Business Architect

CGI•Reston, VA

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

CGI is seeking an experienced Business Architect to support large-scale marketing and digital transformation initiatives within a highly regulated financial services environment. This role partners closely with marketing, digital, data, and technology teams to define and evolve business architecture capabilities, operational processes, and technology alignment across enterprise marketing functions. The ideal candidate will help translate business strategy and customer experience goals into scalable architectural models, process frameworks, and delivery roadmaps. This position plays a key role in shaping marketing technology ecosystems, improving operational efficiency, and driving alignment between business and technical teams in cloud-enabled environments, including AWS-based platforms and services. The Business Architect will also support governance efforts, process optimization, agile delivery adoption, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure marketing initiatives are delivered efficiently, with clear visibility into priorities, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in business architecture, marketing technology, digital transformation, or related disciplines
Strong background in business architecture, digital transformation, or marketing technology environments
Experience defining business capabilities, value streams, process models, and information flows
Familiarity with enterprise process modeling tools such as ARIS or similar repositories
Solid understanding of Martech ecosystems including CMS, CRM, analytics, personalization, and AI-enabled platforms
Ability to work effectively with engineering and cloud teams supporting AWS-based solutions and modern digital platforms
Proven experience supporting agile or product-based delivery teams in fast-paced enterprise environments
Strong business process analysis and optimization skills, particularly around marketing operations and campaign workflows
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including presenting to executive leadership
Comfortable balancing multiple initiatives, priorities, and resource constraints simultaneously
Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to influence cross-functional teams
Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field required

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preferred
Relevant certifications in Business Architecture, Agile, AWS, or Enterprise Architecture are considered a plus

Responsibilities

Define and evolve business architecture capabilities, operational processes, and technology alignment across enterprise marketing functions.
Translate business strategy and customer experience goals into scalable architectural models, process frameworks, and delivery roadmaps.
Shape marketing technology ecosystems.
Improve operational efficiency.
Drive alignment between business and technical teams in cloud-enabled environments, including AWS-based platforms and services.
Support governance efforts, process optimization, agile delivery adoption, and cross-functional collaboration.