Solutions Architect & Technical Team Lead — AWS, Python, AI/LLM, Terraform at OneSeven Tech

Project Brief

We are looking for a Solutions Architect and Team Lead to serve as the technical backbone of a growing portfolio of AI-first transformation industries. This is not a single-project role — you will be responsible for setting, creating, and leading architecture and delivery across multiple client engagements and internal initiatives. You will work directly with the Founder/CEO, bridging product vision with technical execution across a multidisciplinary team of engineers, data scientists, DevOps, and AI specialists. This role requires a business-oriented understanding of projects and the ability to handle direct client-facing stakeholder management.

Must-Haves

• Leadership — 5–6+ years of proven experience in Team Lead and Solutions Architect roles, with a track record of leading cross-functional teams through the full SDLC
• AI Expertise — 2–3+ years of hands-on experience in AI projects, including LLM ecosystems (OpenAI, Anthropic), orchestrators (LangChain / LangGraph), and RAG architectures
• AWS Mastery — Expert-level AWS across Lambda, S3, API Gateway, ECS/Fargate, SQS, Cognito, and more
• Certifications — Must hold AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect Professional or equivalent)
• Infrastructure & DevOps — Advanced Terraform (modules, remote state, multi-environment) and solid Docker containerization experience, including CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions
• Programming — Strong Python proficiency for pipelines, API development, and data processing
• Data Architecture — Experience with Vector Databases, including index design, metadata schemas, and hybrid search
• Communication — Exceptional English communication, able to navigate executive conversations and technical deep-dives equally well

Nice to Have

• Industry Agnostic Experience — Background in data-driven decision-making within traditional industries such as Real Estate, Healthcare, Legal, or Finance
• Operational Data Flows — Familiarity with data orchestration for complex business models (e.g. property listings, patient records, or legal case management)
• Frameworks & Transport — Experience with MCP (Model Context Protocol) or similar communication frameworks (FastMCP, HTTP transport) to bridge data and AI
• Database Ecosystems — Knowledge of Snowflake, SQL Server, or PostgreSQL for robust data warehousing and orchestration
• Full-Stack Awareness — Familiarity with Angular or modern frontend frameworks to ensure smooth data coordination across the entire stack
• Legacy Systems Integration — Experience migrating or connecting data from traditional legacy systems to modern cloud environments

What You Will Do

• Architectural Creation — Set and create cloud-native architectures on AWS across multiple projects, ensuring scalability and security from the ground up
• Multi-Project Leadership — Lead teams of engineers (Data Science, Development, Cloud, AI) across various industries such as Healthtech, Media, or AI transformation
• Pre-Sales and Sales Engineering — Partner with the CEO/CTO on technical discovery, effort estimation, and creating solution architecture diagrams for potential clients
• Strategic AI Implementation — Define strategy for agentic workflows, RAG implementations, and MCP-based integrations
• Quality & Mentorship — Conduct code reviews, enforce engineering best practices, and lead technical interviews to benchmark talent as the team scales

Why You'll Want This Role

• 🧠 Lead across a full portfolio — This isn't one project. You'll be the technical anchor across multiple AI-first engagements, with visibility and influence across the entire engineering org.
• 🤖 AI at the core of everything — Agentic workflows, RAG, MCP integrations, vector search — you'll be designing systems at the frontier of what's possible with AI today.
• 🚀 Work directly with the Founder — High-trust, high-ownership role with direct exposure to product strategy, sales engineering, and company-level technical decisions.
• 🌱 Build the team as you lead it — You'll have a say in who gets hired, how the team is structured, and how engineering culture evolves as the company scales.

Benefits & Compensation

• 💵 $5,000-$6,000/month — paid in USD, bi-weekly via Deel
• 🌎 Fully Remote — work from anywhere during 9am–5pm EST
• 📄 Full-time contract with a U.S. company — 6-month initial term, full-time conversion
• 🏖️ Paid PTO — vacation time, personal days, and sick days
• 🤝 Referral Program — earn a bonus for referring talent that gets hired

To Apply

Please send your resume in English.

Include the following depending on your role:

• 🔗 LinkedIn Profile URL (required)
• 💻 GitHub Portfolio or code samples — show us architecture or hands-on engineering work (encouraged)
• ✉️ Cover Letter — tell us about a complex system you architected and the impact it had (optional but encouraged)

About OneSeven Tech

Founded by James Sullivan, OneSeven Tech is a premier digital product agency serving startups and enterprises. Our clients have collectively raised over $100M in VC, and our enterprise partners include 2,000+ person hospitality groups and NASDAQ-listed companies.

We work fully remote, move fast with 1-week sprints, and focus on elegant solutions to complex problems.