Big Data Architect - CANADA

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. 

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

At Caylent, a Big Data Architect works as an integral part of a cross-functional delivery team to design and implement big data solutions on the AWS cloud for our customers. You will design and document the big data and NoSQL solutions, and provide guidance to the engineers performing the hands-on implementation of your design. You will participate in daily standup meetings with your team and bi-weekly agile ceremonies with the customer. Your manager will have a weekly 1:1 with you to help guide you in your career and make the most of your time at Caylent. 

Your Assignment

• Work with a team to deliver top-quality data solutions on AWS for customers
• Participate in daily standup meetings and address technical issues
• Design, optimization and migration of web-scale data processing operations
• Be able to write code whenever needed and possible
• Lead and help engineers without any direct supervision

Your Qualifications

• Design and implementation of at least two of these:
  • ETL, Orchestration and CI/CD pipelines
  • Data Lakes, Data Warehouses
  • Analytics and visualization
• Design and implementation of at least two of these:
  • Data processing: eg. Hadoop, Spark, EMR
  • Streaming/Messaging: eg. Kafka, RabbitMQ, Kinesis
  • NoSQL DBs like  KeyValue stores, Document Databases, Graph Databases
  • Caching: eg. Redis, Memcache
  • Search: eg. ElasticSearch, Solr
• Design and implementation of at least one of these:
  • Large scale application migration and modernization with a heavy focus on data
  • Security, access controls and governance on cloud
• Experience with IaC tools such as CloudFormation, CDK, Terraform
• Experience with AWS Glue, Lambda, SDK
• Experience with CI/CD tools
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Benefits 

• 100% remote work
• Equitable Life - Hybrid Plan
• 100% Premium Coverage for the employee and dependents
• Competitive phantom equity
• Long-Term Disability
• 4% Pension match (employer contribution)
• Unlimited Vacations
• Sick Leave 
• Paid Holidays 
• Parental Leave
• 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

Base Salary Range: The expected base salary range for this position is CAD $152,000 - $171,000 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.

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 hr@caylent.com.