Cloud Architect (Azure)

CapTech Consulting - Atlanta, GA

Full-time - Senior

Atlanta, GA

About the position

The Cloud Architect at CapTech plays a crucial role in the Systems Integration practice, focusing on technology assessments, strategy formation, and development projects for clients. This position involves leading teams, collaborating with clients, and delivering cloud solutions that meet architectural standards while addressing complex challenges across various industries. The architect serves as a trusted advisor, overseeing technical direction and ensuring project delivery aligns with client needs and expectations.

Responsibilities

• Position yourself as a trusted advisor to CapTech clients.
• Oversee and set the technical direction of client projects, collaborating directly with client staff to define and adhere to architectural standards.
• Lead internal teams and act as a Service Offering liaison.
• Design, implement, integrate, and support Cloud solutions.
• Work closely with clients, subject matter experts, and the CapTech team to understand requirements, establish priorities and project scope, and manage expectations and project delivery.
• Define the technical and solution architecture for phased software development.
• Provide hands-on technical direction to other developers to review code and resolve issues.
• Create documents that specify strategy, assessment, or design in a way that delivers obvious value to the client and is understandable by any stakeholder.
• Articulate architectural differences between solution methods and the challenges and approaches to integrating solutions built on different platforms.
• Apply detailed knowledge of organizational procedures to make independent decisions and serve as a credible resource for the client’s senior management team.
• Collaborate with CapTech business development team members during sales efforts to demonstrate CapTech’s technical capabilities, create a vision for a solution that CapTech can build, and produce estimates and work plans.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent degree and/or experience.
• Cloud architecture experience utilizing AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Demonstrated software development experience over 7+ years with a broad range of development tools and technologies.
• Ability to think strategically and relate architectural decisions/recommendations to business needs and client culture.
• Ability and desire to lead multiple technical project teams.
• Ability to compromise and build consensus on architectural issues.
• In-depth experience with cloud concepts: Infrastructure as a Service, Serverless Architecture, Container Architecture, Platform as a Service, Storage, Infrastructure as Code, and Identity and Access Management.
• Knowledge of software development concepts and tools including Integrated Development Environments, Continuous Integration, Operating Systems (specifically UNIX/Linux), Test-driven Development, and SDLC Methodologies.

Nice-to-haves

• Cloud Architecture Certifications recommended but not required.

Benefits

• Generous PTO
• Health coverage
• Disability insurance
• Paid family leave
• CapFlex Employee-first mentality supporting remote and hybrid workforce
• Learning & Development Programs offering certification and tuition support
• Modern Health mental health and well-being platform
• Carrot Fertility inclusive fertility and family-forming coverage
• Fringe company paid stipend program for personalized lifestyle benefits
• Employee Resource Groups promoting diversity and inclusion
• Philanthropic Partnerships for community engagement
• 401(k) Matching with no vesting period