Data Architect (RapidScale)

Company

Cox Communications, Inc.

Job Family Group

Engineering / Product Development

Job Profile

Lead Architect

Management Level

Manager - Non People Leader

Flexible Work Option

Can work remotely anywhere in the specified country

Travel %

Yes, 15% of the time

Work Shift

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $117,300.00 - $195,500.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Job Description

At RapidScale, exceptional technology is powered by exceptional people. As a growing leader in secure, reliable managed cloud solutions, we help SMBs and enterprises alike simplify IT and unleash innovation. With a broad portfolio spanning AWS, Azure and Google to a full set of Private Cloud and Cybersecurity solutions, RapidScale helps companies turn technology into their biggest competitive advantage.  As part of the Cox family of companies, we offer best-in-class benefits, a commitment to work-life balance, and an award-winning workplace experience. 

We are seeking an experienced Data Architect to join our team and lead the modernization of data infrastructure for our clients. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and implementing cutting-edge data solutions using cloud technologies from GCP, AWS, and Azure. You will work directly with clients to migrate their legacy on-premise systems to modern cloud-based architectures, ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency. Strong communication skills, including delivering technical presentations and creating client documentation, will be key as you translate complex solutions into business outcomes. Your proven problem-solving abilities and experience tackling technical challenges in fast-paced environments will drive innovation and ensure client success. Your leadership and client-facing expertise will be essential as we develop this practice.

As a Data Architect, you will:

• Develop presentations for leadership teams around solution offerings

• Develop and deliver proposals to clients including content, budgetary estimates, and resource requirements

• Build conceptual architectures for modern data solutions

• Gather technical requirements, assess client capabilities, and analyze findings to provide appropriate solution recommendations and adoption strategies

• Collaborate and build delivery teams with the right skills to deliver the best outcomes

• Collaborate as part of larger delivery teams which may include project managers, business analysts, architects, developers, and change management professionals

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 6 years’ experience in a related field OR a Master’s degree and 4 years’ experience OR a Ph.D. and 1 year of experience OR 18 years’ experience in a related field

• 5 years of hands-on experience with cloud data solutions (GCP, AWS, Azure) designing and implementing solutions in at least one of these platforms

• 3 years of experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and utilizing cloud automation tools

• Experience with cloud data warehousing (e.g. BigQuery, Amazon Redshift, Azure Synapse Analytics)

• Experience in two programming languages (e.g., Node.js, Go, Python or others) with a working knowledge of additional languages. Experience with transforming legacy code (e.g., Java, .Net) into cloud-native microservices

• Experience working in presales (e.g. leading sales discovery calls, conducting technical workshops, preparing detailed scopes of work)

• Experience managing professional services engagements involving architecture, development, and delivery, including client interaction and project execution

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with machine learning and AI services (e.g. Google Cloud AI Platform, Amazon SageMaker, Azure Machine Learning)

• Professional certifications from GCP, AWS, and/or Azure

Benefits

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; and 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, parental leave, and COVID-19 vaccination leave.

About Us

Cox Communications is all about creating moments of real human connection; and for employees, that’s true both in the workplace and in the problems we solve for customers. From building advertising solutions to unleashing IoT technologies to creating an exceptional experience for customers in our retail locations and online, we’re creating a world that is smarter and more connected. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. 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.