Engineering Manager

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.

The Mission

We are seeking an exceptional Engineering Manager to join our growing Cloud Architecture & Engineering practice. The right candidate is someone who is technically strong, experienced in managing a team of Architects and Engineers, capable of overseeing delivery engagements, and passionate about working with our customers, partners, and employees to drive the business forward.

Your Assignment

• Manage a team of 5-8 cloud engineers and architects.
• Define and communicate the value of technical solutions through structured documentation, value charters, and roadmaps.
• Take on hands-on technical responsibilities, including technical tasks during sprints.
• Lead technical discussions with customers and guide solution direction.
• Handle code reviews and pull request management to ensure code quality.
• Manage task assignments within sprints and ensure timely delivery.
• Provide guidance on roadmap planning, best practices, and risk identification.
• Mentor team members within projects, sharing feedback and supporting growth opportunities.
• Serve as the point of technical escalation for client engagements.
• Kick off new projects and ensure alignment between technical delivery and business goals.
• Support pre-sales through proposal development, contract review, and client presentations.
• Conduct technical interviews for Architect and Engineer candidates.
• Perform 1:1s and support the career growth of your direct reports.
• Navigate customer and team challenges with strong conflict resolution and leadership skills.
  
  

Your Qualifications

Core Consulting Qualifications

Customer Experience

• Develops strategies that link business goals to technical solutions and drive measurable value.
• Collaborates with client executives to plan initiatives and enable long-term success.
  
  

Collaboration

• Leads discussions with stakeholders to resolve competing priorities and align on outcomes.
• Shapes customer engagement strategies by identifying needs and mapping Caylent capabilities to business goals.
  
  

Communication

• Creates clear, actionable roadmaps focused on customer deliverables.
• Confidently negotiates timelines and resources while providing recommendations rooted in technical and business expertise.
  
  

Technical Qualifications

• Deep experience in hands-on technical roles and working with AWS.
• Proven experience managing and mentoring technical teams.
• Naturally curious and committed to continuous learning.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with:
• Migrations
• CI/CD
• IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK, Pulumi)
• Scripting
• Containers (Kubernetes, Docker, ECS, Fargate)
• Cloud security best practices
• Networking
• Incident, release, problem, and change management processes.
• Experience working in client-facing and Agile project environments.
• Background in consultancy or advisory roles.
  
  

Benefits

• Pay in USD
• 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.

Caylent is a place where everyone belongs. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are a proud 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.