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Posted Apr 14Agentic Architect
at Caylent
United StatesOn-site
Responsibilities
- Own AI engagements end-to-end as the strategic lead, from discovery through executive handoff, partnered with an FDE who drives implementation
- Run structured discovery across engineering, product, and business stakeholders to map organizational context, AI readiness, and strategic goals across lines of business
- Design AI operating models that define how the organization adopts, governs, and scales AI. Not just within engineering, but across the business
- Define AI outcome maps that tie initiatives to measurable business results: efficiency gains, revenue impact, risk reduction, and time-to-value
- Lead AI maturity assessments and architect near-term and long-term adoption roadmaps aligned to Anthropic’s platform capabilities
- Facilitate executive workshops and enablement sessions for audiences ranging from engineering teams to C-suite leaders
- Deliver executive presentations to CTOs, VPs of Engineering, and line-of-business leaders covering current-state findings, ROI projections, and strategic recommendations
- Identify expansion opportunities across lines of business. AI strategy work naturally surfaces adjacent needs in departments beyond the initial engagement
- Shape follow-on scope throughout the engagement: by Week 1, you should have a working hypothesis for the next engagement; by the final on-site block, you present it
- Build executive relationships that position Caylent as a long-term AI strategy partner, not a one-time vendor
- Lead AI strategy engagements spanning multiple teams, platforms, and business functions
- Collaborate with FDEs to refine the architect-engineer delivery model and improve handoff patterns What We’re Looking For Required
- Own the methodology: you are shaping how AI-DLC enablement gets delivered. Every engagement you run improves the one after it
Requirements
- 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.
- Caylent’s Anthropic Business Unit is a dedicated AI services practice built in partnership with Anthropic.
- The Agentic Architect is the strategic and architectural lead on AI engagements.
- Paired with a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) who handles hands-on implementation, you own the engagement arc: shaping AI strategy, designing operating models, mapping AI outcomes to business value, and guiding executive stakeholders through adoption.
- You engage across lines of business, not just engineering, connecting AI initiatives to the outcomes that matter to each part of the organization.
- Every engagement is anchored to Anthropic’s platform and focused on real AI adoption outcomes.
- experience across varied stacks, including hyperscaler environments
- Demonstrated ability to engage across lines of business. You can talk to a VP of Engineering about CI/CD and a COO about operational efficiency in the same week •
- Experience designing or advising on AI operating models, technology adoption strategies, or digital transformation programs
- Hands-on familiarity with Claude Code or equivalent AI-assisted development tools — you don’t need to configure them daily, but you need to speak the language credibly and direct an FDE’s work
- Experience running structured stakeholder interviews, discovery sessions, and facilitated workshops with both technical and business audiences
- Experience delivering professional services engagements, including scope management, deliverable ownership, and client advisory
- Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and modern software development workflows Preferred •
- Experience mapping AI initiatives to business outcomes (revenue, efficiency, risk, time-to-value) with executive-level ROI framing
- Familiarity with PE portfolio company environments and board-level communication
- Background in solutions architecture, platform engineering, or enterprise technology strategy •
- Experience with LLM prompt engineering, agentic AI workflow design, or AI product development Direct
- experience with Claude Code’s extensibility model
- Familiarity with SDLC maturity frameworks or workforce analytics (DORA, DevEx) •
- Sat in the seat. You’ve led engineering teams or technology strategy inside a product company and understand the pressures executives navigate when adopting AI. Clients can tell.
- Thinks across the business. You don’t stop at engineering. You see how AI impacts operations, product, and go-to-market — and you can have those conversations with the people who own them.
- Earns trust at the executive level. You’re as comfortable presenting an AI operating model to a COO in the morning as reviewing prompt architecture with your FDE that afternoon.
- Proximity to the market: your clients are PE portcos, enterprise engineering orgs, and Anthropic-referred customers at the frontier of AI adoption
- AI-native by default: this team uses AI in how it works. Specification-First Engineering is how we move from prototype to production fast
- 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
- 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.
Experience
- 8+ years of software development or technical architecture
- 3+ years in engineering leadership, technical consulting, solutions architecture, or a combination
Benefits
- Medical insurance for you and eligible dependents
- 401k plan with company match up to 4% and immediate vesting
- Competitive phantom equity
- Dental and vision insurance
- Term disability and life insurance
- Equipment and office stipend
- Annual stipend for learning and development
- Unlimited paid time off 10 paid holidays
- NOTE: We’re unable to provide visa sponsorship now or at any time in the future.
- Base Salary Range: The expected base salary range for this position is $185,000 - $210 ,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.
Contact
- If you have any questions, please contact talent@caylent.com
- If you would like to request an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at hr@caylent.com.
Additional details
- 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! About This Role
- You lead the room — the FDE builds what you architect.
- Your clients span PE portfolio companies, growth-stage software businesses, and enterprise organizations. You are the strategic face of Caylent from kickoff through handoff. What You’ll Do
- Direct FDE work on Claude Code tooling, prompt architecture, and workflow automation. You set the technical direction, the FDE executes
- Attend on-site for the final Catalyst block: readout, workshop, and executive presentation
- Contribute reusable strategy frameworks, delivery artifacts, and methodology improvements back into the practice at engagement close
- The Agentic Architects who do well here are a specific profile:
- Knows when to slow down. You surface risks before committing to an approach. When the client’s definition of the work is wrong, you say so.