Job Title: Cloud Architect

Location: Seattle, WA

Travel: No

Job Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Azure Cloud Architect to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing Azure cloud solutions that drive business transformation. This role requires a deep understanding of Azure services, strong architectural principles, and the ability to translate business requirements into scalable, reliable, and secure cloud solutions.

Key Responsibilities:
Cloud Architecture Design:
Design and implement complex cloud-based solutions using Microsoft Azure services.
Develop comprehensive cloud architecture plans that align with business objectives and technology strategy.
Ensure solutions meet security, scalability, and cost-efficiency requirements.

Technical Leadership:
Lead and mentor a team of cloud engineers and developers, providing guidance on best practices and technical issues.
Act as a subject matter expert for Azure, staying current with the latest services, tools, and best practices.
Solution Development and Deployment:
Oversee the deployment, management, and maintenance of cloud applications.
Automate deployment and configuration management processes using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as ARM templates, Terraform, or Azure Bicep.
Develop disaster recovery and business continuity plans for cloud services.

Collaboration and Communication:
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including development, operations, and security to ensure seamless integration and operation of cloud systems.
Communicate effectively with stakeholders to understand business requirements and provide cloud solutions that meet their needs.
Performance and Optimization:
Monitor and optimize the performance of cloud systems to ensure they meet service level agreements (SLAs).
Implement cost management strategies to optimize cloud spending.

Security and Compliance:
Ensure that all cloud solutions comply with security policies and industry regulations.
Implement robust security measures, including identity and access management (IAM), network security, and data protection.
Continuous Improvement:
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the performance, reliability, and scalability of cloud solutions.
Participate in architecture reviews and provide recommendations for improvements.

Technical Skills:
Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure services including but not limited to Azure Virtual Machines, Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and Azure SQL Database.
Proficiency in Azure networking, storage, and database services
Strong skills in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as ARM templates, Terraform, or Azure Bicep.
Experience with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using Azure DevOps or other similar tools.
Deep understanding of cloud security best practices and tools including Azure Security Center, Azure Key Vault, and Azure Policy.
Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as GDPR, HIPAA, and SOC 2.
Proficiency in scripting languages like PowerShell, Python, or Bash for automation tasks.
Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible or Chef is a plus.

Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.
Experience:
Minimum of 5 years of experience in cloud architecture with a focus on Microsoft Azure.
Proven track record of designing and deploying large-scale cloud solutions.
Certifications:
Relevant Azure certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, or similar.

Life at Capgemini

Capgemini supports all aspects of your well-being throughout the changing stages of your life and career. For eligible employees, we offer:

• Flexible work
• Healthcare including dental, vision, mental health, and well-being programs
• Financial well-being programs such as 401(k) and Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Family building benefits like adoption assistance, surrogacy, and cryopreservation
• Social well-being benefits like subsidized back-up child/elder care and tutoring
• Mentoring, coaching and learning programs
• Employee Resource Groups
• Disaster Relief

About Capgemini

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, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2023 global revenues of €22.5 billion.

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Disclaimer

Capgemini is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity/expression, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.

This is a general description of the Duties, Responsibilities and Qualifications required for this position. Physical, mental, sensory or environmental demands may be referenced in an attempt to communicate the manner in which this position traditionally is performed. Whenever necessary to provide individuals with disabilities an equal employment opportunity, Capgemini will consider reasonable accommodations that might involve varying job requirements and/or changing the way this job is performed, provided that such accommodations do not pose an undue hardship.

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Capgemini discloses salary range information in compliance with state and local pay transparency obligations. The disclosed range represents the lowest to highest salary we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting, although we may ultimately pay more or less than the disclosed range, and the range may be modified in the future. The disclosed range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, geographic location, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, performance, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs. At Capgemini, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role. The base salary range for the tagged location is $94,000 - $179,000. This role may be eligible for other compensation including variable compensation, bonus, or commission. Full time regular employees are eligible for paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and any other benefits to eligible employees. Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.