ABOUT THE JOB YOU’RE CONSIDERING

Capgemini’s Cloud Native Hyperscaler Azure team is seeking a visionary and technically accomplished Senior Azure Architect to lead business development and strategic client engagements across our Azure portfolio. This role is ideal for someone with deep technical expertise, a passion for innovation, and a proven track record of influencing cloud-native transformation at scale. An Azure MVP or equivalent community - recognised leader is highly desirable.
You will play a pivotal role in shaping and growing our Azure architecture and engineering capabilities, driving pre-sales and go-to-market initiatives, and leading complex solution design for enterprise clients. You’ll work closely with Microsoft, internal delivery teams, and client stakeholders to deliver transformative outcomes.
Hybrid working: The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.
If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre-employment checks, including Identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service)

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience in pre-sales, bid support, and client stakeholder engagement.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Proven experience as a lead architect on large-scale Azure transformation programs.
• Deep knowledge of Azure services including App Services, AKS, Azure Functions, API Management, Logic Apps, and Azure DevOps.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native design principles, DevSecOps, and platform engineering.
• Microsoft Azure certifications (e.g. AZ-305, AZ-400)

Desirable Attributes

• Experience working in or with hyperscaler partner programmes.
• Exposure to multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP) is a plus.
• Passion for mentoring and community building.
• Proven track record in developing and executing strategic sales plans.
• Capable of working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Ability to build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Effective negotiation and presentation skills.
• Azure MVP status is highly desirable.

• Lead architecture strategy and solutioning for Azure-centric bids and proposals.
• Represent Capgemini in client-facing engagements, articulating the value of Azure-native solutions.
• Collaborate with Microsoft and other hyperscaler partners to align joint go-to-market strategies and funding programs.
• Act as a visible leader in the Azure community - internally and externally - through blogs, events, and technical enablement.
• Drive the adoption of modern cloud-native patterns (e.g. microservices, containers, serverless, AI integration) across the practice.
• Contribute to the evolution of Capgemini’s Cloud Native Hyperscaler Azure reference architectures and accelerators.
• Lead the design of secure, scalable, and resilient Azure solutions for enterprise clients.
• Provide architectural oversight and governance across delivery engagements.
• Mentor and coach architects and engineers, fostering a high-performance culture.
• Shape and grow the Azure architecture community within C&CA.Support certification and learning initiatives aligned to Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption Framework and Well-Architected Framework.
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  You can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini, stiving for equity, diversity and inclusion is part of everyday life and will be part of your working reality. We have built an inclusive and welcoming environment, for everyone.