Senior Azure Cloud Architect (Terraform, PostgreSQL)

Company description Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally-enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value. Overview The following skills are essential for this role. Candidates must demonstrate strong proficiency across these areas: Infrastructure & Automation Infrastructure as Code (IaC) — Terraform (primary and non-negotiable) ★ Mandatory CI/CD pipeline automation: Bitbucket, Jenkins, XLR, AWS CodePipeline, GitHub Actions Azure Architecture Strong Azure architecture experience: compute, storage, networking, and platform services Enterprise-scale Azure landing zones: management groups, subscriptions, and governance models Compute platforms: Azure VMs, App Services, Azure Functions, AKS (architecture-level understanding) Identity & Security Identity & access management using Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, PIM, and managed identities Security architecture: Zero Trust principles, Azure Defender, and secure baseline controls Secrets & encryption: Azure Key Vault, certificate and key lifecycle management Policy & compliance: Azure Policy, initiatives, and governance enforcement at scale Networking Azure networking (hands-on): hub-spoke VNETs, subnets, NSGs, UDRs, and routing Private connectivity: Private Endpoints, Azure DNS (public/private), name resolution patterns Observability & Resilience Observability & operations: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, alerting and diagnostics High availability & DR design: availability zones, regional failover, and backup strategies Qualifications Your Skills & Experience: Candidates should have experience with one or more cloud database platforms: PostgreSQL — managed cloud PostgreSQL (Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server) ★ Mandatory Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, or equivalent cloud-native database services Database security, encryption at rest/transit, and backup/restore strategies Performance tuning and query optimization on cloud database platforms Ability to own end-to-end architecture: from whiteboard design to hands-on implementation Strong communication skills — able to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders Collaborative mindset with experience working across engineering, security, and compliance teams Comfortable working in fast-paced, client-facing delivery environments Hands-on coder: does not just design, but actively builds and validates solutions Additional information An inclusive workplace that promotes diversity and collaboration. Access to ongoing learning and development opportunities. Competitive compensation and benefits package. Flexibility to support work-life balance. Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family. Generous paid leave and holidays. Wellness program and employee assistance. As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected] or you may call us at +1-617-621-0200. Pay Range: $140,000 - $190,000

Your Skills & Experience: Candidates should have experience with one or more cloud database platforms: PostgreSQL — managed cloud PostgreSQL (Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server) ★ Mandatory Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, or equivalent cloud-native database services Database security, encryption at rest/transit, and backup/restore strategies Performance tuning and query optimization on cloud database platforms Ability to own end-to-end architecture: from whiteboard design to hands-on implementation Strong communication skills — able to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders Collaborative mindset with experience working across engineering, security, and compliance teams Comfortable working in fast-paced, client-facing delivery environments Hands-on coder: does not just design, but actively builds and validates solutions