Lead Cloud Engineer

At Capgemini Engineering, the world leader in engineering services, we bring together a global team of engineers, scientists, and architects to help the world's most innovative companies unleash their potential. From autonomous cars to life-saving robots, our digital and software technology experts think outside the box as they provide unique R&D and engineering services across all industries. Join us for a career full of opportunities. Where you can make a difference. Where no two days are the same.

Your Role

As the Cloud Engineering Lead, you will play a pivotal role in driving cloud engineering excellence and enabling large-scale transformation and migration initiatives. You will lead by example, ensuring engineering best practices, resolving complex technical challenges, and fostering collaboration across delivery streams. This role requires a blend of strategic leadership and hands-on technical expertise to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud solutions in a mission-critical environment.

Roles And Responsibilities

• Enhance engineering efficiency across delivery streams to support scalable and accelerated execution.
• Proactively identify and escalate engineering risks or issues during design reviews or technical discussions, ensuring timely resolution by engaging the appropriate stakeholders.
• Support delivery teams by triaging blockers and offering clear guidance to tech leads on complex engineering challenges.
• Review operational runbooks and assist during go-live weekends, ensuring swift resolution of engineering-related incidents.
• Act as a hands-on engineer when required, capable of deep-diving into technical problems and providing impactful support to delivery squads.
• Empower engineering squads across the program by providing architectural guidance, optimising design and integration patterns, promoting best practices, and streamlining the process.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire a high-performing, global teams. Collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders and vendors to ensure the delivery of high-quality and cost optimised transformation.

Your Profile

• Banking and Financial Services domain experience.
• 10+ years in cloud engineering or architecture roles, including 4+ years in leadership positions.
• Strong experience with AWS and/or GCP services and architecture and professional certification in AWS or GCP.
• Deep knowledge of APIs, microservices architecture, infrastructure, data architecture, and security, with authoritative expertise in one or more of these areas.
• Strong experience in uplifting DevOps strategies such as Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Continuous Integration and automated deployment.
• Demonstrated experience of leading end to end technical delivery, building engineering teams that work on mission-critical, high-performance systems.
• Strong background in managing diverse business and technical stakeholders.
• Experience in platform modernization or cloud migration projects. Experience in leading multiple cloud migration and transformation projects which includes rehosting, replatforming, and refactoring strategies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Strong understanding of security best practices in cloud-native environments.
• Experience designing and implementing solutions for real-time payments, cross-border payments, and digital wallets
• Familiarity with payment gateways, acquiring/issuing banks, and integration with third-party payment providers
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and compliance in Banking

What You'll Love About Working Here

• Experience a Positive Work-Life Balance: We prioritize your well-being with hybrid and flexible working arrangements, making it easy to balance your personal and professional life.
• Own your Growth: Dive into endless learning opportunities with courses from Capgemini University and numerous external certifications. Benefit from digital learning platforms and specialized campuses in AI, Cloud, Data, and Sustainability. Propel your career with our award-winning Career Acceleration programs.
• Thrive in an Inclusive Environment: We don't just believe in inclusion; we live it. Bring your authentic self to work in a safe, flexible, and welcoming environment, supported by staff-led community groups and active allyship. Don't meet every single requirement for this role? Studies have shown women and people from diverse minority backgrounds are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single requirement. At Capgemini, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply and tell us what you can bring to the role.
• Work with Integrity: Join a company recognized by Ethisphere as one of the World's most Ethical companies.
• Collaborate with Industry Leaders: Gain exposure to top global companies, including 145 of the Fortune 500, through your work with Capgemini.
• Showcase Your Skills: Participate in our internal annual global tech challenges and help address world issues.

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.