Cloud Architect

Capgemini; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Flexible working

Learning & development

Total rewards

Job summary

Capgemini is seeking a seasoned Cloud Architect to lead architecture, migration, and modernisation across on-premises, private cloud, and multi-cloud platforms (AWS and Azure). You will embed security-by-design, governance, and compliance from initial architecture through accreditation and operations.

You will design cloud-native and hybrid solutions, define landings zones, and lead governance across AWS and Azure, mentored by experienced teams and reporting to senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Over 10 years of experience in cloud architecture and enterprise IT environments.
• Proven track record leading complex AWS/Azure migrations and transformation programs.
• Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder engagement in Agile/DevOps environments.
• Certifications referenced above are preferred and valorised.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead large-scale migrations from on-premises to AWS/Azure.
• Design cloud-native and hybrid solutions meeting performance, security, and regulatory needs.
• Develop cloud adoption strategies, landing zones, and governance models.
• Define migration and modernisation roadmaps for multi-cloud environments.
• Collaborate with platform, DevOps, security, and application teams for alignment.
• Define and enforce cloud architecture standards and best practices.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to cloud engineering teams.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to align cloud strategy with business goals.

Skills

AWS

Azure

Well-Architected

Landing Zones

Terraform

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Security by design

Hybrid/multi-cloud

Python/PowerShell

Education

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

10+ years cloud architecture experience

Tools

Terraform

ARM Templates

Bicep

AWS CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

EKS

AKS

AWS Migration Hub

Job description

Choosing Capgemini means choosing a company where you will be empowered to shape your career in the way you’d like, where you’ll be supported and inspired bya collaborative community of colleagues around the world, and where you’ll be able to reimagine what’s possible. Join us and help the world’s leading organizationsunlock the value of technology and build a more sustainable, more inclusive world.

Your Role

In this role, you will lead the architecture, migration, and modernisation of complex enterprise environments spanning on‑premises infrastructure, private cloud, and hyperscale public cloud platforms (AWS and Azure). You will partner closely with security, application, and delivery teams to embed security‑by‑design, resilience, governance, and compliance from initial architecture through accreditation and ongoing operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and lead large‑scale migrations from on‑premises and private cloud environments to AWS and Azure.
• Design and deliver cloud‑native and hybrid solutions that meet performance, availability, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and implement cloud adoption strategies, landing zones, and governance models across AWS and Azure.
• Conduct infrastructure and application assessments and define migration and modernisation roadmaps.
• Collaborate with platform, DevOps, security, and application teams to ensure end‑to‑end architectural alignment.
• Define, document, and enforce cloud architecture standards, reference architectures, and best practices.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and architectural oversight to cloud engineering teams.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to align cloud strategy with business and transformation objectives.

Your Profile

Technical Skills & Expertise:

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.
• AWS Well‑Architected Framework and Microsoft Azure Well‑Architected Framework.
• AWS Landing Zones, Control Tower, and Azure Landing Zones / Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF).
• Multi‑cloud and hybrid cloud architecture design.
• AWS migration tools (AWS Migration Hub, Application Migration Service, Database Migration Service).
• Legacy workload modernisation strategies (rehost, replatform, refactor, retire, retain).
• Application and database migration planning and execution.
• Terraform (preferred), ARM Templates, Bicep, AWS CloudFormation.
• Git‑based version control and CI/CD integration.
• PowerShell, Bash, Python.
• AWS Lambda, Step Functions, Systems Manager.
• Containerisation and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Managed Kubernetes platforms: EKS (AWS) and AKS (Azure).
• CI/CD pipeline integration and release management.
• AWS VPCs, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, VPN.
• DNS, traffic management, and hybrid connectivity design.
• Key Vault, Secrets Manager.
• AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty; Azure Defender for Cloud, Sentinel.
• Zero Trust architecture and alignment with frameworks (ISO, NIST, CIS).
• Cost management, FinOps practices, performance optimisation.
• Governance models, tagging strategies, and resource organisation.
• Risk assessment, compliance, and operational resilience planning.

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional) and/or
  Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• 10+ years of experience in cloud architecture and enterprise IT environments.
• Proven experience leading complex AWS and/or Azure migration and transformation programs.
• Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience working in Agile and DevOps delivery 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.
• At the heart of our mission is your career growth. You will have countless learning and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications crafted to support you in exploring a world of opportunities.
• We realise a Total Reward package should be more than just compensation. We offer a range of core and flexible benefits and have a Peer Recognition Portal called ‘Celebrate’.

Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organizations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end‑to‑end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.
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