Derflan is seeking a Solutions Architect to support a large global technology client focused on cloud infrastructure and performance optimization.
This is a full-time (CLT) contract role based in São Paulo, Brazil (1 role) and LATAM region (1 role) supporting enterprise customers in designing and optimizing cloud architectures across complex, performance-sensitive environments.
This role sits at the intersection of cloud architecture, performance optimization, and customer-facing technical leadership, working closely with engineering teams, partners, and enterprise clients to accelerate adoption of high-performance cloud workloads.
Employer: Derflan
Client: Large Global Technology Company
Location: São Paulo, Brazil (1 role) and LATAM Region (1 role)
Employment Type: CLT (full-time with benefits)
Compensation: BRL 450,000 – 550,000 annual base salary
Languages: Portuguese required, Spanish preferred for LATAM role
What You’ll Do
Cloud Architecture & Technical Leadership
• Design scalable, resilient, and high-performance cloud architectures
• Guide customers through infrastructure decisions, including compute selection and workload optimization
• Conduct benchmarking, testing, and performance tuning across cloud environments
• Solve complex architecture challenges for enterprise workloads
Customer Engagement & Delivery
• Lead customer-facing engagements with clear deliverables and success criteria
• Partner with engineering and technical teams to deliver optimized solutions
• Support deployment and optimization of enterprise workloads in cloud environments
• Drive technical discussions with stakeholders across business and engineering teams
Technical Advocacy & Enablement
• Act as a subject matter expert on performance-focused cloud workloads
• Deliver technical workshops, webinars, and enablement sessions
• Contribute to architecture documentation, solution patterns, and best practices
• Support development of technical content including case studies and customer success stories
What We’re Looking For
• Experience designing and implementing cloud architectures
• Hands-on experience working within AWS environments is required
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure and distributed systems
• Experience supporting enterprise customer engagements
• Experience with performance optimization, benchmarking, or infrastructure tuning
• Strong communication skills with ability to engage both technical and business stakeholders
• Ability to collaborate across engineering, partner, and delivery teams
Nice to Have
• AWS Solutions Architect experience or certifications
• Experience with compute optimization or performance-focused infrastructure
• Experience with enterprise workloads such as SAP, HPC, AI/ML, or EDA
• Experience delivering technical workshops, webinars, or publishing technical content
• Experience working across partner ecosystems or multi-cloud environments
Why Join This Role
This is a high-impact opportunity to work on complex cloud architecture initiatives supporting enterprise customers with performance-sensitive workloads. You will operate in a customer-facing role with strong visibility, working across global teams to deliver measurable performance improvements and scalable solutions.
About Derflan
Derflan is a boutique consulting firm supporting some of the world’s most innovative technology organizations. We specialize in placing experienced professionals in strategic roles where they can drive meaningful impact for global clients.
Our consultants work across cloud, technology, marketing, and operations, helping enterprise teams execute critical initiatives and deliver measurable business results.