Managing Cloud Infrastructure Architect
Capgemini ·
- Work mode
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Contract
- Category
- Architecture
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Company size
- 1000+
- Salary
- USD 94,248 – 215,050 / year
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A senior client-facing Lead Principal Cloud Architect at Capgemini works onsite in Irvine, CA as a CTO-style advisor to a client, defining multi-cloud (GCP/Azure/AWS) and hybrid infrastructure strategy, governance, and roadmaps while leading architecture reviews, incident RCA, MSP design reviews, and IaC/FinOps adoption.
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This is an onsite role based in Irvine, CA.
Capgemini is seeking a senior, client-facing Lead Principal Cloud Architect to serve onsite in Irvine, CA as a trusted CTO-style advisor to the client. The role will define, govern, and communicate enterprise cloud, application, security, and infrastructure architecture strategy across multi-cloud and hybrid environments. The architect will translate the client’s business, security, and operational priorities into executable roadmaps, reference architectures, governance guardrails, project intake artifacts, and transformation opportunities.
This position should create a single point of architectural leadership for cloud and hybrid infrastructure strategy while also acting as a window into the client’s forward-looking technology agenda. The resource should help Capgemini identify and shape adjacent demand across application modernization, cyber/security architecture, infrastructure modernization, cloud governance, automation, FinOps, observability, operating model improvement, and technology transformation.
Contract alignment - The contract language frames the Lead Architect as providing thought leadership in forward-looking technology discussions and hands-on technical leadership to guide major incident resolution, root-cause investigations, and assessment of new tools and services. This job requirement preserves that expectation and expands it into practical responsibilities, skills, and success measures for sourcing and interviewing.
Why the role should be onsite
Required Qualifications
10+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, platform engineering, enterprise architecture, or technology transformation, including 5+ years in senior or lead architecture roles delivering enterprise-scale solutions.
Expert-level hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform, preferably GCP, plus strong working knowledge of Azure and AWS services, architecture patterns, governance, security, and hybrid connectivity.
Proven experience defining cloud strategy, target-state architecture, reference architectures, standards, governance guardrails, and architecture review practices.
Demonstrated experience leading cloud migration, modernization, application dependency analysis, landing-zone design, and operational-readiness planning.
Strong understanding of secure cloud architecture including IAM, zero trust, network security, encryption, key management, secrets management, vulnerability management, compliance alignment, and cloud-native security tooling.
Experience with infrastructure-as-code and automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep, Pulumi, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, or comparable platforms.
Ability to lead architecture conversations across applications, security, infrastructure, operations, product/application owners, executives, delivery partners, and client stakeholders.
Experience reviewing vendor/MSP architectures, delivery artifacts, operational designs, and technology submissions for conformance to enterprise standards.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to simplify complex architecture decisions for executives while maintaining credibility with technical teams.
Willingness and ability to work onsite in Irvine, CA and operate as a visible senior Capgemini representative aligned with client leadership.
Preferred Qualifications
Decision Rights, Boundaries, and Operating Model
The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is: $94,248 - $215,050.
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In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for additional compensation such as variable incentives, bonuses, or commissions, depending on the position and applicable laws.
Capgemini offers a comprehensive, non-negotiable benefits package to all regular, full-time employees. In the U.S. and Canada, available benefits are determined by local policy and eligibility and may include:
Important Notice: Compensation (including bonuses, commissions, or other forms of incentive pay) is not considered earned, vested, or payable until it becomes due under the terms of applicable plans or agreements and is subject to Capgemini’s discretion, consistent with applicable laws. The Company reserves the right to amend or withdraw compensation programs at any time, within the limits of applicable legislation.
Disclaimers
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