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RapidScale · 23 hours ago

Senior Solutions Architect (RapidScale)

Raleigh, NC

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$126K/yr - $189K/yr

6+ years exp

RapidScale is a company that delivers secure, reliable managed and advisory services across private, public, and hybrid clouds. As a Senior Solutions Architect, you will serve as a strategic advisor, connecting complex multi-cloud technologies with the evolving business needs of clients while leading discovery engagements and designing hybrid and multi-cloud architectures.

Cloud Data ServicesCloud ManagementSoftware

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead technical discovery engagements with customers to uncover business goals, pain points, and drivers

Translate requirements into tailored, outcome-focused cloud and infrastructure solutions

Run workshops, whiteboarding sessions, and stakeholder interviews

Balance breadth and depth, knowing when to go deep on architecture vs. when to focus on business outcomes based on the different customer personas you encounter in each customer engagement

Architect hybrid and multi-cloud environments, aligning with performance, availability, security, and compliance needs

Represent our hosted cloud and other core offerings at a deep technical level, fully scoping, architecting, and presenting solutions comprised of these services

Represent our public cloud offerings at a high level, identifying customer needs that dictate a public cloud solution, and pulling in public cloud specialists as needed for deeper scoping, solutioning, and presentation of these solutions

Collaborate to architect multi-cloud and hybrid cloud solutions across both hosted and public cloud service sets, ensuring the best alignment with customer outcomes

Act as the technical lead throughout the sales cycle, from discovery to hand-off

Collaborate with sales, product, and specialist teams to align solutions with account strategy

Participate in RFPs, solution reviews, and scope definitions

Design security architectures including MDR, SOCaaS, IAM, SIEM/SOAR, and vulnerability management

Ensure solutions align with compliance standards (HIPAA, PCI, GDPR, ISO, NIST)

Design secure, high-performance networks integrating SD-WAN, VPN, DNS, TCP/IP, and firewalls across on-prem and cloud environments

Stay current on emerging tech (cloud, AI/ML, automation, cybersecurity) and translate innovation into business strategy

Educate clients and internal teams on current and future-state capabilities

Translate innovative technology solutions RapidScale does today and roadmap item to show clients current and future business outcomes

Qualification

Public Cloud CertificationHybrid Cloud ArchitectureSecurity Architecture DesignNetworking KnowledgePresentation SkillsSales Team ExperienceDevOps FamiliarityStorageBackup KnowledgeCommunication Skills

Required

A BA/BS Degree with 6+ years of experience, or a MS Degree with 4+ years of experience, or a Ph.D with one year of experience, or 10 years of overall experience without a degree

Professional Level Public Cloud Certification (AWS, Azure, Google)

Demonstrated experience working in the context of a sales team

Strong presentation, written and verbal communication skills

Preferred

Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to nontechnical stakeholders

Hosted Cloud / Traditional IT: Deep knowledge of private cloud and data center architectures (VMware, Citrix, storage, networking)

Public cloud: High-level knowledge of AWS/Azure/GCP, how they differ from traditional IT approaches, why businesses use them

Security and compliance: Experience with managed security services and designing secure, compliant architectures

Networking: Strong understanding of hybrid connectivity, SD-WAN, VPN, DNS, and firewalls

Storage, Backup and DR: Design experience with SAN and NAS, backup and data protection approaches, technologies and approaches for replication and disaster recovery

DevOps & Automation: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, IaC, and modern deployment practices is a plus