Cloud Architect

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Job Description

We are hiring an experienced Cloud Architect to lead the design, implementation, and optimisation of enterprise cloud solutions, with a strong focus on on-premises to Azure native migration. This role requires advanced technical expertise, strategic vision, and the ability to collaborate across teams to deliver secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud architectures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and lead large-scale migrations from on-premises infrastructure to Azure.

• Design and implement Azure-native solutions that meet performance, scalability, and security requirements.

• Develop cloud adoption frameworks, landing zones, and governance models.

• Conduct infrastructure assessments and create detailed migration roadmaps.

• Collaborate with engineering, DevOps, security, and application teams to ensure seamless integration.

• Define and enforce cloud architecture standards, patterns, and best practices.

• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to cloud engineering teams.

• Engage with stakeholders to align cloud strategies with business objectives.

Technical Skills & Expertise:

Cloud Architecture & Strategy:

- Microsoft Azure (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
- Azure Well-Architected Framework
- Azure Landing Zones & Cloud Adoption Framework
- Multi-cloud and hybrid cloud architecture

Migration & Modernisation:

- Azure Migrate, Azure Site Recovery, Azure Resource Mover
- Legacy system modernisation (rehost, replatform, refactor)
- Application and database migration strategies

Infrastructure as Code (IaC):

- ARM templates, Bicep, Terraform, Ansible
- Git-based version control and CI/CD integration

Automation & Scripting:

- PowerShell, Bash, Python
- Azure Automation, Logic Apps, Azure Functions

DevOps & CI/CD:

- Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins
- Containerisation with Docker, Kubernetes, AKS
- Integration with CI/CD pipelines and release management

Networking & Connectivity:

- Azure VNETs, NSGs, Load Balancers, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, Private Link
- DNS, Azure Firewall, Application Gateway, Traffic Manager

Security & Identity:

- Azure AD, RBAC, Managed Identities, Key Vault
- Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, Zero Trust architecture
- Azure Policy, Blueprints, compliance frameworks (ISO, NIST, CIS)

Monitoring & Optimisation:

- Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights
- Cost management, performance tuning, and resource optimisation

Architecture & Governance:

- Enterprise-scale architecture design
- Cloud governance, tagging strategies, and resource organisation
- Risk assessment and mitigation planning

Preferred Qualifications:

- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- 8+ years of experience in cloud architecture and enterprise IT
- Proven track record in leading complex cloud migration and transformation projects
- Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and documentation skills
- Experience working in Agile and DevOps environments

What you'll love about working here

- You will be a part of a diverse collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. You will love the exposure to the scale of transformation, the depth of expertise, and the opportunities for growth.
- We aim to build an environment where employees can enjoy a positive work-life balance. We embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people.

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem.

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