About the role
Caylent is an AI-first cloud services company that helps organizations turn ambitious ideas into meaningful business impact. As an AWS Premier Tier Services Partner and a charter member of Anthropic’s Claude Partner Network, we combine deep expertise in AWS, artificial intelligence, and Anthropic’s Claude platform to help customers modernize their technology, build intelligent products, and move AI from experimentation into production.
Our capabilities span generative and agentic AI, cloud migration and modernization, cloud-native application development, data and analytics, DevOps, managed services, security and compliance, and customer experience transformation. At Caylent, our people always come first.
We are a fully remote global company 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
Architect responsible for designing enterprise-scale data solutions within engagements, guiding technical direction, and ensuring high standards of performance, security, and scalability.
Architects maintain primary depth in one core area (between Data Platform Development and Data Migration & Modernization) while maintaining architectural awareness across both.
Your Qualifications
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead architectural design for data platforms or modernization programs
- Ensure technical viability, scalability, and production readiness
- Communicate architectural decisions and trade-offs clearly
- Produce architectural documentation, assessments, and roadmaps
Required Technical Qualifications
Platform Architecture Focus:
- End-to-end modern data platform architecture design (lakehouse, ingestion, processing, access layers)
- Experience architecting scalable cloud-native systems
- Advanced distributed processing and streaming architectures
- Platform security, networking, and automation
- Cost estimation and performance optimization
Migration & Modernization Architecture Focus:
- Leading multi-database migration and modernization initiatives
- Deep expertise in OLTP/OLAP system design and schema evolution
- Advanced performance tuning, HA/DR, and security patterns
- Cloud-native database architecture across managed services
- Migration strategy, cutover planning, and risk mitigation
Across Both:
- Architecture documentation and standards enforcement
- IaC and automation strategy
- FinOps-aligned design
Experience Requirements
- 6+ years in data engineering, database engineering, or architecture roles
- 3+ years designing cloud-based data solutions
- 3+ years in the AWS data landscape
Language
Advanced English (minimum C1).
Benefits
- 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 plan
- Annual stipend for Learning and Development
- Work with an amazing worldwide team and in an incredible corporate culture
This role may require up to 25% travel, depending on business needs.
NOTE: This position requires current legal authorization to work in the country where this position is located. Caylent is not able to sponsor visa or work permit applications at this time.
At Caylent, we are committed to fair, transparent, and inclusive hiring practices. As part of our recruitment process, we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools or automated systems to assist with the screening and evaluation of applications to help match candidate qualifications with job requirements.
These tools are designed to support — not replace — human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are always made by our trained recruitment professionals.
If an AI or automated tool is used during your application process, it will only be in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, and your information will be handled in a secure and confidential manner.
If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]
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 [email protected].