Amazon Connect Engineer

Avahi; United States; Remote; USD 16,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-First Flexibility

Innovative Culture

Career Development

Purpose-Driven Mission

Global Collaboration

Job summary

Avahi is hiring an Amazon Connect Engineer to design and deliver cloud contact center solutions for SMB customers. You will lead discovery workshops, translate requirements into contact flows, and own end-to-end Connect environments with Avahi’s developers and cloud architects.

You will implement contact flows, IVR, and omnichannel capabilities, collaborate with data scientists on conversational AI, and ensure successful transitions from legacy systems to cloud-based contact centers.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience designing and implementing Amazon Connect solutions (contact flows, queues, routing profiles, agent configuration)
• Demonstrated experience running customer-facing workshops, requirements gathering sessions, and solution design presentations
• Solid understanding of traditional telephony concepts: SIP/PSTN, IVR design, ACD routing, CTI, call recording, workforce management fundamentals
• Experience integrating Amazon Connect with at least one major CRM platform, particularly Salesforce, HubSpot, or Zoho
• Working knowledge of supporting AWS services: Lambda, Lex, DynamoDB, S3, CloudWatch, Kinesis, IAM
• Familiarity with the Amazon Connect Streams API and Contact Control Panel (CCP) customization
• Active AWS Solutions Architect – Associate certification (or higher)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience working in a consulting or professional services delivery model

Responsibilities

• Lead customer discovery workshops to understand existing contact center operations, call volumes, routing logic, IVR trees, agent workflows, and business KPIs
• Map customer products, services, and support models to contact center requirements including queue design, hours of operation, and escalation paths
• Develop contact center solution designs and present recommendations to customer stakeholders, translating technical capabilities into business outcomes
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for customers throughout the engagement lifecycle
• Design and configure Amazon Connect instances including contact flows, queues, routing profiles, agent hierarchies, and hours of operation
• Build and optimize IVR experiences using Amazon Connect contact flows, leveraging DTMF inputs, dynamic routing, and customer data lookups
• Configure omnichannel capabilities across voice, chat, and task channels
• Implement Contact Lens for real-time and post-call analytics, sentiment analysis, and agent performance monitoring
• Integrate Amazon Connect with customer CRM systems using CTI adapters and the Amazon Connect Streams API
• Develop and maintain contact flow documentation, runbooks, and operational handoff materials
• Partner with Avahi’s full-stack developers to build CCP interfaces, agent desktop apps, and backend integrations using Lambda, DynamoDB, and other AWS services
• Coordinate with data scientists and AI/ML engineers on conversational AI use cases including Amazon Lex bot design and natural language IVR flows
• Work with cloud architects on infrastructure decisions including networking, security, and IAM configurations for Connect deployments
• Contribute to development of reusable patterns, templates, and accelerators for future Connect engagements
• Advise customers on number porting, DID management, toll-free provisioning, and carrier integration strategies
• Translate legacy contact center configurations into Amazon Connect architectures
• Guide customers through change management considerations when migrating from on-premise or hosted contact center platforms to cloud

Skills

Discovery workshops

Traditional telephony concepts

CRM integration

AWS Cloud collaboration

Technical presentation

Education

AWS Solutions Architect – Associate

Tools

Lambda

Lex

DynamoDB

S3

CloudWatch

Kinesis

IAM

Job description

Location: India; Mexico

This position is open to candidates based in Mexico and India only. Applications from outside Mexico or India will not be considered.

Summary

Avahi is an AWS Premier Tier Services Partner that builds AI-powered and cloud-native solutions for customers across industries. We are hiring an Amazon Connect Engineer to design and deliver custom cloud contact center solutions for our SMB customers.

This role blends hands-on Amazon Connect configuration with contact center business analysis. You will lead customer discovery workshops, translate business requirements into contact flow designs, and own the end-to-end implementation of Amazon Connect environments — supported by Avahi’s full-stack developers, data scientists, and cloud architects for deeper technical and AI workstreams.

The ideal candidate has strong Amazon Connect experience, understands traditional telephony and contact center operations, and can serve as a trusted advisor to customers navigating the move from legacy systems to cloud-based contact centers.

Responsibilities

Customer Engagement & Discovery

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  Lead customer discovery workshops to understand existing contact center operations, call volumes, routing logic, IVR trees, agent workflows, and business KPIs
• 
  Map customer products, services, and support models to contact center requirements including queue design, hours of operation, and escalation paths
• 
  Develop contact center solution designs and present recommendations to customer stakeholders, translating technical capabilities into business outcomes
• 
  Serve as the primary technical point of contact for customers throughout the engagement lifecycle

Amazon Connect Implementation

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  Design and configure Amazon Connect instances including contact flows, queues, routing profiles, agent hierarchies, and hours of operation
• 
  Build and optimize IVR experiences using Amazon Connect contact flows, leveraging DTMF inputs, dynamic routing, and customer data lookups
• 
  Configure omnichannel capabilities across voice, chat, and task channels
• 
  Implement Contact Lens for real-time and post-call analytics, sentiment analysis, and agent performance monitoring
• 
  Integrate Amazon Connect with customer CRM systems using CTI adapters and the Amazon Connect Streams API
• 
  Develop and maintain contact flow documentation, runbooks, and operational handoff materials

Technical Collaboration

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  Partner with Avahi’s full-stack developers to build custom CCP interfaces, agent desktop applications, and backend integrations using Lambda, DynamoDB, and other AWS services
• 
  Coordinate with data scientists and AI/ML engineers on conversational AI use cases including Amazon Lex bot design and natural language IVR flows
• 
  Work with cloud architects on infrastructure decisions including networking, security, and IAM configurations for Connect deployments
• 
  Contribute to the development of reusable patterns, templates, and accelerators for future Connect engagements

Telephone & Contact Center Expertise

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  Advise customers on number porting, DID management, toll-free provisioning, and carrier integration strategies
• 
  Translate legacy contact center configurations (Avaya, Cisco, Genesys, Five9, etc.) into Amazon Connect architectures
• 
  Guide customers through change management considerations when migrating from on-premise or hosted contact center platforms to cloud

Required Qualifications

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  3+ years of hands-on experience designing and implementing Amazon Connect solutions (contact flows, queues, routing profiles, agent configuration)
• 
  Demonstrated experience running customer-facing workshops, requirements gathering sessions, and solution design presentations
• 
  Solid understanding of traditional telephony concepts: SIP/PSTN, IVR design, ACD routing, CTI, call recording, workforce management fundamentals
• 
  Experience integrating Amazon Connect with at least one major CRM platform, particularly Salesforce, HubSpot, or Zoho
• 
  Working knowledge of supporting AWS services: Lambda, Lex, DynamoDB, S3, CloudWatch, Kinesis, IAM
• 
  Familiarity with the Amazon Connect Streams API and Contact Control Panel (CCP) customization
• 
  Active AWS Solutions Architect – Associate certification (or higher)
• 
  Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• 
  Experience working in a consulting or professional services delivery model

Preferred Qualifications

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  5+ years of Amazon Connect experience or combined Amazon Connect + legacy contact center platform experience
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  AWS Solutions Architect – Professional certification
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  Completion of the Amazon Connect Learning Plan on AWS Skill Builder (digital badge)
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  Experience with Contact Lens for Amazon Connect (real-time analytics, call summarization, agent assist)
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  Hands-on experience with Amazon Lex for conversational IVR and chatbot implementations
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  Experience with workforce management (WFM) and workforce optimization (WFO) tool integrations (Verint, NICE, Calabrio)
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  Experience with additional CRM integrations (Zendesk, ServiceNow, Microsoft Dynamics) or building custom CTI integrations for platforms without native Connect adapters
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  Background migrating customers from legacy platforms such as Avaya, Cisco UCCE/UCCX, Genesys Cloud, Five9, or NICE inContact
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  Infrastructure-as-code experience with CloudFormation or Terraform for Connect resource provisioning
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  Familiarity with number porting processes, carrier relationships, and SIP trunk configuration
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  Experience in an AWS Partner environment or understanding of the AWS Partner Network (APN) ecosystem

Why Work Here

1. Remote-First Flexibility:
   Enjoy work-life harmony in a remote-first environment that allows you to work from anywhere.
2. Innovative Culture:
   We embrace a startup mindset, encouraging creativity, agility, and growth. Be part of a team that explores cutting-edge technology and drives impactful solutions.
3. Career Development:
   Avahi is committed to your growth, offering mentorship and opportunities to advance your career.
4. Purpose-Driven Mission:
   Join us in making a difference. Avahi is dedicated to championing diversity, supporting women in tech, and fostering sustainable practices.
5. Global Collaboration:
   Work alongside a diverse, talented team, sharing insights and collaborating to create innovative solutions that make a real impact.

Join Avahi and make an impact in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment with abundant opportunities for growth.

Accessibility and Inclusivity Statement

At Avahi, we are committed to fostering a workplace that celebrates diversity and inclusivity. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, including those from underrepresented communities.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, providing a fair and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know, and we will work to meet your needs.