Principal Data Architect — Cloud Data & GenAI

Caylent; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% remote work

Generous holidays and flexible PTO

Competitive phantom equity

Paid for exams and certifications

Peer bonus awards

State of the art laptop and tools

Equipment & Office Stipend

Individual professional development计划

Annual stipend for Learning and Dev

Job summary

Caylent is seeking a Principal Data Architect to lead cloud-based data solutions, guiding engagements from discovery through implementation. You will shape data strategy, mentor engineers, and drive standards across complex data environments.

This role emphasizes leadership in AWS data technologies, GenAI capabilities, and scalable data platforms across remote teams. The ideal candidate has deep AWS data experience, strong architecture skills, and a proven track record in data governance and

Qualifications

• Experience in AWS data landscape and cloud data technologies.
• 10+ years designing and building complex data systems across traditional and new data domains.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Define strategic roadmaps and targeted outcomes for clients in a consultative capacity.
• Act as a data engineering SME to define engagements with pre-sales teams.
• Perform technical interviews for Architect and Engineer candidates and provide guidance to Architects/Engineers.
• Oversee development and implementation of data standards and operating procedures.

Skills

AWS data landscape

Data architecture

Data modeling

BI dashboards

Data governance

MLOps

GenAI Foundational Models

Sagemaker

DataOps

Python analytics

Tools

SageMaker

Bedrock

CI/CD tools

Terraform

Job description

Caylent is seeking a Principal Data Architect to lead cloud-based data solutions, guiding engagements from discovery through implementation. You will shape data strategy, mentor engineers, and drive standards across complex data environments.

This role emphasizes leadership in AWS data technologies, GenAI capabilities, and scalable data platforms across remote teams. The ideal candidate has deep AWS data experience, strong architecture skills, and a proven track record in data governance and