Senior Director, Solutions Architecture – RapidScale

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🕒 April 29

🏢🏡 New York City – Hybrid

💵 $215.6k - $359.3k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

💻 Solutions Engineer

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Cox Enterprises

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1898

🏢 Enterprise

📡 Telecommunications

🚗 Transport

💰 Seed Round on 2014-12

Enterprise • Telecommunications • Transport

Cox Enterprises is a leading communications, media, and automotive services company with a mission to solve pressing challenges while building a more connected, mobile, and sustainable world. With over 125 years in business, Cox has invested over $1 billion in sustainable businesses and technology, generating $23 billion in revenue. The company comprises divisions like Cox Communications and Cox Automotive, which provide various B2B technology solutions and automotive services. Cox values innovation, inclusion, and the power of connection, aiming to foster a work environment where diverse voices are heard and respected. The company's commitment to sustainability and social impact is recognized by awards and certifications, such as being named a zero-waste business by Zero Waste USA.

📋 Description

• Lead RapidScale’s national pre-sales and solution strategy organization for our cloud managed services business • Define how RapidScale designs, positions, and delivers cloud and modernization solutions across public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), private/hosted cloud, and hybrid environments • Oversee regional and domain-aligned architecture leaders across Private Cloud, Public Cloud, AI, Data, Application, and Security practices • Define and execute the national Solutions Architecture strategy that underpins RapidScale’s managed cloud and modernization business objectives • Lead and mentor senior Solutions Architecture leaders and their teams • Drive alignment between Sales, Marketing, Product, and Service Delivery • Engage with enterprise clients at the executive level • Serve as the executive sponsor for strategic pursuits • Evolve and standardize architecture methodologies to support repeatable, scalable solution design across all service lines • Collaborate with Product and Operations teams to refine managed service offerings based on field and client feedback • Represent RapidScale’s technical vision at key industry events, partner summits, and client advisory boards • Measure impact through KPIs — including technical win rates, attach rate of managed services, and architecture influence on revenue and gross margin

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 10 years’ experience in a related field • 15+ years of experience in cloud architecture, pre-sales engineering, or technical leadership roles • 8+ years of experience leading large, distributed technical teams — including regional or national leadership • Deep expertise across public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid cloud architectures (VMware, hosted private cloud, colocation, and edge) • Proven experience integrating managed services into solution architectures — from design through steady-state operations • Familiarity with multi-cloud management, FinOps, and automation frameworks • Strong understanding of AI/ML, data modernization, and application modernization patterns • Executive-level understanding of security, compliance, and governance frameworks across regulated industries • Ability to connect technical architecture to business impact, articulating how solutions reduce cost, improve agility, and enhance resilience

🏖️ Benefits

• 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 • Up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members • Additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave • Time off to vote • Jury duty leave • Volunteer time off • Military leave • Parental leave • Health care insurance (medical, dental, vision) • Retirement planning (401(k)) • Paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO)