Principal Cloud Architect

Caylent; United States; Remote; USD 165,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud-native services company is seeking a Principal Architect to join its growing team. The role involves collaborating with clients to design high-impact cloud solutions, guiding teams, and supporting customers on AWS implementations. With a strong focus on technology innovation, this position is ideal for individuals with extensive experience in cloud architecture and a passion for mentoring others.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

401k plan with company match

Company issued laptop

Dental and Vision insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Annual stipend for Learning and Development

Unlimited Paid Time Off

10 Paid Holidays

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in enterprise environments, preferably in consulting capacity.
• Strong expertise in AWS environments.
• Experience with DevOps automation, including containerization and API management.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical advisor across multiple workstreams.
• Lead discovery sessions and define long-term architectural strategy.
• Guide teams through implementation and delivery.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Customer Experience

Technical Leadership

Strategic Thinking

Education

5+ years of experience as an Architect

Tools

Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)

Job description

Caylent is a cloud native services company that helps organizations bring the best out of their people and technology using Amazon Web Services (AWS). We provide a full-range of AWS services including workload migrations and modernization, cloud native application development, DevOps, data engineering, security and compliance, and everything in between.

At Caylent, our people always come first. We are a global company and operate fully remote with employees in Canada, the United States, and Latin America. We celebrate the culture of each of our team members and foster a community of technological curiosity. Come talk to us to learn more about what it means to be a Caylien!

The Mission

We are seeking an exceptional Principal Architect to join our growing Cloud Architecture &Engineering team. The right candidate is someone who has deep expertise in cloud architectureand is passionate about working with our customers, partners, and colleagues to driveinnovation forward. Your mission will be to work alongside Caylent’s Engineers, Architects,Sales, and Project Managers to deliver AWS solutions across our diverse and forward-thinkingcustomer base. You’ll work with the latest technologies and support customers looking to bringcutting-edge ideas to market.

Your Assignments

● Serve as a technical advisor and thought leader across multiple workstreams andstrategic customer engagements.
● Collaborate with clients to understand business goals and design high-impact, cloudsolutions.
● Lead discovery sessions, create and present technical artifacts, and define long-termarchitectural strategy.
● Guide small teams or oversee larger teams through implementation and delivery.
● Contribute to Agile ceremonies and provide architectural direction across internal andexternal projects.
● Create and share public-facing content that showcases Caylent’s innovation andtechnical leadership.
● Support pre-sales through proposal development, scoping, and technical estimation.
● Mentor Architects and Engineers across projects and practices to elevate technicalexecution and growth.
● Represent Caylent with delivery excellence and deep technical leadership.

Your Qualifications

Core Consulting Qualifications

Customer Experience
● Builds trust with senior stakeholders through transparency, strategic updates, andreliable delivery.
● Proactively identifies and mitigates risks that could impact customer success or projectalignment.

Collaboration
● Facilitates priority alignment and conflict resolution across multi-stakeholderenvironments.
● Guides cross-functional teams through challenging scenarios with calm, strategic leadership.

Communication

● Handles escalations and scope-related disagreements with professionalism, clarity, and confidence.
● Remains composed in high-stakes or unexpected situations, reinforcing alignment andproposing actionable next steps.

Technical Qualifications

● 5+ years of experience as an Architect in enterprise environments, preferably in aconsulting capacity.
● Ability to clearly communicate technical objectives and solutions while cultivatingprofessional client relationships.
● Demonstrated critical and strategic thinking across business, product, and technicalchallenges.
● Strong expertise in serverless development using API Gateway, Lambda, S3, SNS, SQS,and CloudFront.
● Hands-on experience managing AWS environments and implementingInfrastructure-as-Code (IaC).
● Advanced experience with DevOps automation, including containerization, APImanagement, and multi-cloud solutions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with:
  
  • Migrations
  • CI/CD practices
  • Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK, Pulumi)
  • Scripting
  • Containers (Kubernetes, Docker, ECS, Fargate)
  • Cloud security best practices
  • Networking
  • Incident, release, problem, and change management
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments.
• Medical Insurance for you and eligible dependents
• 401k plan with company match up to 4% and immediate vesting
• Company issued laptop
• Dental and Vision insurance
• Term Disability Insurance
• Term Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Equipment & Office Stipend
• Annual stipend for Learning and Development
• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• 10 Paid Holidays

The base salary range for this position is $165,000 - $185,000 per year. If you are hired at Caylent, your base salary is determined on factors such as skills, experience, geographic location, and other market conditions. While it's not typical for offers to be made at the top of the range, please keep in mind that the base salary range is only one component of your overall compensation. Additionally, you are eligible for the benefits, bonuses, and incentives as listed above in the job description!

NOTE: We’re unable to provide visa sponsorship now or at any time in the future.

This role may require up to 25% travel, depending on business needs.

Caylent is a place where everyone belongs. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our approach helps us to build a winning team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities. So, regardless of how your diversity expresses itself, you can find a home here at Caylent.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. If you would like to request an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at [e-mail].

Caylent is a place where everyone belongs. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our approach helps us to build a winning team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities. So, regardless of how your diversity expresses itself, you can find a home here at Caylent.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. If you would like to request an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at [e-mail].

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