Cloud Software Architect

About Caylent

Caylent is a cloud native services company dedicated to helping organizations maximize the potential of their people and technology through Amazon Web Services (AWS). We offer a comprehensive suite of AWS services, including workload migrations and modernization, cloud native application development, DevOps, data engineering, security and compliance, and much more.

At Caylent, our people are our top priority. We are a global company operating fully remotely, with employees located across Canada, the United States, and Latin America. We celebrate the diverse cultures of our team members and foster a community driven by technological curiosity. We invite you to connect with us to discover what it means to be a Caylien!

The Mission of a Cloud Software Architect

We are actively building our talent pipeline for an exceptional Cloud Software Architect to join our expanding Cloud Native Applications team. We seek a candidate with deep expertise in application design and a passion for collaborating with customers, partners, and colleagues to advance innovation.

Your mission will involve working closely with Caylent’s Engineers, Architects, Sales, and Project Managers to deliver cutting-edge AWS solutions for our diverse and forward-thinking customer base. You will engage with the latest technologies, supporting customers in bringing innovative ideas to market.

Your Assignment as a Cloud Software Architect

• Serve as a mission control specialist, guiding Cayliens and Customers through Agile ceremonies such as stand-ups, retrospectives, and more.
• Translate customer requirements into a workable backlog of tickets for engineers.
• Delegate tickets to a team of engineers to successfully 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.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across customer development, test, and production environments.
• Automate software testing at multiple levels (component, configuration item, subsystem, system) and monitor results.
• Write production-quality code, including comprehensive unit and integration tests.
• Collaborate with a team to deliver top-quality cloud native applications on AWS for customers.
• Clearly communicate and meticulously document your designs, processes, and procedures.
• Demonstrate a passion for continuous learning as you mentor peers, tackle new technologies, and learn from our world-class team of engineers.
• Coach and mentor less experienced teammates, and be mentored by world-class engineers.

Your Qualifications

Core Consulting Qualifications

Customer Experience

• Confidently address client questions and identify gaps in requirements with proposed next steps.
• Focus on delivering clear, actionable solutions that effectively meet client goals.

Collaboration

• Facilitate alignment across stakeholders on technical priorities and deliverables.
• Navigate differing perspectives with professionalism to ensure shared understanding and progress.

Communication

• Break down complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences in a clear, concise manner.
• Adapt communication style based on audience and context to improve clarity and decision-making.

Technical Qualifications

• 5+ years of proven experience in software development and cloud-native systems.
• Strong background in established engineering practices and scalable architectures.
• Expertise in web technologies (HTML, CSS) and frameworks (React, Vue, Angular, MVC .Net, etc.).
• Proficiency in server-side scripting (Python, Node.js, PHP, Ruby, etc.).
• Deep knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB).
• Experience in API integrations across applications, vendors, and cloud environments.
• Understanding of modern application architectures (event-based systems, queues, microservices).
• Development experience on a major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Desire to integrate innovative technologies into development workflow.
• Familiarity with Generative AI technologies.
• Proven ability to lead a workstream and support others while contributing individually.
• Experience configuring AWS resources.

Preferred Qualifications

• BS in a computing-related field, or commensurate experience.
• Experience with testing and automation.
• Experience with UI/UX.
• Experience with Large Language Models (LLM) and Generative AI.
• Experience with app dev acceleration tools like Amazon Q Developer, GitHub CoPilot, Cursor.AI, or similar.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with infrastructure as code tooling (SAM, CloudFormation, Terraform, etc).

Benefits at Caylent

• 100% remote work
• Private Health Insurance
• Flexible Time Off
• 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

Please note: This role may require up to 25% travel, depending on business needs. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship now or at any time in the future.

Key skills/competency

• Cloud Architecture
• AWS Solutions
• Software Development
• DevOps
• Agile Methodologies
• Application Design
• Microservices
• CI/CD
• Generative AI
• Leadership