N-iX

N-iX is one of Ukraine’s fastest-growing and most recognized tech companies, partnering with global industry leaders and Fortune 500 clients. With major development centers in Lviv, Kyiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and growing hubs across the country, we unite 2,400+ talented professionals globally. Enjoy flexible working formats, vibrant professional communities, extensive growth opportunities, and a supportive culture that has earned recognition from DOU and EY as a top IT employer in Ukraine.

At N-iX CTO Group, we harness the power of technology to drive innovation and deliver exceptional business value. We specialize in designing and executing industry-relevant inventions that redefine the standards in technology applications. Join us to be a part of a vibrant team committed to making a tangible impact on a global scale.

As a Solutions Architect, you will be at the forefront of N-iX's global expansion, working with multiple work streams and stakeholders. This is a tremendous opportunity to prove yourself and unlock the new growth frontiers for the company. 

A particular position is targeted for the specific portfolio of accounts. Most of the work is related to portfolio growth in tight collaboration with the Delivery team and the CTO Department.

Responsibilities:

• Lead technical stream of presale and upsale activities at N-iX: discoveries, assessments, solution proposals, and different kinds of workshops
• Closely collaborate with clients’ top management, including C-level
• Analyze the client's business requirements, challenges, and objectives
• Design tailored solutions that address the client's needs
• Respond to Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Requests for Information (RFIs) from potential clients.
• Collaborate with sales and finance teams to estimate the cost of the solution and help in setting a competitive yet profitable pricing strategy.
• Identifying potential risks in the project, including technical, financial, and operational risks, and suggesting mitigation strategies, are important parts of their role.
• Work closely with sales and marketing teams to understand market trends and client expectations, assisting in crafting effective sales strategies.
• Provide technical consultation to both the sales team and the client, helping to clarify technical aspects and benefits of the solution.
• Stay updated with the latest technological advancements and industry trends to ensure the solutions proposed are innovative and competitive.
• Kick off new projects to establish architecture governance and enable best practices 
• Contribute to company growth by designing new services, offerings and establishing new expertise and practices 

Qualification:

• 8+ years of relevant industry experience
• 2+ years of experience as an Architect
• Experience in at least 2 core technology domains: backend/frontend development, data architecture, embedded/IoT system design, cloud architecture, enterprise architecture
• Proven experience leading consultancy services like assessments, discoveries, pre-sales workshops, etc
• Proven experience in building architecture from scratch for big enterprise companies or participation as an architect (team of 10+ people)
• Experience with different clouds – AWS, Azure, GCP
• Experience in building scalable microservice-based architecture
• Strong knowledge of integration patterns and implementations
• Excellent communication & stakeholder management skills
• Ability to present technical details to non-technical audiences
• Excellent problem-solving/analytical skills and complex troubleshooting methods
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment and prioritize the most critical tasks and projects
• English – Upper-Intermediate/Advanced

Desirable Professional Certifications:

• Architecture certifications (like SEI)
• TOGAF
• Cloud or other emerging tech certifications

We offer*:

• Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible
• A competitive salary and good compensation package
• Personalized career growth
• Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)
• Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
• Education reimbursement
• Memorable anniversary presents
• Corporate events and team buildings
• Other location-specific benefits

*not applicable for freelancers

About the project:

Our customer is the leading school transportation provider in North America, being the owner of more than a half of all yellow school buses in the United States. Every day, the company completes 5 million student journeys, moving more passengers than all U.S. airlines combined and delivers reliable, quality services for 1,100 school districts. 

N-iX has built a successful cooperation with the client delivering a range of complex initiatives. As a result, N-iX has been selected as a strategic long-term partner to drive the digital transformation on an enterprise level, fully remodeling the technology landscape for 55,000 employees and millions of people across North America. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and incident-response processes to ensure stability and quick recovery of production environments.
• Collaborate with the support and dev teams to investigate and resolve infrastructure-related issues, providing root-cause analysis and continuous improvements to prevent recurrence.
• Participate in on-call rotations to provide timely support during critical incidents
• Set up AWS accounts and organizational units inside the organization using AWS security best practices
• Set up complex CI/CD pipelines from scratch using AWS native tools
• Set up and manage infrastructure using CloudFormation
• Communicate with stakeholders to ensure proper integration with customer's infrastructure

Must-Have Skills:

• Proven work experience as a DevOps Engineer, with a minimum of 5+ years.
• Design, implement, and manage cloud-based multi-account infrastructure on AWS
• Experience implementing AWS security best practices
• Develop and maintain AWS ECS clusters, ensuring scalability, high availability, and optimal performance
• Solid expertise with AWS services such as: VPC, ECS, RDS/Aurora, ALB, CloudFront, API Gateway, Cognito, IAM, SecretsManager
• Provision and manage infrastructure using CloudFormation
• Set up CI/CD process using AWS native tools (Сode commit, deploy, pipeline, build)
• Experience using Datadog or New Relic services
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
• Effective communication and collaboration abilities, with the capacity to work effectively in a team environment.
• Upper-Intermediate or Advanced English level

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Experience with AWS DMS and AWS MSK
• Experience working with multi-cloud environments
• Experience working with (or implementing) highly available cross-region applications and respective DR mechanisms

We offer*:

• Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible
• A competitive salary and good compensation package
• Personalized career growth
• Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)
• Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
• Education reimbursement
• Memorable anniversary presents
• Corporate events and team buildings
• Other location-specific benefits

*not applicable for freelancers

N-iX is looking for a Senior Business Analyst for one of our clients.

Our customer is the leading school transportation provider in North America, being the owner of more than a half of all yellow school buses in the United States. Every day, the company completes 5 million student journeys, moving more passengers than all U.S. airlines combined, and delivers reliable, quality services for 1,100 school districts. 

N-iX has built a successful cooperation with the client, delivering a range of complex initiatives. As a result, N-iX has been selected as a strategic long-term partner to drive the digital transformation on an enterprise level, fully remodeling the technology landscape for 55,000 employees and millions of people across North America. 

As a Senior Business Analyst, you will be at the forefront of the account expansion, working with multiple work streams and stakeholders. This is a tremendous opportunity to prove yourself and unlock the new growth frontiers. 

Responsibilities:

• Support the end-to-end product strategy, defined by Lead Product Manager, helping to define and shape solution value through a focus on customer pain points and PO vision
• Captures requirements from business stakeholders and prepares user's stories with detailed acceptance criteria
• Drive an MVP mindset across the team, ensure that the definition of minimum value and user-testable team outputs
• Work closely with the technology team to ensure the delivery of User Value in line with User Story goals
• Support a shared understanding of User Stories across the team, particularly why they are valuable/prioritized
• Ensure backlog captures dependencies on vendors and other parallel work, being closer to Technical / Process detail than Journey Owner
• Ensure the roadmap is aligned with backlog priorities

Requirements: 

• Solid understanding of the MVP mindset, understanding the value of short-term planning  
• At least 3 years experience of working in Scrum, SAFe, or LeSS framework environment
• Experience with writing User Stories, decomposing work to drive prioritization
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate complex messages and trade-offs, telling a compelling story
• Comfortable with processes/ technology/IT to be able to understand and help problem solve with the technical team(s), addressing their concerns
• Strong leadership and influencing skills, with confidence in explaining complex processes or technical details to diverse groups of people
• Strong problem solver with the ability to lead the team and to push the solution and progress
• Would be a big plus: Experience in transportation and commuting services domains
• Advanced English level

We offer*:

• Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible
• A competitive salary and good compensation package
• Personalized career growth
• Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)
• Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
• Education reimbursement
• Memorable anniversary presents
• Corporate events and team buildings
• Other location-specific benefits

*not applicable for freelancers