Data Architect

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: We’re unable to provide visa sponsorship now or at any time in the future.

• 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].