Manager Cloud Architect - Paris

Who are we?

Artefact is a French consulting and engineering firm specializing in data and AI, and a leader in Europe, which for 10 years has specialized in the design and deployment of artificial intelligence technologies and data-driven solutions. Based in Paris, we are now present in 24 countries on all continents and employ 1,700 people. 

Our mission is to help companies harness the full potential of AI and data by developing tailor-made solutions adapted to their business challenges. As pioneers in this field, we combine technological expertise with operational excellence, collaborating with major market players. Our clients span all key sectors of the economy – industry, retail, luxury, consumer goods, health, finance – and include large international groups. 

Beyond consulting, we are actively committed to ethical and accessible AI. We launched the "School of Data" to promote retraining for tech careers, and created an AI Research Center in Paris and Shanghai.

Your missions:

o Analysis and understanding of client needs 

• You work in close collaboration with the business, leading workshops to study client needs 
• You are proactive in formalizing the problem to ensure the real need is understood 
• You immerse yourself in the client's culture and ecosystem to master their context and ensure technological framing 

o Solution design

• You recommend target solutions and architectures, estimating the feasibility and implementation risks of each project 
• You work with clients' technical departments to identify the most relevant solutions for the organization 
• You master the various data flows implemented in the solution, as well as their transformation, storage, and distribution in a Cloud context (GCP and Azure) 
• You combine pragmatism and vision, creating realistic solutions that meet future needs, demonstrating scalability and reliability 

o Implementation monitoring

• You work with development teams and data scientists to guide and facilitate the production and deployment of solutions 
• You work with business teams to iterate on solutions and work agilely, while refining your understanding of the need 
• You collaborate with client teams to facilitate solution ownership and its sustainability 

Your mindset: 

• Ingenious, you enjoy solving problems and mobilizing team energy 
• Your investigative skills allow you to gather all necessary information to build the best solution that meets the client's needs 
• Curious, you are constantly monitoring new technologies to deeply understand what will be useful for delivering future data architectures 
• Benevolent, you contribute to the upskilling of development teams around technologies 
• Business oriented, you interact with our clients (external and internal) and all technical stakeholders to meet complex requirements and provide adequate solutions.

Profile:

• With an engineering or computer science background, you have excellent knowledge of the functioning of the main components of a modern technical architecture. 
• You have at least 5 years of experience, which allows you to take a high-level view of the topics you handle, and you possess one or more areas of expertise: Data Architectures, Cloud, IT System Architecture, IoT, DevOps… 
• You have at least one experience in consulting. 
• You have a mastery of English and successful experience in a similar environment (IT service company, consulting...). 

The pluses:

• In-depth specific knowledge of Google (GCP), Microsoft (Azure), or Amazon (AWS) cloud technologies; 
• Software development experience
  
  

Why join us 

• Full stack at the forefront of innovation: Python, Kubernetes, Kafka, Spark, Google Cloud Platform (BQ, Dataflow, Compute Engine, PubSub, AppEngine…), Airflow, Docker 
• Diversity of projects, for example (but not limited to):
  - Data Lake implementation
  - Chatbot creation
  - Industrialization of machine learning algorithms
  - Data strategy definition 
• Young and challenging environment, competent team 
• International reach and growing company 

At Artefact, we recruit our employees solely based on our needs and the individual qualities of each candidate. We ensure the development of their professional skills and responsibilities without any discrimination, including beliefs, gender, age, disability status, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, affiliation to a political, religious, or trade union organization, or to a minority.