Principal Data Architect at Caylent - Remote Brazil — Columbus
Traveler-Friendly Insight
Remote-First, But Brazil-Based: This role is 100% remote and comes with a full CLT employment contract in Brazil, meaning Caylent legally hires you as a Brazilian employee. This is excellent news for Brazilian nationals who want the security of formal employment while working from anywhere within the country — but it does limit true location independence across borders.
Schedule & Timezone Flexibility: The posting does not specify fixed hours or a mandatory timezone window. As a consulting-focused Principal Architect, some client-facing meetings will likely require alignment with US Eastern or Central time zones, but the async culture at a global remote company typically offers significant schedule flexibility. Expect occasional overlap with North American business hours.
Travel Requirement: Up to 25% travel is possible depending on business needs — roughly one week per month. This suits a nomadic lifestyle within Brazil but may require flexibility for client site visits, potentially limiting long international stays.
Relevant Perks for Remote Workers:
- Equipment & Office Stipend — helps set up a productive home or coworking space
- State-of-the-art laptop provided — no need to invest in hardware
- Annual L&D stipend — useful for online courses and AWS certifications while traveling
Visa Note: Caylent does not sponsor visas. You must already hold the legal right to work in Brazil. No digital nomad visa pathway applies here — this is a formal employment contract position.
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
We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled Principal Data Architect to join our Cloud Data Engineering Practice. The Principal Data Architect will be responsible for leading the design and implementation of complex cloud-based data solutions for our customers. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of cloud data and analytics technologies.
Your Assignment
- Define strategic roadmaps and targeted outcomes for our clients in a consultative capacity
- Act as a data engineering SME to define upcoming engagements working with our pre-sales teams
- Perform technical interviews for Architect and Engineer candidates as well as provide technical guidance to Architects and Engineers
- Oversee the development and implementation of data standards and operating procedures
Requirements
- At least 4 years of experience in the AWS data landscape
- 10 years of experience designing and building complex data systems, including experience in at least 2 of the following Traditional Data areas:
- Relational database design, optimization, and migration
- Data modeling for both transactional and analytics systems, including implementation of industry-standard data models
- BI dashboards and visualizations
- Data Governance and MDM
- Experience in at least 2 of the following New Data areas:
- Big data processing using Spark, Streaming solutions, and NoSQL
- Machine Learning and MLOps with proficiency in SageMaker
- GenAI Foundational Models and approaches/frameworks used in conjunction with them, with proficiency in Bedrock
- DataOps practices (Infrastructure as Code, Data Testing, Data Versioning, etc.)
- Experience with at least two of the following:
- Infrastructure as Code tools
- CI/CD pipelines and tools
- Python for analytics (numpy, pandas, matplotlib, etc.) and automation
- Strong drive towards standardizing and documenting approaches and solutions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Benefits
Caylent employs full-time, full-benefit CLT in Brazil.
- 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: This position requires current legal authorization to work in the country where this position is located. Caylent is not able to sponsor visa or work permit applications at this time.
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].
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