Principal Customer Solutions Architect (Toronto)

The Mission

We are seeking a Principal Customer Solutions Architect to partner with our sales team. The right candidate is someone who has broad and deep AWS expertise and a proven ability to establish themselves as a trusted advisor to existing and potential customers. You're passionate about AWS and love working backwards with our customers to drive their business forward.Your Assignment

Lead deep dive discovery, architecture, and design sessions with strategic and enterprise customers and propose Well‑Architected solutions. Act as a trusted strategic advisor for executive customer stakeholders and align technical solutions to business goals. Author proposals and statements of work that capture customer requirements&constraints and ensure successful project outcomes. Educate customers&evangelize AWS through blogs, white papers, webinars, presentations, and direct customer engagement. Win significantly complex pursuits and interact with strategic stakeholders. Provide mentorship to CSA peers, and provide guidance on more complex/strategic pursuits and career growth. Proactively contribute to the advancement of team best practices and processes.Your Qualifications

10+ years of experience architecting, building, and operating solutions on AWS. 10+ years of experience with infrastructure, application, database, and/or networking architecture. Ability to assess and align business and technical strategy with customer needs. Excellent oral and written communication skills.Super presentation&workshop leadership skills, ability to tailor conversations to technical SMEs through executive leadership audiences. Expert understanding of cloud‑native patterns and Well‑Architected best practices. Ability to travel up to 25%. Preferred Qualifications

Deep domain expertise in Application Development, Data, AI, or DevOps. Industry vertical expertise (e.g., FinTech, HealthCare, Oil&Gas). Experience with highly‑available, fault‑tolerant architectures. Experience with IT compliance frameworks and requirements (e.g., PCI, HIPAA, GDPR, security). Previous experience in pre‑sales or equivalent company‑internal strategic roadmap influence. AWS Solutions Architect Professional and AWS DevOps Qualified, one or more AWS Specialty Certifications.Equitable

100% Premium Coverage for the employee and dependents. Unlimited Vacations. Paid Holidays. Paid for exams and certifications. Peer bonus awards. State‑of‑the‑art laptop and tools. Equipment&Office stipend. Annual stipend for Learning and Development. Work with an amazing worldwide team and in an incredible corporate culture. The base salary range for this position is CAD 228,000– CAD 253,000. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this position. NOTE: We’re unable to provide visa sponsorship now or at any time in the future.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.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. Caylent is proud to be an equal chance 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 .

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