Managing Enterprise Architect - Azure Cloud Native Architect

Responsibilities

• Consult with Capgemini clients to build and architect new solutions and scale their adoption of Microsoft Azure.
• Review and evaluate architectures of existing systems and software products to identify reuse, platforming opportunities, and refactoring opportunities.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance, and assistance to teams in implementing established architectures and designs.
• Mentor and coach architects and developers to ensure that architecture and requirements best practices are followed.
• Establish and enforce quality standards for cloud software architectures.
• Drive high‑priority customer initiatives on Azure in collaboration with customers and Capgemini’s sales team.
• Own the Azure technical customer engagement, including developing the architectural design for specific implementation projects, Proofs of Concept, and cloud‑solution architecture components of customer‑facing contract bid responses.

• Required:
  
  Azure Architecture and design patterns, Domain‑driven architecture, Microservices architecture, Azure native application development, Azure cloud native services (Logic Apps, API Management, Service Bus & Event Grid), Azure SQL Database, Azure Web Jobs, MySQL, SQL Server, SQL Server IaaS, Azure Monitoring, and Application Insights.
• Preferred:
  Azure Virtual Machines, Virtual Networks, Express Route, Azure Active Directory, Azure Site Recovery, Azure Backup, Azure Storage, networking and security solutions, ARM templates, JSON scripting, Windows and/or Linux administration, Azure App Services, orchestration, Kubernetes, and Containers (Docker).
• Experience with configuration management and automation technologies such as Power Shell DSC, Terraform, Chef, ARM templates, and Puppet.
• Working knowledge of Agile development, SCRUM, and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) with one or more of the following programming languages:
  Power Shell, Bash, .NET, .NET Core, Java, JSON, PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby on Rails.
• Deep technical experience in cloud application solutions (e.g., PaaS, Serverless, API Management) and building resilient, scalable multi‑site architectures.

• Proven track record of building deep technical relationships with senior executives and growing cloud consumption share in large or highly strategic accounts.
• Proven track record of driving decisions collaboratively, resolving conflicts, and ensuring follow‑through.
• Presentation skills with a high degree of comfort with both large and small audiences.
• Prior work experience in a consulting/architecture position within a software and/or services company.
• Problem‑solving mentality leveraging internal and/or external resources.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience as a team lead in consultative role on customer engagements involving software application projects.

• 3+ years senior‑level support with cloud infrastructure as part of responsibilities.
• 5+ years of architecture, design, implementation, and/or support of highly distributed applications (e.g., ensuring availability, reliability).
• 2+ years of experience migrating on‑premise workloads to the cloud.
• 5+ years of success in consultative/complex technical sales and deployment projects, managing stakeholder relationships to achieve consensus on solutions/projects.
• Oversight experience on major transformation projects and successful transitions to implementation support teams.

• MCSE Cloud Platform and Infrastructure, MCSA Cloud Platform Solutions Associate, MCSA Linux on Azure Solutions Associate.
• Architect Exam priorities:
  Architecting Azure Solutions 70‑534, AZ‑300 & AZ‑301, 70‑533, AZ‑100 & 101 Implementing Azure Infrastructure Solutions, AZ‑203, 70‑532 Developing Azure Solutions.

• Flexible / willing to work across delivery landscapes, including Agile applications development, support and deployment.
• Required
  
  Skills and Experience:
  
  9‑13 years of experience (minimum 3 years relevant in the role) and a Bachelor’s Degree.
• Certification: TOGAF 9, IAF level 1 (seeking level 2).
• Mastery in Functional Architecture Design.
• Experience in Business Knowledge, Integration & Orchestration,…