Director Solutions Architecture (RapidScale)

Cox Enterprises

Director Solutions Architecture (RapidScale)

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Hiring Remotely in IL USA

Remote or Hybrid

149K-248K Annually

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The Role

As Director of Solutions Architecture lead pre-sales technical teams align technical strategies with business outcomes guide architecture methodologies and collaborate with leadership to drive revenue growth.

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At RapidScale exceptional technology is powered by exceptional people. We deliver secure reliable managed and advisory services across private public and hybrid clouds helping organizations innovate adapt and grow. As an Elite Broadcom VMware VCSP Partner and top partner with AWS Azure and Google our solutions focus on business outcomes with embedded cyber resiliency and AI to protect today and enable tomorrow backed by the strength of the Cox family of companies.
As the Director of Solutions Architecture you will lead RapidScale's national pre-sales technical organization across all technology domains. You'll oversee several regional Solutions Architecture teams plus domain-specialist architects guiding strategy coaching leaders and ensuring alignment between Sales Product and Delivery. Your mission is to drive revenue growth by aligning technical solution strategy to customer business and technology outcomes - ensuring every solution we design is technically sound scalable repeatable and purpose-built for business success.
In this role you will:

Lead and mentor a team of Solutions Architects including regional managers and specialist roles across
Define and execute the overall Solutions Architecture strategy aligned to RapidScale's sales and product goals
Partner with Product and Delivery leadership to ensure offerings are designed for scalability cost efficiency and customer success
Support the field sellers through executive-level customer engagement solution validation and thought leadership presentations
Collaborate with Sales leadership to drive pipeline growth accelerate deal velocity and improve conversion rates
Represent RapidScale at conferences partner events and industry panels to evangelize our cloud AI and data capabilities
Standardize architecture methodologies frameworks and documentation to ensure consistency and quality across engagements
Provide feedback to product management and engineering based on customer and field insights

What Technical Attributes We're Looking For in You

Ability to translate complex technical solutions into clear outcome-based business value
What Proven expertise in public and private cloud architecture across AWS Azure GCP and on-prem VMware
Strong understanding of traditional IT architectures and how they combine with modern approaches in a hybrid- and multi-cloud approach
Experience leading pre-sales or customer-facing technical teams in a managed services or consulting environment
Knowledge of cloud-native services containerization (Kubernetes Docker) and infrastructure automation (Terraform Bicep etc.)
Familiarity with security compliance and governance frameworks (PCI HIPAA SOC 2 etc.)
Familiarity with AI/ML data modernization and software architecture in the cloud

General Attributes We're Looking For in You

Strong business acumen with specific focus on TCO and ROI as it pertains to IT spend modernization finops and business outcomes of IT-related projects
Strategic thinker with a passion for leading high-performing technical teams
Excellent presentation storytelling and executive communication skills
Comfortable engaging at all levels - from technical deep dives to C-level discussions
Collaborative leader who thrives in a cross-functional fast-paced environment
Self-starter with strong business acumen and a focus on measurable impact

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 10 years' experience in a related field ( cloud architecture or pre-sales engineering ). The right candidate could also have a different combination such as a master's degree and 8 years' experience; a Ph.D. and 5 years' experience in a related field; or 14 years' experience in a related field
5+ years' experience in a management or leadership role
Experience leading customer-facing architecture teams in a cloud services organization
Experience in a pre-sales or revenue-generating role

USD 148500.00 - 247500.00 per year
Compensation:
Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $148500.00 - $247500.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge skills and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.
Benefits:
The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties the company's needs and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave time off to vote jury duty leave volunteer time off military leave and parental leave.
Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.
EOE including disability/vets

Skills Required

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline
10 years' experience in cloud architecture or pre-sales engineering
5+ years' experience in a management or leadership role
Experience leading customer-facing architecture teams
Experience in a pre-sales or revenue-generating role

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