Director, Solutions Architecture – RapidScale

Cox Enterprises

Director of Solutions Architecture leading pre-sales technical organization across technology domains at RapidScale. Oversseeing regional teams and driving revenue growth through scalable technical solutions.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeRaleigh • California, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $148,500 - $247,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesTerraformVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and mentor a team of Solutions Architects, including regional managers and specialist roles
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

Requirements

What you’ll need

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
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
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

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
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
health care insurance (medical, dental, vision)
retirement planning (401(k))
paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO)

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Hard Skills & Tools

cloud architecturepre-sales engineeringpublic cloud architectureprivate cloud architectureAWSAzureGCPVMwareKubernetesDocker

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcustomer engagementsolution validationthought leadershipcollaborationpipeline growthdeal velocitycommunicationfeedback