Cloud Architect - Knutsford

Capgemini; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology services firm in London is seeking a Digital Architect to lead cloud-native solution design and delivery leveraging AWS technologies. Responsibilities include project management from inception to closure, ensuring architectural integrity, and providing technical direction to development teams. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in Java and cloud architecture, with 1-3 years of experience. This role offers competitive compensation and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of AWS technologies including Lambda, DynamoDB, and API Gateway.
• Creative problem solver with strong negotiation skills.
• Proficient in managing project scope, budgets, and timelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of cloud-native, scalable solutions.
• Manage project scope from inception to closure.
• Coordinate resources and prepare project teams for kick-off.

Skills

AWS technical stack

Event-driven systems

Java

Agile methodologies

Containerisation

CI/CD models

Education

1-3 years of experience in Solution Architecture

Tools

CloudWatch

Docker

Jenkins

Job description

Overview

As a Digital Architect, you will lead the design and delivery of cloud-native, scalable solutions, primarily leveraging AWS technologies. You'll work closely with development teams to ensure architectural integrity, technical excellence, and timely delivery of complex projects.

Your Role

• You will be part of a dynamic team responsible for providing advanced technical support. You will be responsible for the delivery of the development, project leadership, quality, and timely delivery of the project.
• Manage the scope of projects from inception to closure. Define, develop, and manage implementation schedules and project budgets.
• Identify key business objectives and provide solution recommendations while performing business proofs and management consulting analysis.
• Coordinate resources, prepare project teams for kick-off and ensure effective completion of project milestones, control project scope and mitigate risks.
• Ensure project team are delivering to configuration, development, and methodology standards.
• Develop the release strategy and implement it.
• Ensure delivery processes are efficient and cost effective.
• Have a deep understanding of AWS technology stack to drive end to end architecture and engineer the solutions with the development team keeping delivery timelines in mind

Key Responsibilities

• Good technical experience in Java, Backend & Cloud (preferable AWS) architecture.
• Extensive hands on and provide technical direction to development teams
• Strong understanding of SDLC and Architecture.
• Extensive background in development and delivering complex projects throughout the lifecycle.
• Project planning and progress monitoring, including budget control and milestone control.
• Creative problem solver, able to build contingency plans and handle stressful situations with professionalism.
• Provide leadership and direction to the Delivery teams. Handle Operational issues related to the delivery centre.
• Become the Single point of contact for delivery and act as a liaison between the Service Delivery and the Customer.
• Drive and coordinate crisis management.
• Strong negotiation and presentation skills.
• Understanding of Agile methodologies.
• Strong exposure to containerisation, docker and CI/CD models like Jenkins pipelines
• Strong in defining and maintaining APIs with Restful standards and relevant design patterns of driving microservices based development
• Have basic working knowledge on public cloud platform, preferable AWS

Skills Required

• In-depth knowledge of the AWS technical stack, including: Lambda, DynamoDB, Kinesis, API Gateway
• Monitoring and observability tools: CloudWatch, X-Ray
• Strong experience in event-driven systems using: ActiveMQ, Kafka, AWS Kinesis
• Hands-on experience with AWS data services: AWS Data Pipelines, Glue, S3, Glacier
• File transfer and synchronization solutions: AWS DataSync
• 1-3 years of experience in Solution Architecture, with proven ability to design and implement scalable cloud-native solutions.
• Familiarity with PSP-defined SCU standards for Solution Architects, ensuring compliance with enterprise architecture frameworks.

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 350,000 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.