About Ascendion
Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We develop and manage software platforms and products that drive growth and deliver engaging experiences to consumers and employees. Our capabilities in engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solutions accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our global workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders provides solutions worldwide. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.
Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life
We foster a culture based on opportunity, inclusion, and partnership. Join us to change the world:
- Build innovative technology for leading brands
- Solve complex problems and learn new skills
- Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients
- Enhance your craft through leading training programs and hands-on experience
- Be part of a community of change makers
Our culture is the fabric of our company, making us unique and diverse. Sharing ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy enables everyone to excel at Ascendion.
About the Role:
Role: Cloud Architect
Location: Mexico (Remote)
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary:
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct discovery sessions to identify customer needs and define PoC opportunities.
- Design and implement cloud-based prototypes using AWS services, ensuring scalability, security, and best practices.
- Engage with AWS service teams, marketing, and professional services to align customer requirements with AWS technology roadmaps.
- Contribute to whitepapers, blogs, tutorials, and participate in industry conferences to provide thought leadership.
- Drive AWS service adoption by educating customers on cloud-native architectures, DevOps, security, and advanced networking principles.
- Guide organizations in cloud migration strategies and modern application development.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to refine operational models and optimize delivery processes.
- Travel as needed (approximately 25%) to engage with clients and AWS stakeholders.
Requirements:
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (Mandatory)
- AWS Advanced Networking – Specialty Certification
- AWS Certified Database – Specialty Certification
- 7+ years of experience in cloud architecture, solution development, and technical consulting
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS services such as EC2, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, and IAM
- Proficiency in modern application development, including serverless, containerization (EKS, ECS), and microservices architectures
- Experience with networking, security, compliance, and identity management in AWS environments
- Ability to develop low-fidelity prototypes and articulate frameworks and approaches effectively to customers
- Strong communication and presentation skills to engage both technical and business stakeholders
Tell us about your experiences, education, and ambitions. Bring your knowledge, unique viewpoint, and creativity to the table. Let’s talk!