Solution / Cloud Architect, EU/UA

We are looking for a Solution/Cloud Architect to connect deep technical expertise with client-facing pre-sales engagement. This role combines proposal and RFP support, solution design, and selective delivery involvement, ensuring that solutions align with client expectations and long-term operational needs.
We are ready to consider candidates based in Europe. This is a fully remote role with occasional business trips; full-time/part-time.
Important: Canadian visa or EU passport, ability to travel to Canada (Client meetings, events; once per 2-6 months).

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and participate in discovery workshops with clients to capture both technical and business requirements.
• Design high-level architecture diagrams, define component responsibilities, and ensure architectural alignment with client goals.
• Prepare technical inputs for proposals, RFP responses, and solution blueprints, supporting sales and business development teams.
• Deliver client-facing architectural presentations and participate in pre-sales discussions.
• Recommend and select cloud services/tools to design secure, scalable, and cost-optimized solutions.
• Provide infrastructure cost estimates, sizing guidance, and effort assessments for proposals.
• Perform knowledge transfer to delivery teams, ensuring clear communication of solution vision, architecture decisions, and technical context.
• Collaborate closely with AWS Solution Architects and AWS Sales teams to align with best practices and co-create joint solutions.

Required Skills:

• 4+ years of experience in solution or cloud architecture with a cloud-first mindset (min. 3 years on AWS).
• Strong knowledge of AWS services (EC2, EKS, RDS, Lambda, S3, API Gateway, Bedrock, etc.).
• Hands-on experience designing solutions with AI/ML components (Amazon Bedrock, SageMaker, AI-powered analytics, or custom ML pipelines).
• Familiarity with SDLC practices: DevOps pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, testing, monitoring.
• Ability to model cloud costs, prepare TCO comparisons, and conduct trade-off analysis (performance, cost, scalability).
• Excellent communication & presentation skills, capable of engaging both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• English - C1/C2.

Nice to Have:

• AWS Solutions Architect Professional certification.
• Experience with multi-account setups and AWS security best practices (Landing Zones, IAM boundaries, Guardrails).
• Background in regulated industries (finance, healthcare, government).
• Exposure to multi-cloud architectures (Azure, GCP) and hybrid-cloud designs.

What we offer:

• Official B2B contract with a Canadian Company;
• Compensation for medical insurance (for our employees based in UA);
• Flexible working hours (start at 8.00-11.00 o'clock);
• Weekends according to the Ukrainian/Local calendar;
• Engaging projects with opportunities for career growth;
• Certifications, Udemy courses, Claude;
• Corporate events, team-building activities,
• Gifts and recognition from the company;
• A friendly, open, and supportive team culture without excessive bureaucracy.