IDEMIA

Lead Cloud Architect

IDEMIA  •  Courbevoie, FR (Onsite)  •  3 months ago
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Job Description

About IDEMIA Secure Transactions

IDEMIA Secure Transactions, a division of IDEMIA Group, is the leading technology provider making it safer and easier to pay and connect. With unmatched expertise in cryptography and credential issuance, IST is trusted by over 2,000 financial institutions, mobile operators, automotive manufacturers, and IoT providers worldwide. Every day, IST secures billions of essential transactions, ensuring the highest levels of data protection and convenience.

Purpose

As part of a newly created cross-functional delivery team, you will design, build, and operate secure, scalable, and fully automated cloud platforms supporting prototypes and MVPs.

You will oversee the design of scalable, secure, and cost-efficient architectures on Azure, enabling fast experimentation (3–6 months cycles) with strong autonomy and alignment with “everything as code” and “AI-first” principles.

Key Missions

Your daily tasks will include:

• Designing end-to-end technical architectures for prototypes, MVPs, IoT services, APIs, and AI-enabled platforms.

• Selecting modern tools and services (Azure, Datadog, Kubernetes/serverless, IaC) based on efficiency and delivery speed.

• Leading architecture reviews and ensuring compliance with security and RUN compatibility expectations.

• Implementing infrastructure-as-code foundations enabling rapid deployment and reproducibility.

• Supporting engineering teams (backend, data, AI, mobile) with architectural guidance and hands-on support.

• Ensuring observability, scalability, performance, and right-sizing of environments.

• Collaborating with the Security Architect to guarantee secure-by-design patterns

KEY COMPETENCIES

Core Technical Skills

• Proven expertise designing and deploying applications on Azure (serverless, containers, networking).

• Deep knowledge of API platforms, event-driven architectures, and IoT frameworks.

• Strong experience with CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform).

• Understanding of observability, monitoring, and SRE practices.

• Familiarity with AI/ML deployment environments is a plus.

Programming

• Ability to prototype in Python, Node.js, or Go.

• Capability to review code and support engineering teams technically.

Profile & Other Information

EXPERIENCE / BACKGROUND

  • You are passionate about cloud architecture, high-performance platforms, and modern engineering practices. You enjoy working in fast-paced, autonomous teams and have a strong background designing solutions on Azure at scale.
  • You hold a Bac +5 or higher (Engineering School, Master’s Degree) and have substantial experience in cloud architecture leadership roles.

Key Skills

• Strong communication and architecture evangelization abilities.

• Ability to simplify complexity and guide teams in fast-paced environments.

• Proactive, autonomous, and focused on delivery excellence.

• Fluency in French & English.

Education:

  • Master’s Degree, Engineering School
  • Azure Certification

About IDEMIA Secure Transactions

IDEMIA Secure Transactions, a division of IDEMIA Group, is the leading technology provider making it safer and easier to pay and connect. With unmatched expertise in cryptography and credential issuance, IST is trusted by over 2,000 financial institutions, mobile operators, automotive manufacturers, and IoT providers worldwide. Every day, IST secures billions of essential transactions, ensuring the highest levels of data protection and convenience.

IDEMIA

About IDEMIA

IDEMIA Group is a global technology leader with more than 12 500 employees worldwide. Its two market-leading divisions deliver mission-critical solutions that simplify and secure interactions in the physical and digital realms:

• IDEMIA Secure Transactions (IST) is the leading technology provider making it safer and easier to pay and connect. With unmatched expertise in cryptography and credential issuance, IST is trusted by over 2000 financial institutions, mobile operators, automotive manufacturers, and IoT providers worldwide. Every day, IST secures billions of essential transactions, ensuring the highest levels of data protection and convenience.

• IDEMIA Public Security is a trusted provider of government-grade and convenient biometric-based solutions for 600 government, state and federal agencies. With decades of experience in biometric technologies, IPS enables safer, frictionless and fairer ways to secure travel, access and citizen protection.

For more information, visit www.idemia.com and follow @IDEMIAGroup on X.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Courbevoie, FR
Year Founded
Unknown
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