Amazon Connect - Principal (COL)

Slalom; Bogotá ciudad; Presencial; COP 120.000.000 - 190.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Slalom is seeking an Amazon Connect Principal to lead deployment of contact center services and mentor a team of technologists in Bogotá, Colombia. You will collaborate with clients, define designs, and drive pre-sales and delivery activities while advancing AWS-based solutions.

You will mentor teammates, contribute to recruiting efforts, and provide expert guidance on best practices for contact centers and AI-enabled capabilities, shaping projects from architecture to go-live.

Formación

• 3+ years of consulting experience.
• Experience with Amazon Connect and supporting AWS services.
• Proficiency in Python or Node.js.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to guide clients and account teams on opportunities and value.

Responsabilidades

• Lead implementation of contact center services using Amazon Connect and AWS.
• Collaborate with clients and teammates to define technical designs meeting business goals.
• Provide coaching, performance feedback, and career development for direct reports.
• Support recruiting by interviewing candidates and engaging with industry events.
• Provide technical and functional guidance to sales, project teams, and customers.
• Build/ configure Amazon Connect and related components.
• Ensure testing verifies security and expected performance.
• Develop and use DevOps tooling and IaC approaches.
• Participate in deployment, cutover, and post-go-live support.
• Create architecture and workflow diagrams.

Conocimientos

Amazon Connect

AWS services

People leadership

Client collaboration

DevOps tooling

Python/Node.js

Herramientas

Python

Node.js

AWS CloudFormation

Descripción del empleo

As a modern technology company, our Slalom Technologists are disrupting the market and bringing to life the art of the possible for our clients. We have passion for building strategies, solutions, and creative products to help our clients solve their most complex and interesting business problems. We surround our technologists with interesting challenges, innovative minds, and emerging technologies.

Our Amazon Connect experts excel in driving customer transformation through the development of distinctive experiences and the application of digital technologies. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on diverse projects, ranging from contact center migrations to enabling Agentic AI capabilities. We are seeking a passionate Amazon Connect Principal to join our team.

What You’ll Do

• Lead others and contribute directly in the implementation of contact center services, leveraging Amazon Connect & related AWS services.
• Collaborate with clients and teammates to define technical designs to meet business objectives, as part of project delivery and pre-sales solutioning.
• Be a People Leader, completing annual performance reviews and providing recurring feedback & coaching to advance the capabilities and careers of direct reports.
• Support recruiting efforts by networking to identify skilled professionals, performing candidate interviews, and representing Slalom at industry events.
• Provide Amazon Connect technical and functional expertise to sales teams, project teams, and customers.
• Build custom components and/or configure Amazon Connect as necessary.
• Ensure proper testing is performed to validate built work products perform as expected and meet security requirements.
• Create, support, and/or utilize DevOps tooling, including infrastructure as code.
• Participate in deployment, cutover, and post-go-live support activities.
• Prepare technical documentation, including architecture and workflow diagrams.
• Work closely with others, including designers, developers, architects, project managers, and business stakeholders, to meet project timeline and quality objectives.
• Identify opportunities and support proposal development for new/existing clients.
• Support the development of case studies, demos, and training materials.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, providing expert guidance on contact center best practices, industry trends, and AWS capabilities.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience in designing, implementing, or supporting contact center solutions, including hands-on experience with Amazon Connect and supporting AWS services (e.g., Lex, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, CloudFormation).
• 3+ years of consulting experience, or equivalent experience working directly with stakeholders to understand and achieve business goals.
• An understanding of industry trends and platform capabilities to help guide clients and account teams in identifying opportunities to unlock additional value.
• Experience enabling, coaching, and supporting team members.
• Familiarity with generative AI concepts and capabilities, especially as related to contact center use cases.
• Proficiency in programming/scripting languages, such as Python/Node.js.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.
• Effective oral and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Active AWS certifications or ability to achieve relevant certifications upon hire.
• A desire to continually learn new skills and share your knowledge with others.

About Us

Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries partner with clients to co-create powerful customer experiences, modern ways of working, and meaningful impact.

What sets us apart? We believe work should be challenging and fulfilling, not perfect, but possible. That’s why we prioritize purpose, flexibility, connection, and recognition, so our people can thrive and love what they do, most days.