Senior Cloud Security Architect *

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Senior Cloud Security Architect *

@ CGI

Position Description:

CGI is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Architect to lead security architecture and threat modeling for complex enterprise applications, with a strong focus on AI and agentic AI solutions. This role will evaluate applications, APIs, cloud platforms, SaaS solutions, and distributed systems to identify security risks and define effective controls.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

The architect will work with product owners, enterprise architecture, engineering, and security teams to protect sensitive data, strengthen identity and access controls, secure cloud environments, and support compliance with enterprise policies and industry standards. The role requires strong AWS expertise and the ability to lead multiple security initiatives across IaaS, SaaS, and internally developed applications.

Salary Range: $123,800.00 $156,700.00


Qualifications:

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

  • Extensive experience with security architecture and threat modeling for complex enterprise applications
  • Strong knowledge of STRIDE, attack trees, abuse cases, data flow analysis, and trust boundary analysis
  • Hands on experience evaluating security risks in AI, machine learning, and agentic AI applications
  • Advanced AWS knowledge across IAM, networking, compute, storage, RDS, messaging, serverless, ECS/EKS, CI/CD, and AI/ML services
  • Strong understanding of application security, API security, IAM, authentication, authorization, encryption, key management, and data protection
  • Experience translating identified threats into practical security controls and remediation recommendations
  • Knowledge of DevSecOps, pipeline security, container security, infrastructure security, SIEM, CSPM, and CWPP solutions
  • Familiarity with security frameworks and standards such as NIST, OWASP, CIS, FedRAMP, ISO, and SOX
  • Experience with resilient, highly available, API driven, stateless, and integrated cloud or SaaS environments
  • Ability to lead multiple initiatives and communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholders

Educational Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related field
  • Preferred certifications include CISSP, CCSP, AWS Professional or Specialty certifications, or equivalent credentials

Skills:

  • Amazon Web Services Cloud
  • DevOps Security
  • Security Architecture
  • Communication


How to Apply:

Apply online at: https://www.cgi.com/en/careers 

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Location: Lafayette, LA
Date Posted: November 13, 2026
Application Deadline: December 14, 2026
Job Type: Full-time