Lead Cloud Architect (AWS/System Design)

Choosing Capgemini means choosing a company where you will be empowered to shape your career, supported by a collaborative global community, and able to help organizations unlock the value of technology while building a more sustainable and inclusive world.

Your Role

As a Lead Cloud Architect, you will shape and drive cloud architecture across a complex enterprise environment, working primarily within AWS. You will partner with engineering teams, business stakeholders, and customers to design scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions that support long-term business objectives.

You will own architecture and system design, defining solution architectures, integration strategies, security models, and cloud governance standards while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture principles. You will also advise on cloud transformation initiatives, evaluate technologies, and provide technical direction across multiple projects and product teams.

Your Tasks

• Design and evolve enterprise-scale cloud architectures primarily within AWS.
• Translate business and technical requirements into scalable, secure, and maintainable solution designs.
• Define architecture standards, best practices, and governance frameworks across multiple teams.
• Create high-level and low-level designs covering applications, infrastructure, networking, APIs, and cloud services.
• Design integration patterns, API strategies, authentication mechanisms, and security models.
• Lead cloud transformation and modernization initiatives.
• Guide the implementation of Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Ensure architectural alignment, scalability, security, performance, and operational excellence.
• Conduct architecture reviews and provide technical leadership on complex solution decisions.
• Support technical roadmap planning and technology evaluation.
• Mentor engineers and provide architectural guidance across development, platform, and DevOps teams.
• Partner with project managers, stakeholders, and customers to support successful solution delivery and adoption.
• Review automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and engineering practices to promote DevOps excellence.

Your Profile

• Strong architecture mindset and proven experience designing and governing complex cloud solutions in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Deep AWS and Infrastructure as Code expertise, including hands-on Terraform experience.
• Experience designing end-to-end solutions spanning applications, infrastructure, networking, security, APIs, and data platforms.
• Knowledge of enterprise and solution architecture principles, cloud-native design patterns, and modern distributed systems.
• Strong knowledge of REST APIs, API security, OAuth, SSO, microservices, and micro frontend architectures.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, relational and NoSQL databases, CI/CD automation, and GitLab configuration management.
• Experience with Jenkins is beneficial.
• Proficiency in Python and Bash scripting, AWS Lambda, automation workflows, and system integrations.
• Knowledge of Linux and Windows administration.
• Understanding of cloud security, cloud networking, observability, and monitoring platforms such as CloudWatch and Datadog.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification is highly preferred.
• Excellent English communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders, lead technical discussions, and mentor engineering teams.

Additional Experience That Is a Plus

• OpenShift
• ArgoCD
• Multi-cloud environments
• Enterprise cloud transformation programs
• Customer-facing architecture or consulting engagements
• Platform Engineering, Principal Engineering, or DevOps leadership experience
• AI-assisted engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or MCP-based solutions

What You Will Love About Working Here

• Health insurance from the first days of employment, regardless of the probationary period.
• Company Christmas holidays from 25 December to 31 December.
• Support for the Superhumans center and Veteran HUB.

Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner with nearly 60 years of heritage and 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.