Principal Enterprise Architect
Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
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Job Summary
Choosing Capgemini means choosing a company where you will be empowered to shape your career in the way youd like where youll be supported and inspired bya collaborative community of colleagues around the world and where youll be able to reimagine whats possible. Join us and help the worlds leading organizationsunlock the value of technology and build a more sustainable more inclusive world.
Chicago IL; Atlanta GA; New York NY; Dallas TX; San Francisco CA
Capgeminis Insights & Data global business line is seeking a visionary and highly accomplished Senior Architect at the this role you will champion technical excellence design cutting-edge cloud and AI-driven architectures and provide executive-level thought leadership. You will serve as a trusted advisor to our clients bridging the gap between complex technical solutions and overarching business strategies.
As a senior leader you will also play a pivotal role in strengthening Capgeminis market presence by collaborating with strategic hyperscaler partners and driving innovative solutions across diverse industries.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner directly with Capgeminis enterprise clients as a Chief Enterprise Architect to lead complex large-scale platform migrations digital transformations and modernization projects across Data Analytics and AI domains.
- Design and deliver robust enterprise-scale blueprints including Data Lake Medallion event-driven domain-driven and modular microservices architectures.
- Lead technical presales activities author high-impact proposals and engineer reusable IT frameworks accelerators and methodologies to drive business growth.
- Serve as an enterprise advisor capable of stepping into high-stakes or critical projects to course-correct architectures salvage delivery schedules and mitigate risks.
- Collaborate deeply with strategic partners (including AWS Microsoft Google Snowflake Databricks and SAP) to showcase Capgeminis capabilities representing the firm as a speaker at industry conferences and partner events.
- Drive innovation in Cloud Data Analytics and AI domains by regularly publishing articles and maintaining a high-visibility profile within the global Enterprise Architecture community.
- Establish technology visions and multi-year roadmaps. Manage executive stakeholder expectations rationally challenge legacy delivery approaches and cultivate an optimized collaborative and multicultural delivery team.
- Minimum of 16 years of experience in the IT industry.
- Minimum of 6 years of dedicated experience acting in an Architect capacity.
- Strong knowledge of standard industry architecture frameworks; valid certifications in TOGAF IAF NIST Zachman or DoDAF are highly expected.
- Domain experience in one or more of the following industries is highly preferred: Manufacturing Automotive Life Sciences Telecommunications Media Hi-Tech or Energy & Utilities.
- Bachelors Masters degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science Information Systems Electronics and Communication or similar fields of technology.
Technical Skills & Competencies
- Deep expertise in hands-on software development and presales across major cloud ecosystems (AWS Azure or Google Cloud). Advanced proficiency in cloud-native services and programming languages including Spark Scala and Java. Multiple cloud certifications are expected.
- Deep expertise in building enterprise-scale AI solutions using AWS Bedrock AWS SageMaker Google Vertex AI Azure ML and OpenAI LLMs. Mastery of advanced paradigms including LLMOps/MLOps prompt engineering fine-tuning Large Language Models Agent Mesh RAG Vector Databases Chain-of-Thought Context Engineering and Agent/Loop Engineering. Hands-on experience with modern AI development tools (e.g. Cursor Codex Claude Code Claude Cowork).
- Proficient with cross-platform data environments such as Databricks and Snowflake. Experience of implementing hybrid cloud & multi-cloud architecture.
- Advanced capability in database modeling and design for both relational systems and NoSQL databases.
- Extensive experience designing microservices event-driven architectures and managing complex batch and streaming data flows.
- Proven track record implementing data quality data lineage data observability and data marshalling strategies. Preference for hands-on experience with enterprise data governance tools such as Informatica Alation Collibra or Reltio.
- Practical experience building semantic layers data products data sharing mechanisms and usage metering within a Data Mesh framework.
- Proven capability in migrating large-scale enterprise data and application platforms from on-premise to cloud or executing cloud-to-cloud hyperscaler migrations using a phased agile approach.
- Comprehensive understanding of infrastructure security designing resilient/fault-tolerant environments and executing FinOps automation to manage non-functional requirements (NFRs) like scalability and cost optimization.
- Proficient in complex deployment automation DataOps DevOps and CI/CD pipelines utilizing GitHub GitHub Actions Jenkins etc. within high-performing Agile teams.
The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is $180000 to $250000
Capgemini provides compensation range information in accordance with applicable national state provincial and local pay transparency laws. The base compensation range listed for this position reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation Capgemini in good faith believes it may pay for the role at the time of this posting. This range may be subject to change as permitted by law.
The actual compensation offered to any candidate may fall outside of the posted range and will be determined based on multiple factors legally permitted in the applicable jurisdiction.
These may include but are not limited to: Geographic location Education and qualifications Certifications and licenses Relevant experience and skills Seniority and performance Market and business consideration Internal pay equity.
It is not typical for candidates to be hired at or near the top of the posted compensation range.
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:
- Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F) defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days depending on grade Company paid holidays Personal Days Sick Leave
- Medical dental and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
- Retirement savings plans (e.g. 401(k) in the U.S. RRSP in Canada)
- Life and disability insurance
- Employee assistance programs
- Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility
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 Capgeminis 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
Capgemini is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging inclusion in the workplace. Capgemini also participates in the Partnership Accreditation in Indigenous Relations (PAIR) program which supports meaningful engagement with Indigenous communities across Canada by promoting fairness accessibility inclusion and respect. We value the rich cultural heritage and contributions of Indigenous Peoples and actively work to create a welcoming and respectful environment. 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.
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