, ERP, and OTD ecosystems in alignment with enterprise architecture principles
- Design end to end integration patterns connecting engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing systems
- Collaborate with business process owners across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain to translate business requirements into technology solutions
- Contribute to the development and evolution of a reference architecture repository for manufacturing and engineering domain
- Support process harmonization, standardization, and automation initiatives across manufacturing plants and global sites.
- Support system modernization, cloud migration, and integration initiatives for manufacturing and engineering applications
- Support multiple programs and projects concurrently, providing architectural oversight from initial concept through delivery




- Lead workshops and presentations with stakeholders to communicate solution options, impacts, and associated trade-offs

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent project related professional experience
- Minimum 10 years of experience in Information Technology, including at least 4 years of experience in solution architecture within manufacturing or engineering environments
- Strong experience with PLM solutions, including Teamcenter and Windchill
- Strong experience with MES platforms, including SAP and Siemens environments
- Solid understanding of ERP systems, particularly SAP S/4HANA
- Strong understanding of supply chain processes and manufacturing integration flows, including OTD, BOM, and routing
- Familiarity with manufacturing shop floor systems
- Knowledge of Agile methodologies
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
- Experience interacting with executive level and board level stakeholders
- Strong team player with demonstrated experience leading and collaborating across teams to ensure successful solution delivery
- Strong conceptual and analytical capabilities, with demonstrated creative problem-solving skills and the ability to develop solution architecture designs
- Excellent communication skills in French & English (spoken, written) to communicate daily with internal and external stakeholders located outside Quebec

Location: Montreal

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.

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

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 recent 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.

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.

To learn more about accessibility at CGI, contact us via email. Please note that this email is strictly for accessibility requests and cannot be used for application status inquiries.

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

📌 Solution Architect – Manufacturing & Engineering (Montreal)
🏢 CGI
📍 Montreal