Director of Cloud Native Applications

Employment Type: [Not Specified] Location Type: Fully Remote Salary: [Not Specified]

Position Overview

Caylent is a cloud-native services company dedicated to helping organizations optimize 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 more.

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

The Mission

We are seeking a seasoned Director of Cloud Native Applications to join our expanding App Dev practice. The ideal candidate possesses a passion for modern software development, a strong customer-centric approach, and a demonstrated ability to lead teams through complex technical engagements. Your primary mission will involve guiding project delivery, managing escalations, empowering our engineering teams, and collaborating with clients and sales leaders to shape impactful solutions. You will play a crucial role in ensuring technical excellence, scaling our delivery capabilities, and assisting customers in bringing cutting-edge applications to life on AWS.

Your Assignment

The Cloud Native Applications Practice Leader will be responsible for leading, growing, and evolving our cloud engineering practice. This individual will be instrumental in setting the technical vision, establishing and enforcing best practices, and ensuring the successful delivery of cloud-native applications for clients of all sizes. The role demands deep expertise in application development, robust knowledge of AWS technologies, strong business acumen, and the ability to lead a large, diverse team in a dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Practice Leadership: Contribute to defining and executing the strategic vision for the Cloud Native Applications Practice, ensuring alignment with company objectives and AWS best practices.
• Technical Excellence: Establish and promote industry-leading methodologies, frameworks, and architectures for cloud-native solutions.
• People Management: Lead and mentor a team of over 50 software engineers, architects, and consultants, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous learning.
• Delivery Excellence: Oversee the successful execution of customer engagements, ensuring high-quality delivery, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence.
• AWS Partnership: Strengthen our collaboration with AWS, leveraging the latest technologies and programs to enhance our service offerings.
• Business Growth: Support pre-sales efforts, contribute to go-to-market strategies, and help drive revenue growth by aligning technical capabilities with business opportunities.
• Innovation & Thought Leadership: Stay abreast of industry trends, drive innovation within the practice, and represent the company at conferences, webinars, and AWS-related events.
• AI & Emerging Technologies Leadership: Drive the development and implementation of AI-powered solutions both internally and for our customers.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in cloud engineering and software development, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Proven experience leading and scaling an engineering practice or department, ideally within an AWS-focused services company.
• Proven experience leading and delivering large (multi-million dollar) software projects.
• Deep expertise in AWS services, architectures, and best practices.
• Deep expertise in software development patterns, architectures, and best practices.
• Strong background in DevOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and automation.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working with enterprise clients across various industries.
• Experience working with cross-practice teams (talent, sales, marketing).