About Centric Software: Centric Software® is a global leader, providing an innovative and AI-enabled product-concept-to-commercialization platform for retailers, brands and manufacturers of all sizes. We equip retail, fashion, luxury, footwear, outdoor, home and consumer goods brands with pioneering best-of-breed solutions to plan, design, develop, source, comply, buy, make, price, allocate, sell and replenish products. Our technology powers brands to streamline processes, drive efficiency and operate with confidence in an ever-changing market. Our story is one of rapid growth, bold ideas and extraordinary opportunities. We’re here to challenge the status quo—and we’re looking for brilliant people who want to do the same. No matter where you are in the world, this is your chance to be part of something exceptional. About Centric Software: Centric Software® is a global leader, providing an innovative and AI-enabled product-concept-to-commercialization platform for retailers, brands and manufacturers of all sizes. We equip retail, fashion, luxury, footwear, outdoor, home and consumer goods brands with pioneering best-of-breed solutions to plan, design, develop, source, comply, buy, make, price, allocate, sell and replenish products. Our technology powers brands to streamline processes, drive efficiency and operate with confidence in an ever-changing market. Our story is one of rapid growth, bold ideas and extraordinary opportunities. We’re here to challenge the status quo—and we’re looking for brilliant people who want to do the same. No matter where you are in the world, this is your chance to be part of something exceptional. Job title: Cloud Principal Engineer Location: Anywhere in US / Remote Experience level: 5 Years Compensation: Negotiable Role Summary We are building a new Cloud Engineering function to modernize our platform, improve infrastructure economics, and increase delivery reliability across AWS, Azure, and limited GCP workloads. The Cloud Principal Engineer will work in define the cloud strategy and execution model, build the initial team, and deliver measurable business outcomes across cost optimization, platform standardization, observability modernization, and application modernization. Why This Role Exists Our current environment is operational but fragmented across deployment patterns and cloud operations workflows. This role exists to create a single execution backbone that aligns engineering work with business priorities: - Infrastructure cost reduction and waste elimination. - Standardized, scalable Kubernetes-based platform foundations. - Simplified and cost-aware observability strategy. - Automation-first operations for non-production controls. - Application modernization toward stateless, Linux-aligned deployment patterns. Business Objectives This Role Owns - Drive cloud cost optimization initiatives from audit to remediation execution. - Lead platform direction for managed Kubernetes in a multi-cloud operating model. - Lead migration programs such as Kafka to Kafka-as-a-Service and ARM adoption. - Establish decision framework and rollout plan for Datadog alternatives. - Implementation of governance and automation for non-production shutdown schedules. - Partner with application teams to enable stateless architecture transitions. Key Responsibilities - Work in Defining the cloud engineering operating model and role boundaries across DevOps, Cloud Ops, and R&D teams. - Build and mentor the initial cloud engineering team and hire pipeline. - Prioritize roadmap initiatives into quarterly execution plans with clear owners and milestones. - Establish platform and automation standards for infrastructure provisioning, CI/CD integration, security controls, and reliability. - Lead cross-functional programs that require coordinated cloud, platform, and application changes. - Ensure decisions are evidence-driven with transparent measurement and reporting. Required Qualifications - 5+ years in cloud/platform engineering, SRE, or infrastructure leadership roles. - 3+ years leading cross-functional technical programs with direct business impact. - Strong hands-on depth in at least two of the following: Kubernetes platforms, cloud infrastructure automation, cost optimization, observability, CI/CD systems. - Experience across AWS and Azure in production environments. - Proven ability to translate business goals into technical roadmap execution. - Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders. Technical Skills - Managed Kubernetes platforms: EKS and/or AKS architecture and operations. - Infrastructure as Code: strong hands-on depth in Terraform or OpenTofu or Pulumi. - Cloud automation and scripting: Python and/or TypeScript for workflow and operations automation. - CI/CD implementation: Git-based pipelines, environment promotion, release controls, rollback patterns. - Cloud security foundations: IAM, secrets management, policy enforcement, and least-privilege design. - Cost optimization engineering: rightsizing, idle resource remediation, schedule automation, and governance controls. - Observability foundations: metrics, logs, traces, alert design, and SLO-oriented operating practices. Preferred Technical Skills - Configuration management and systems automation (Ansible or equivalent). - Experience evaluating or migrating monitoring stacks (for example, Datadog alternatives). - Experience with Kafka platform migrations, including Kafka-as-a-Service adoption. - Experience enabling ARM64 migration and multi-arch build/deployment practices. - Experience driving stateless architecture transitions and config externalization patterns. Preferred Qualifications - Experience leading cloud transformation in multi-tenant or regulated environments. - Experience with FinOps practices and cost governance operating models. - Experience with platform migration programs (for example, KaaS, ARM, stateless modernization). - Experience hiring and developing high-performing platform teams. Leadership Competencies - Systems thinking with bias for execution. - Strong ownership and accountability. - Pragmatic decision-making under delivery constraints. - Ability to build alignment across engineering, operations, and business stakeholders. The US base salary range for this full-time position is Negotiable.  Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location.  The range for each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations.  Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience and relevant education or training.  Please note that the compensation details listed reflect the base salary and certain positions may be offered with additional variable incentives. Centric Software provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status or genetic information.

• Review and rationalize current Azure and AWS environments, identifying configuration drift, security gaps, and operational inconsistencies, and establish clear configuration standards across cloud accounts • Introduce repeatable Infrastructure-as-Code patterns to ensure cloud resources are provisioned, versioned, and audited through automated workflows • Strengthen CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployment to reduce manual operations and increase release safety across both application services and ML workloads • Establish consistent logging, metrics, and alerting practices across infrastructure and container workloads to improve operational visibility • Audit and improve cloud security practices including IAM policies, secrets management, network segmentation, and operational access controls • Evaluate current infrastructure architecture and introduce patterns that enable workloads to operate portably across both Azure and AWS environments • Improve Kubernetes platform reliability by refining autoscaling policies, workload isolation, and cluster lifecycle management • Partner with Fullstack and ML teams to reduce infrastructure friction around environments, networking, and resource provisioning

Choisir Capgemini, c'est choisir une entreprise où vous serez en mesure de façonner votre carrière selon vos aspirations. Avec le soutien et l'inspiration d'une communauté d’experts dans le monde entier , vous pourrez réécrire votre futur . Rejoignez nous pour redéfinir les limites de ce qui est possible, contribuer à libérer la valeur de la technologie pour les plus grandes organisations et participer à la construction d’un monde plus durable et inclusif Vos missions - Concevoir et définir des architectures Cloud natives sur AWS et/ou Azure, en garantissant robustesse, haute disponibilité, performance et optimisation des coûts. - Analyser les applications existantes, définir les cibles d’architecture (modernisation, conteneurisation, refactoring…) et piloter leur migration vers les environnements Cloud - Mettre en place des plateformes Cloud scalables, sécurisées et automatisées, en s’appuyant sur les bonnes pratiques DevOps (CI/CD, GitOps, observabilité, SRE). - Concevoir et implémenter les stacks d’Infrastructure as Code et contribuer à l’industrialisation des déploiements. - Accompagner et coacher les équipes techniques dans la montée en compétences sur le Cloud et les pratiques DevOps. - Contribuer aux avant‑ventes : cadrage technique, chiffrage, démonstrations, rédaction d’offres Votre profil - 5 ans d'expérience minimum en architecture Cloud (AWS/Azure) et pratiques DevOps. - Bac+4/5 en ingénierie logicielle ou équivalent - Maîtrise des services managés du Cloud et des environnements conteneurisés (ECS, EKS, AKS, Kubernetes) - Solides compétences en Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible…). - Connaissance des pipelines CI/CD (GitHub Actions, GitLab, Azure DevOps…). - Certifications Cloud ou DevOps appréciées (AWS SA, Azure Architect, CKA/CKAD…). Quelques raisons de nous rejoindre - Qualité de vie au travail : accord de télétravail en France et à l’international, accord sur l’égalité professionnelle, la parentalité, l’équilibre des temps et la mobilité durable. - Apprentissage en continu : certifications et formations en libre accès, accompagnement sur mesure avec votre career manager, parcours d’intégration sur 9 mois. - Avantages groupe & CSE : plan actionnariat, tarif préférentiels, remboursement partiel vacances, remboursement de votre abonnement sportif ou culturel. Nos engagements et priorités Le groupe Capgemini encourage une culture inclusive dans un cadre multiculturel et handi-accueillant. En nous rejoignant, vous intégrez un collectif qui valorise la diversité, développe le potentiel de ses talents, s’engage dans des initiatives solidaires avec ses partenaires, et se mobilise pour réduire son impact environnemental sur tous ses sites et auprès de ses clients. Capgemini est un leader mondial , responsable et multiculturel , regroupant près de 350 000 personnes dans plus de 50 pays. Fort de 55 ans d’expérience , nous sommes un partenaire stratégique des entreprises pour la transformation de leurs activités en tirant profit de toute la puissance de la technologie et des innovations dans les domaines en perpétuelle évolution tels que le cloud, la data, l’Intelligence Artificielle , la connectivité , les logiciels , l’ingénierie digitale ou les plateformes. Get The Future You Want* |www.capgemini.com/fr *Capgemini, le futur que vous voulez

About This Team The Cloud & DaaS Specialist team is a specialized technical presales function within the Citrix DaaS product organization. We are focused on the successful adoption of our cloud services, specifically targeting the migration of on-premises workloads to Microsoft Azure. This team aligns closely with Citrix field teams, Microsoft’s own field teams, Citrix Partners, and our core Citrix Product groups. Our mission is to remove barriers to customer acceptance and adoption of priority Citrix DaaS capabilities, provide expert level expertise on cloud migration considerations in complex enterprise environments, and accelerate the consumption of Citrix DaaS and Azure resources. Responsibilities As a Cloud & DaaS Solution Specialist, you will: - Lead Technical Engagements: Drive the technical lifecycle of priority Citrix DaaS solutions from presentation through initial adoption, including delivering high-impact product demonstrations, leading architectural sessions, and managing Proof of Concepts (PoCs). - Provide Tailored Guidance: Act as a trusted advisor by aligning solutions to customer priorities, building compelling ROI-based business cases, establishing deployment and adoption milestones, and mitigating complex technical challenges in initial customer onboarding - Manage Technical Validation: Own the end-to-end technical validation process. This involves defining success criteria, guiding customers through Proof-of-Concept (PoC) deployments, and proving the performance and security advantages of the Citrix + Azure stack. - Enable the Field, Partners, and Customers: Act as the subject matter expert (SME) for the broader Citrix ecosystem, providing training on the latest Cloud & DaaS capabilities and the specific technical and business advantages of using Citrix to manage Azure and Windows 365 workloads - Share Customer Insights: Capture market trends, adoption blockers, and competitive intelligence from customers and communicate these insights to Product Management to shape the future of the Citrix DaaS roadmap. - Ensure Account Alignment: Maintain accurate customer details plans and progress updates in core CRM, ensuring cross-team alignment and progress on adoption milestones. Experience & Skills - Deep Citrix & Azure Expertise: Expert-level knowledge of Citrix DaaS and/or deep technical proficiency with Microsoft Azure, including Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), Entra ID, Azure Networking (VNETs, ExpressRoute, Peering), and Azure Storage strategies. - Presales Experience: 15+ years of experience in a technical presales, solution architecture, or sales engineering role, specifically within the VDI/DaaS or Cloud Infrastructure space. - Cloud Architecture Patterns: Proven track record of designing and migrating complex enterprise workloads from on-premises datacenters to public cloud infrastructure. - Commercial Acumen: Ability to model cloud costs and articulate the Return on Investment (ROI) of hybrid-cloud models vs. native solutions. - Broad Understanding of the Ecosystem: Identity Management (SAML, OAuth, MFA), Enterprise Security (Zero Trust, SASE), Endpoint Management (Intune, SCCM, thin client), Observability and Monitoring (DEX, IT Ops) - Communication Mastery: Excellent presentation and whiteboarding skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to C-level executives and deep technical engineers alike. - Certifications: Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty (AZ-140) or Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) and/or Citrix Certified Expert/Professional (CCE-V, CCP-V) or DaaS Service certifications. - Agility & Travel: Ability to work in a fast-paced, competitive environment and travel within the North American region to customer sites and industry events (~30%). - Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or relevant industry experience. Compensation may vary depending on your location, qualifications including job-related education, training, experience, licensure, and certification, that could result at a level outside of these ranges. Certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual bonus, and sales incentives depending on the terms of the applicable plan and role as well as individual performance. NY generally ranges: $172,960-$259,440 CA generally ranges: $180,480-$270,720 All other locations fall under our General State range: $150,400-$225,600 Benefits may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Cloud Software Group and the country where you work. U.S. based employees are typically offered access to healthcare, life insurance and disability benefits, 401(k) plan and company match, among others. This requisition has no specific deadline for completion.About Us: Cloud Software Group is one of the world’s largest cloud solution providers, serving more than 100 million users around the globe. When you join Cloud Software Group, you are making a difference for real people, each of whom count on our suite of cloud-based products to get work done — from anywhere. Members of our team will tell you that we value passion for technology and the courage to take risks. Everyone is empowered to learn, dream, and build the future of work. We are on the brink of another Cambrian leap -- a moment of immense evolution and growth. And we need your expertise and experience to do it. Now is the perfect time to move your skills to the cloud. Cloud Software Group is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, genetic carrier status, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions (including lactation status), marital status, military service, protected veteran status, political activity or affiliation, taking or requesting statutorily protected leave and other protected classifications. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during any part of the application process, please contact us via the Bridge portal for assistance.