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 and modernization, cloud native application development, DevOps, data engineering, security and compliance, and everything in between.
At Caylent, our people always come first. We are a global company and operate fully remote 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!
Transform How Caylent Delivers Database Modernization Excellence
Join Caylent as a Principal Data Architect and become the technical expert who unlocks complex challenges and shapes how we deliver transformational outcomes for clients across multiple projects simultaneously.
Your Impact at Caylent
- Amplify Team Success: Serve as our technical escalation expert, providing creative solutions that transform roadblocks into accelerators across multiple Caylent Accelerate™ Database Modernization projects.
- Shape Project Success: Lead technical assessments and establish quality gates that prevent surprises while contributing to pre-sales evaluations that win us the right projects.
- Build Competitive Advantage: Develop methodologies that become Caylent IP and contribute to AI-driven automation tools that differentiate our practice in the marketplace.
- Elevate Market Presence: Represent Caylent through thought leadership and mentor teams while positioning us as the trusted partner to C-level stakeholders.
What You'll Bring
- Essential: 10+ years modernizing complex databases with deep SQL Server expertise.
- Proven success in 2+ migration paths (SQL Server→PostgreSQL/Babelfish, Oracle→Aurora, etc.).
- Strong AWS database knowledge, enterprise leadership experience, GenAI/ML understanding, and natural mentoring abilities.
- Bonus: Oracle migrations, performance optimization, tool development, thought leadership, compliance experience.
Why This Role Matters
At Caylent, we prioritize strategic impact over utilization metrics. You'll have flexibility to solve complex problems and build solutions that benefit our entire practice while contributing to the client success stories that define our market reputation.
Base Salary Range: The expected base salary range for this position is $165,000 - $185,000 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.
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].Similar Jobs
What We Do
Caylent is a cloud native services company that helps organizations bring the best out of their people and technology using AWS. We are living in a software-defined world where technology is at the core of every business. To thrive in this paradigm, organizations need to empower their people and processes through technology. Caylent is uniquely positioned to fuel that engine of innovation by bringing ambitious ideas to life for our customers.
