CGI life in solution architecture - Solutions Architect CGI Employee Review

5.0
1 Feb 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Active Career progression through mentoring, training courses. Options for transfers across different business units. Great work life balance. Employees are partners and we can opt in for tax free share participation plus option to top up. Supportive culture with emphasis on fairness diversity and equality.

Cons

Although the salaries are not the top in the industry my financial advisor pointed out that the pension, salary sacrifice and shares meant you optimise remuneration through reduced tax exposure. The flexible structure does not make for automatic progression. People need to be good at networking to get good opportunities as the internal job search for projects to work on isn’t great and often people find new projects through their social networks and knowing where new projects are coming from. They need to talk to bid managers, directors and colleagues.

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5.0
20 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

A great environment of people

Cons

No major cons while employed

1.0
16 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

no specific positives to highlight from my perspective

Cons

I worked at CGI in both India and the USA and observed similar workplace culture concerns across both locations. The only real difference was HR—India HR felt more supportive, while my experience with USA HR was disappointing. My employment ended shortly after maternity leave due to an alleged “lack of projects,” which I experienced as a layoff. I also observed what appeared to be misuse of position by some leaders, including blurred professional boundaries, preferential treatment, and expectations that went beyond normal workplace roles—at times resembling personal-assistant-style demands rather than professional conduct. Surprisingly, I also noticed inconsistent “policies” applied differently to different individuals. In some cases, it felt like the rules changed depending on who you were. When leadership became aware that someone was related to another employee in the organization, it sometimes felt like that person was singled out or targeted rather than treated objectively. Overall, these practices—whether through inconsistent treatment, perceived power misuse, or favoritism—undermine trust, damage workplace culture, and raise serious concerns about fairness and professionalism.

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