Sr. Lead Solutions Architect - Azure Delivery (RapidScale)

Job Summary Sr. Lead Cloud Architect – Azure Delivery within RapidScale. This customer‑facing delivery role focuses on assessing, designing, and executing Azure migrations across assessments, planning, execution, and optimization, while leading the technical vision and mentoring the implementation team. Key Responsibilities Assess application portfolios and plan migrations to Azure, produce total cost of ownership models, application dispositions, high‑level project plans, and work breakdown structures. Define and maintain the technical vision for delivery projects, both externally with customers and internally with the project team. Perform hands‑on execution as a member of implementation teams, driving migrations and deployments from planning through cutover and go‑live. Create and maintain detailed architecture diagrams and configuration documentation. Educate customers on Azure services, cloud patterns, and anti‑patterns. Collaborate with cross‑functional delivery and sales teams to scope, define approach, and create level‑of‑effort estimations for engagements and statements of work. Contribute to the evolution of the Solutions Architecture practice through process improvements, templates and project collateral. Required Technical Attributes Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ‑305) certification. 8+ years of diverse solutions architecture or relevant experience, with at least 3 years of public cloud experience. Hands‑on experience with lift‑and‑shift and green‑field Azure migrations. Intermediate level experience with Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Terraform preferred, ARM, Bicep). Intermediate to expert level familiarity with containerization technologies (AKS, Container Apps) and DevOps patterns (Azure DevOps, GitOps). Familiarity with Identity and Access models in on‑premises (Active Directory) and public cloud (Entra ID, SAML SSO). Intermediate to expert level experience with IP networking, ExpressRoute, VPN technologies, and related connectivity solutions. Minimum Qualifications BA/BS degree with 8 years of relevant experience, or MS degree with 6 years, or Ph.D. with 3 years, or 12 years of overall relevant experience without a college degree. Strong presentation, written and verbal communication skills. Strong analytical and problem‑solving ability. High level of comfort communicating across internal and customer‑facing organizations. Preferred Qualifications / Experience Additional Azure certifications such as AZ‑500, AZ‑400, AI‑102, DP‑100, DP‑203. Experience in a professional services environment. Experience with VDI technologies such as Azure Virtual Desktop, Citrix. Experience with Azure Data and AI products. Experience with PCI, HIPAA, CIS, and HITRUST compliance related to cloud infrastructure. Familiarity with AWS, Google Cloud, VMWare. Industry knowledge in Healthcare/HealthTech, Financial Services/FinTech, SaaS, E‑Commerce. Benefits Competitive base salary ranging from $163,400.00 to $272,300.00 with potential incentive. Flexible vacation with pay. Seven paid holidays per calendar year. Up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually. Additional paid time off: 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 including sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO. Equal Employment Opportunity Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship. Eligibility Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship. No OPT, CPT, STEM/OPT or visa sponsorship now or in future. #J-18808-Ljbffr