Senior Azure Pre-Sales Solutions Architect (East) (RapidScale)

Cox Enterprises; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading managed services provider is seeking a Solution Architect based in New York. The role involves providing pre-sales technical support, conducting workshops for requirement gathering, and architecting cloud solutions. Candidates should have extensive experience with public cloud platforms and strong problem-solving and communication skills. Relevant certifications are mandatory.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in a relevant field, or 10 years without a degree.
• Professional Level Public Cloud Certification (AWS, Azure, Google) required.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide Pre-Sales technical support to drive revenue.
• Conduct technical workshops to identify client requirements.
• Interface with Product Marketing for product improvement.

Skills

Public Cloud Knowledge

Technical Support

Solution Architecture

Communication Skills

Analytical Problem-Solving

Cloud Certifications

Education

BA/BS Degree

Tools

AWS

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

Overview

Our Sales SA positions will require 25-35% travel to conferences, partner offices, and customer sites.

This role will support opportunities on the East coast.

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.

What does the Sales Solutions Architecture Team do?

Sales Solution Architects work in partnership with Solutions Specialists (Sales Representatives) and serve as their technical counterparts in all phases of the sales lifecycle. From evangelizing technologies to demonstrating our feature-rich Cloud Reliability Platform, our job is to help customers figure out and solve their cloud initiatives. We do this by taking a consultative approach in our discovery and assessment phases with the output being solutions that are built with reliability, performance, and security baked-in on top of our Managed Cloud Portfolio. As an integral part of the Solutions Architecture team, you will design systems that are purpose-built and well suited to their target infrastructure.

What You\'ll Do

As a Solution Architect you will:

• Provide Pre-Sales technical support to the GTM Team to drive revenue and cloud adoption
• Conduct full technical discovery and assessment workshops to identify pain points and gather business and technical requirements. This will include Well-Architected Reviews, Migration Readiness Assessments, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis, etc.
• You will architect client solutions to meet client requirements using a well architected framework methodology
• Clearly communicate proposed architectures in the pre-sales cycle for early validation and verification to the internal teams responsible for implementing and providing ongoing support
• Be a technology evangelist and educate prospects and customers on the cloud solution that makes the most sense for their business and technology requirements
• Interface with Product Marketing and provide feedback for improving product quality and capabilities by leveraging information gathered in field engagements
• Collaborate in the creation of technical collateral (e.g. SOWs, HLDs), and help develop sales staff by providing formal training
• Produce cost and labor estimates and SOWs for potential projects
• Provide thought leadership by speaking at industry events such as trade shows, panels or marketing events as well as publishing blog posts, white papers and participating in case studies

What Technical Attributes We\'re Looking for In You

• Relevant Industry-leading certification required: AZ-305 (Azure Solutions Architect - Expert)
• Deep understanding of the following Public Cloud Platforms: Microsoft Azure, AWS
• Understanding of containerization & virtualization technologies; e.g Kubernetes, Docker
• Understanding of IAAS / PAAS / SAAS platforms; e.g. EC2, VMs, etc.
• Understanding IaC tools; e.g. Puppet, Ansible, ARM/Bicep, Terraform
• Understanding of different Disaster Recovery and data protection principles
• Understanding of PCI, HIPAA, GDPR regulatory compliance frameworks
• Understanding of Relational and Non-Relational Databases (MySQL, Oracle, MS SQL Server, NoSQL)
• Expertise in networking, compute, storage and OS fundamentals

What General Attributes We\'re Looking for In You

Ideal candidate must be enthusiastic, a self-starter, and willing to step up to new challenges. Must be comfortable in the dynamic atmosphere of a technical organization with a rapidly expanding customer base.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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)
• Background and experience working in the context of a sales team
• Strong presentation, written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical problem-solving ability
• High level of comfort communicating effectively across internal organizations
• Ability to speak at public events in front of large audiences is a bonus
• Fluency in English