Microsoft Azure Cloud Architect

We are actively seeking a Microsoft Azure Cloud Architect based in Toronto to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate should have a robust background in cloud, data architecture, specifically within the Microsoft Azure environment 

•    Consult with stakeholders to build and architect new solutions and scaling their adoption of Microsoft Azure.  
•    Review and evaluate architectures of existing systems and software products to identify reuse and platforming opportunities as well as refactoring opportunities.
•    Provide technical leadership, guidance, and assistance to the teams in the implementation of 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 sales team. 
•    Own the Azure technical customer engagement including developing the architectural design on specific implementation projects and/or Proofs of Concepts, and Cloud solution architecture components of customer facing contract bid responses. 

•    Azure Architecture and design patterns, Domain driven architecture, Microservices architecture.
•    Must have Experience in Design patterns, SOLID principles, coding standards, OOPS concepts.
•     Strong understanding of Cloud computing concepts and technologies, such as IaaS/SaaS/PaaS, load balancing, Storage, etc.
•    Deep technical experience in cloud application solutions and building resilient, scalable multi-site architectures
•    Solid understanding of building scalable web applications using WebAPI, RESTful API design
•    Azure native application development using Logic Apps, Azure functions API Management, Service Bus, Event Grid, Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, Azure Web Jobs, MySQL, SQL Server, SQL Server IaaS, Azure monitoring and application insights
•    Experience with object–oriented languages, including .Net, .Net Core and C#
•    Hands on experience on Azure Integration services like Service Bus and Event Hubs
•    Participating on requirement gathering, analysis and technical design 
•    Experience with using development tools, including Azure DevOps, TFS, VSTS, JIRA, GitHub, and Jenkins.
•    Working knowledge with AGILE development, SCRUM and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) with one or more of the following programming languages: PowerShell, Bash, .Net, .Net Core, Java, JSON, PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby on Rails is preferred

•    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 Certifications
•    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 (i.e. having an architectural sense for ensuring availability, reliability, etc.)
•    2+ years of experience in migrating on premise workloads to the cloud
•    5+ years of success in consultative/complex technical sales and deployment projects (where necessary, managing various stakeholder relationships to get consensus on solution/projects
•    Oversight experience on major transformation projects and successful transitions to implementation support team

•    Developing Azure Solutions: AZ – 203, 204 
•    Azure Solution Architects:  AZ - 303, AZ – 304

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

• Collaborating with teams of creative, fun, and driven colleagues
• Flexible work options enabling time and location-based flexibility
• Company-provided home office equipment 
• Virtual collaboration and productivity tools to enable hybrid teams
• Comprehensive benefits program (Health, Welfare, Retirement and Paid time off) 
• Other perks and wellness benefits like discount programs, and gym/studio access.
• Paid Parental Leave and coaching, baby welcome gift, and family care/illness days
• Back-up childcare/elder care, childcare discounts, and subsidized virtual tutoring 
• Tuition assistance and weekly hot skill development opportunities
• Experiential, high-impact learning series events
• Access to mental health resources and mindfulness programs
• Access to join Capgemini Employee Resource Groups around communities of interest 

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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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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