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 & modernization, cloud native application development, DevOps, data engineering, security & compliance, and everything in between. At Caylent, our people always come first.
The Mission
We are seeking an exceptional Architect to join our growing Cloud Architecture & Engineering team. The right candidate is someone who has deep expertise in cloud architecture and is passionate about working with our customers, partners, and colleagues to drive innovation forward.
Your mission will be to work alongside Caylent’s Engineers, Engineering Managers, and Project Managers to deliver AWS solutions across our diverse and forward-thinking customer base. You’ll work with the latest technologies and support customers looking to bring cutting-edge ideas to market
Your Assignment
- You will be a mission control specialist, guiding Cayliens and Customers alike through Agile ceremonies like stand-ups, retrospectives, and more.
- You will translate customer requirements and into a workable backlog of tickets for engineers.
- Delegate tickets to a team of engineers in order to complete customer projects.
- Lead requirements gathering, backlog grooming, and architecture discussions.
- Apply your understanding of DevOps pipelines, including build automation, branching strategies, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, security, monitoring, logging, and alerting.
- Write production quality code, including unit and integration tests.
- Clearly communicate and document your designs, processes, and procedures.
- You will demonstrate a passion to Stay Curious as you mentor peers, tackle new technologies, and learn from our word-class team of engineers.
- Coach and mentor less experienced teammates, coach and be mentored by world class engineers.
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Core Consulting Qualifications
Customer Experience
- Confidently addresses client questions and identifies gaps in requirements with proposed next steps.
- Focus on delivering clear, actionable solutions that meet client goals
Collaboration
- Facilitates alignment across stakeholders or technical priorities and deliverables.
- Navigates differing perspectives with professionalism to ensure shared understanding and progress.
Communication
- Breaks down complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences in a clear, concise manner.
- Adapts communication style based on audience and context to improve clarity and decision-making.
- Technical Qualifications
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- 3+ years experience as an engineer.
- Strong expertise developing applications in Serverless Frameworks, API Gateway, S3, SNS, SQS, CloudFront, Lambda.
- Hands-on experience in AWS Serverless environments.
- Experience in implementing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) in AWS.
- Proficient in scripting (JavaScript, TypeScript preferred).
- Advanced DevOps automation expertise (containerization, API management, multi-cloud solutions).
Preferred:
- Experience in: migrations, CI/CD, scripting, containers, cloud security, networking.
- Familiarity with IaC tools: Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK, Pulumi.
- Experience working in client-facing, agile, and consultancy/advisory settings.
- Medical Insurance for you and eligible dependents
- 401k plan with company match up to 4% and immediate vesting
- Competitive phantom equity
- 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
Base Salary Range: The expected base salary range for this position is $140,000 - $157,500 per year, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Additional Compensation Components: In addition to the base salary, the compensation package may include bonuses, commissions, equity, and other incentives. The specific components will vary depending on the role and individual and/or company performance.
NOTE: We are unable to provide sponsorship for this position.
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. We are a proud 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.
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