Delivery Architect - DCT Migration Architect

Capgemini; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consulting firm in Toronto is seeking a Delivery Architect with a strong background in infrastructure architecture and project management. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience, particularly in data center migration projects, and is skilled in developing transformative architectures. The role requires effective communication with stakeholders and a focus on delivering exceptional client satisfaction. Candidates with relevant certifications are strongly preferred. This position involves a mix of project management and technical skills, offering an exciting opportunity to support cloud migration initiatives.

Benefits

Career development programs

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Comprehensive competency framework

Qualifications

• 8+ years of infrastructure architect experience required.
• Proven track record of successful project delivery.
• Expertise in project management and communication required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the transformation strategy.
• Monitor and control project progress and resources.
• Ensure compliance with governance structures.

Skills

Infrastructure architect experience

Technical project management

Project delivery results

Communication skills

Sales orientation

Quality assurance methods

Cloud migration experience

Education

ITIL Foundation V3 certification

PRINCE II certification

Tools

VMware

Hyper-V

Nutanix

Job description

Job Description - Delivery Architect - DCT Migration Architect (054223)

Delivery Architect - DCT Migration Architect

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global leader in consulting, digital transformation, technology and engineering services. The Group is at the forefront of innovation to address the entire breadth of clients’ opportunities in the evolving world of cloud, digital and platforms. Building on its strong 50-year+ heritage and deep industry‑specific expertise, Capgemini enables organizations to realize their business ambitions through an array of services from strategy to operations. Capgemini is driven by the conviction that the business value of technology comes from and through people. Today, it is a multicultural company of 270,000 team members in almost 50 countries. With Altran, the Group reported 2019 combined revenues of €17billion.

About Infrastructure Services

Cloud Infrastructure Services Global Business Line is Capgemini's consulting and infrastructure build‑and‑run provisioning offering and supports the group's cloud‑based services. As part of the integrated cloud offering from Capgemini, Cloud Infrastructure Services delivers a broad range of cloud services to build and support the hybrid cloud estate by encompassing the leading public cloud players and leading private cloud technologies. With EUR 1.5 billion annual revenue, Cloud Infra Services helps clients virtualize and optimize their IT estates through infrastructure outsourcing services such as data center, helpdesk, network support, and service integration and service maintenance support. Our other services also include infrastructure transformation services‑helping clients consolidate and migrate entire workloads and data centers.

Job Title: Delivery Architect - DCT Migration Architect

Location: Toronto, ON

Travel: 25%

Key skills/experience required for the role

• 8+ years of infrastructure architect experience (required)
• 8+ years of technical project manager experience (preferred)
• Infrastructure Transition and/or Data Center Migration project experience is a must
• Proven track record of successful project delivery results
• Ability to execute datacenter infrastructure assessments with the ability to create strategic roadmaps, business cases and transformation recommendations
• Ability to work independently and repeatedly accomplish all work within Project plan
• Commercially astute with exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Sales orientated with the ability to identify, pursue and assist in closing potential sales opportunities
• Experience working within both project-centric and project matrix resourcing models
• Monitor schedule deviations and assist in the development of alternative methods for corrective action at project level
• Working knowledge of quality assurance methods, tools, and techniques
• Ability to travel in accordance with requirements of assignment/client
• Certification strongly preferred (ITIL Foundation V3, IPMA, PRINCE II, as well as relevant technical certifications)
• Technical knowledge and skills in the infrastructure domain, such as:
  • Understanding of the different architectural layers (e.g. Network, Storage, Databases, etc.)
  • Experience with virtualization technologies (e.g. VMware, Hyper‑V, Nutanix, Containers, LPAR, etc.)
  • Experience/Exposure to Cloud migrations (i.e. Public, Hybrid, or Private cloud)
  • Ability to assess the logical setup of AS‑IS environment and create a transformation roadmap
  • Identify and map interdependencies from an application and infrastructure layer
  • Experience of greenfield data center build projects and well versed with Uptime Institute’s Tier concept and PUE values

Responsibilities

• Presentation and communication skills for senior management and C‑class executive levels
• Management knowledge and skills, such as:
  • Staffing and management of a team of project resources composed of both internal and external personnel
  • Maintain strong focus on customer satisfaction by delivering exceptional project performance and predictable, repeatable project results
  • Responsible for developing the transformation strategy
  • Responsible for designing the target architecture and experience in writing detailed design documentation
  • Responsible for Data Center Transformation project preparation and execution of the transformation strategy
  • Monitor and control project progress, ensuring optimal utilization of project resources
  • Ensure compliance towards established governance structure; owning sponsor status reports, minutes, and coordinate status reports and approvals on deliverables both for Capgemini and the client
  • Maintain open communication amongst stakeholders
  • Exposure to the full procurement life cycle (e.g. working with third parties to receive quotations, assisting in the commercial aspects of procuring data center related hardware and/or licensing, etc.)
  • Manage standards, procedures, and practices for record keeping of contractual agreements
  • Identify potential project risks and incorporate risk mitigation strategy and contingency plan
  • Familiar with ITIL processes
  • Ensure clients and third parties deliver on their obligations where required

What we offer

Your career matters to you and is important to us too. Because your goals and needs are constantly evolving, we offer visibility, leeway and support to help you grow and progress in your career. This approach builds notably on our comprehensive competency framework, our personal development, training and career management programs, and our University innovative and business‑focused learning curriculums.

We promote a culture of diversity. We believe working with talented individuals from different backgrounds and points of view is a strategic advantage and an ongoing opportunity. Diversity enriches our creative solutions and adds value for our clients.

Our Shared values have been at the heart of the group since our formation. They are honesty, boldness, trust, freedom, team spirit, modesty and fun. These values influence the way we meet client needs while respecting the regulatory requirements of each country in which we operate, and the way we promote ethically sound practices within Capgemini and in our partnerships.

Capgemini is committed to building a workforce of employees with diverse backgrounds and work experiences.

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.