Global Solutions Architect

rubrik; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Rubrik is seeking a senior technical director–level architect to serve as the top technical authority for public-cloud architecture within a global professional services organization. The role defines worldwide architectural direction for complex platforms spanning multi-region, multi-cloud, and multi-regulator estates and carries that direction into strategic customer engagements.

You will own the global cloud architecture standard, act as final escalation point for design decisions on

Qualifications

• 15+ years of overall experience in technology, with 8+ years as hands-on cloud architect at enterprise scale.
• Proven ownership of architecture for multi-region, multi-account estates in large orgs or professional services.
• Deep knowledge of AWS and Azure; strong GCP preference with compute/storage/networking/encryption expertise.
• Strong automation background with IaC, scripting (Python/PowerShell), API-first integration, and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Own the global cloud architecture standard: reference architectures, design patterns, guardrails, and anti-patterns.
• Serve as final technical escalation point for cloud architecture decisions on high-visibility engagements worldwide.
• Lead architecture and design on flagship accounts and first-of-a-kind deployments, defending decisions with CIO/CTO and CISO stakeholders.
• Partner with sales and pre-sales on strategic pursuits, providing technical validation, effort estimation, and risk assessment.
• Build reusable technical IP—deployment automation, templates, decision trees, and delivery accelerators.
• Define cloud competency standards, mentor senior consultants globally, and feed field learning back into roadmap.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Multi-region/multi-account design

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

CloudFormation

Bicep

Python

PowerShell

CI/CD

Security frameworks

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Bicep

Job description

Role overview

A senior individual-contributor role at Technical Director level serving as the top technical authority for public-cloud architecture within a global professional services organization. The position sets the worldwide architectural direction for how complex platforms are designed, deployed, and operated across multi-region, multi-cloud, and multi-regulator estates, then carries that direction personally into the most strategic customer engagements.

Responsibilities

• Own the global cloud architecture standard: reference architectures, design patterns, guardrails, and documented anti-patterns used across the practice.
• Serve as the final technical escalation point for cloud architecture decisions on the most complex, highest-visibility customer engagements worldwide.
• Lead architecture and design on flagship accounts and first-of-a-kind deployments, defending design decisions in front of customer architecture review boards and acting as trusted advisor to CIO, CTO, Chief Architect, and CISO stakeholders.
• Partner with sales and pre-sales on strategic pursuits, providing honest technical validation, level-of-effort estimation, and risk assessment.
• Build reusable technical IP - deployment automation, design templates, decision trees, and delivery accelerators - that multiplies the capability of every architect and consultant in the field.
• Define cloud competency standards, mentor senior consultants globally, and channel field learning back into product roadmap, supportability, and delivery methodology.

Requirements

• 15+ years of overall experience, including 8+ years as a hands-on cloud architect at enterprise scale.
• Demonstrated ownership of architecture for multi-region, multi-account, or multi-subscription cloud estates in a large enterprise or professional services setting.
• Expert-level AWS and Azure; GCP strongly preferred, with depth across compute, storage, networking, identity, and encryption/key management.
• Deep understanding of enterprise data protection and cyber resilience, including RTO/RPO modelling, backup design, and air-gapped recovery.
• Working fluency in cloud security and compliance frameworks and how they constrain design in regulated industries.
• Strong automation background with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep), Python or PowerShell scripting, API-first integration, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Executive-grade communication and a track record of influence without authority across a global, matrixed organization.

Nice to have

• Evidence of building reusable technical IP, not just delivering projects.
• Prior experience learning a complex platform to expert depth quickly.