Full-Time
Cloud Architect Engineer
Azure
Artefact
1,001-5,000 employees
Data and AI-driven business transformation consulting
No salary listed
Dubai - United Arab Emirates
In Person
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- Proven experience designing and implementing cloud architectures on Azure at scale
- Strong expertise in cloud security, networking, and compliance frameworks
- Led the end-to-end design of highly available, secure, and cost-optimized Azure environments for enterprise customers, leveraging services such as Azure Virtual Network, Azure Kubernetes Service, and Azure App Service
- Defined multi-region disaster recovery and high availability architectures using Azure Traffic Manager, paired regions, and Azure Site Recovery, achieving RTOs under 1 hour for mission-critical workloads
- Enable automated patching, scaling, and monitoring tasks via Azure DevOps YAML pipelines and PowerShell Desired State Configuration
- Deep understanding of cloud cost optimization, monitoring, and high availability design patterns
- Collaborated with data engineers to optimize architectures on Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Synapse, and MS Fabric
- Strong leadership capabilities with experience managing technical teams and large-scale projects
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including experience creating business-focused presentations
- Demonstrated problem-solving abilities for complex, multi-disciplinary cloud projects
- Experience managing senior stakeholders and navigating client discussions effectively
- Ability to mentor, coach, and develop technical teams in cloud engineering best practices
- A track record of contributing to business growth through technical innovation and strategic initiatives
- Lead the design and implementation of cloud infrastructure architectures (cloud, on-premise, hybrid) aligned with business requirements
- Define and enforce best practices for cloud platform deployment and configuration, security, networking, operations and tools selection
- Oversee the integration of cloud platforms with data pipelines, storage, and compute services
- Standardize coding, deployment, and monitoring practices across cloud environments
- Design and implement automated solutions to set up, monitor, and adjust cloud infrastructure efficiently
- Lead problem-solving initiatives for complex technical challenges related to cloud environments
- Provide technical leadership across multiple cloud projects, ensuring efficient resource management
- Foster teamwork by mentoring, coaching and guiding cloud engineers and ensuring knowledge transfer
- Manage client relationships regarding project expectations, timelines, and outcomes
- Contribute to Artefact's growth by maintaining tech partnerships, leading technical proposals to support project planning and identify potential growth areas with existing accounts
Artefact helps organizations use data and AI to transform their operations and decision-making. It provides end-to-end services across the data value chain, from strategy and data platform implementation to governance, advanced analytics, and sector-specific AI tools, delivered through consulting and project execution. The company works with industries like FMCG, retail, and luxury goods to optimize marketing performance, customer engagement, and ROI. Artefact differentiates itself by combining consulting expertise with data science and AI capabilities across multiple regions, offering integrated, sector-focused solutions rather than just advisory services. The main goal is to help clients adopt data-driven approaches to improve efficiency, decision quality, and marketing results at scale.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
1998
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Cinven's $1.2B investment in early 2026 fuels global expansion to 2500 employees across 23 countries.
- Acquired Finor adding 30 AI experts, targeting 250 LatAm staff by end-2025 for financial services.
- New Abidjan office expands African footprint with tailored data AI services for emerging markets.
What critics are saying
- Cinven enforces cost-cutting, shedding 20-30% low-margin data marketing clients within 6-12 months.
- Accenture undercuts with 25-40% cheaper Vertex AI bundles to L’Oréal and Sanofi in 12-24 months.
- Talent exodus to Google DeepMind drains 2500 data scientists with 50% salary jumps in 3-9 months.
What makes Artefact unique
- Artefact fuses consulting, data science, AI, and marketing for end-to-end transformations.
- Won 2026 Google Cloud AI Partner of the Year for EMEA, second consecutive year.
- Launched Agentic AI Programs decoupling revenue growth from operating costs using Gemini Enterprise.
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↑ 13%Displayce and Artefact rely on programmatic DOOH for Ubisoft. Together with Displayce and the agency Artefact, Ubisoft implemented a programmatic DOOH campaign for Just Dance 2026 in four countries at the end of 2025. In Germany, digital screens were placed in the immediate vicinity of Mediamarkt and Smyths Toys stores. The campaign achieved 1.2 million impressions and an ad recall rate of 33%. Editorial - March 31, 2026 As part of the Christmas season, Ubisoft worked with Displayce and agency Artefact to roll out a programmatic DOOH campaign in four markets. The campaign was implemented in Germany, France, the UK and Australia to raise awareness of Just Dance 2026 and encourage purchase intent at the point of sale. Proximity-based targeting in Germany. In Germany, the campaign was activated in close proximity to key retail partners, with digital screens near Mediamarkt and Smyths Toys stores. Proximity-based targeting with activation zones of up to 0.5 kilometers around the points of sale enabled the target group to be reached at the relevant moment of their customer journey. The creatives were adapted to the respective environments and integrated the retailers' logos to create a direct link between the advertising message and the availability of the game in the store. This approach was adapted locally in each market, taking into account the respective retail structures and market conditions. Successful performance figures. In Germany, the campaign achieved 1.2 million impressions and an ad recall rate of 33%. In addition, consideration increased by 30 points. Further information on Displayce can be found at www.displayce.com.
Artefact, a global data and AI transformation company, has launched Agentic AI Transformation Programs designed to help enterprises scale revenue without proportionally increasing headcount or operational costs. The initiative aims to move companies beyond experimental AI projects towards autonomous systems that handle exponential complexity whilst maintaining stable costs. The programme follows a four-pillar strategy: process redesign and simplification, strategic deployment of autonomous agents, data infrastructure foundations, and operational model transformation. Artefact is also introducing an AI Quick Scan diagnostic tool that delivers a transformation roadmap within four to five weeks, helping organisations identify high-ROI opportunities for agentic AI implementation. "Agentic AI isn't just a tech upgrade; it's a new economic lever," said Ghadi Hobeika, CEO of Artefact US.
French company Artefact, present in 25 countries, has acquired a business from teachers in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Artefact was valued at $1 billion in a recent investment round this year.
Artefact, a data and AI consultancy, has acquired Brazilian firm Finor, which specializes in AI solutions for the banking and financial sectors. This acquisition, through Artefact's Brazilian subsidiary, enhances its presence in the Latam region and aims to lead AI-driven transformation in financial services. Finor's team of nearly 30 AI professionals will join Artefact's LatAm team, expected to grow to 250 employees by the end of 2025.
UK private equity group Cinven, with $51 billion AUM, has invested in French data and AI consulting firm Artefact at a reported $1.2 billion valuation. Artefact, founded in 2014 by Guillaume de Roquemaurel, Philippe Rolet, and Vincent Luciani, specializes in data transformation and AI services. The company operates in 23 countries and partners with 1,000 clients, including major brands like Samsung and L'Oréal.