Senior Cloud Architect

Caylent

6d•CA$137,680 - CA$172,100•Remote

About The Position

Caylent is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to join its growing Managed Service Provider (MSP) team. The role leads client engagements and cross-functional implementation teams, providing technical leadership on scalable cloud architecture, operations, modernization, and continuous improvement. The architect designs and implements reliable, secure, and cost-efficient AWS solutions, owns advanced cloud engineering work, and helps clients improve how they deliver work through automation and code. The position includes developing infrastructure as code across multiple frameworks; leading re-platforming and refactoring efforts; shaping client product vision and strategy; and building prioritized backlogs based on client discovery. It also involves creating observability and monitoring solutions with AWS-native and partner tools, defining operational metrics, logs, runbooks, and automation, and working with CloudOps, DevOps, security, and 24x7 response teams to improve resilience and resolve root causes. The Senior Cloud Architect coaches colleagues, prepares and reviews work, contributes to internal intellectual property and open-source development, participates in Agile or other delivery methods, builds vendor and partner relationships, and engages clients through presentations, technical decisions, and education. The role also supports community and company technical outreach through writing, speaking, and AWS certifications. Occasional travel may be required for stakeholder meetings, project kickoffs, conferences, and company functions. Caylent is a fully remote global company with employees in Canada, the United States, and Latin America. This position requires current legal authorization to work in the country where the position is located; visa or work permit sponsorship is not available. The expected base salary is CAD $137,680–$172,100 per year, commensurate with experience and qualifications. Additional compensation may include bonuses, commissions, equity, and other incentives.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field and 6 years of general IT experience; alternatively, 8 or more years of general IT experience.
At least 4 years of experience with Amazon Web Services.
At least 2 years of code-defined infrastructure experience.
At least 2 years of Continuous Integration and Delivery (CI/CD) experience.
Experience with Agile project management or other project management methodologies.
At least 4 years of experience with cloud-native patterns, including services such as AWS Lambda.
At least 4 years of experience architecting and building scalable, automated infrastructure.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Current legal authorization to work in the country where the position is located; visa or work permit sponsorship is unavailable.

Nice To Haves

AWS Associate- and/or Professional-level certification.
At least 2 years of programming experience using Python, Node.js, TypeScript, Go, Java, C#, or similar languages.
Intermediate experience building scalable, automated infrastructure.
Intermediate experience in large-scale enterprise IT environments.
Intermediate experience in a consultative, client-facing consulting role.
Intermediate experience with cloud-native patterns, including services such as AWS Lambda.
Experience with and knowledge of AWS and application observability concepts and methods.
Demonstrated documentation and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

Lead client engagements and provide thought leadership on scalable cloud architecture and operational guidance.
Lead cross-functional implementation teams and own implementation of advanced cloud engineering work for clients.
Write infrastructure as code in multiple frameworks and break projects into appropriately sized independent components, incorporating stability and security.
Help clients improve their work through automation and code.
Bring stakeholders together around a common product vision and strategy, including navigating complex organizational relationships.
Lead re-platforming and refactoring efforts for existing systems.
Lead client discovery and develop prioritized backlogs for continuous improvement initiatives.
Design, implement, and build scalable AWS architectures emphasizing reliability, security, and cost efficiency.
Build and maintain observability solutions using AWS-native services and partner tools for application performance, infrastructure monitoring, logging, and tracing.
Work with 24x7 response and operations leadership teams to establish the metrics, data, and logs needed to monitor applications and workloads.
Establish runbooks and automation that can be deployed when monitoring metrics and conditions are met.
Work with CloudOps teams to reduce alert noise and address root causes of issues.
Partner with DevOps and security teams to embed resilience, security, and cost optimization in solutions.
Coach team members, share knowledge, and prepare stories and tasks for team members with varying levels of experience.
Contribute to internal intellectual property and open-source development.
Participate in delivery using Agile or other work methodologies.
Build relationships with vendors and partners.
Engage with clients through presentations, technical decisions, and education opportunities.
Research and stay current with AWS best practices and evolving capabilities.
Advocate for the technical team, ensuring clear direction and efficient execution.
Perform code reviews, provide feedback, and pair with others when beneficial.
Identify opportunities to provide greater support to clients.
Contribute to technical outreach, including blog posts, community talks, and AWS Partner Community certifications.
Travel occasionally to meet stakeholders, kick off projects, attend conferences, and attend company functions.
Perform other duties as assigned.