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 a Senior Lead Cloud Database Architect to join our team and work with an experienced professional services team to help customers migrate to and operate in the Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), with a primary focus on data and databases.

What You'll Do:

Collaborate closely with colleagues and customers to solve data challenges. Assess and remediate sizing/performance/configuration issues Plan and execute data migrations, alone or as part of larger cloud migration efforts Modernize database platforms (MSSQL/Oracle->PgSQL/Aurora) Design and implement data lakes and ETL pipelines Provide consulting guidance to customers and prospects, assist colleagues with the planning and writing of Statements of Work.

Who You Are:

You're passionate about technology and the plethora of options the public cloud offers. You enjoy helping customers solve existing problems while identifying and remediating new problems. You also have the following:

Minimum:

A BA/BS Degree with 8 years of relevant overall experience, or a MS degree with 6 years of relevant overall experience, or a Ph.D and 3 years of experience, or 12 years of overall relevant experience without a college degree 8+ years of diverse database administration and architecture experience, and a minimum of 3 years of relevant public cloud experience Specialty/Intermediate level AWS and/or Azure cloud data certification (AWS Database Specialty, DP-100, DP-203, DP-300, DP-500) Expert level familiarity with at least one of the following SQL Databases: PostgreSQL, MSSQL, Oracle, both on-prem and in the cloud (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, etc.) Expert level familiarity with at least one of the following NoSQL Databases: MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis, Cassandra, CouchDB, Cosmos, ElasticSearch/OpenSearch Hands-on experience using ETL tools to get data into and out of databases and data warehouses/data lakes. Intermediate level experience with one or more Infrastructure-as-Code implementations (ARM, CloudFormation, Terraform) Familiarity with Identity and Access models in on-prem (Active Directory), public cloud (AWS IAM, Azure AD), and in-schema. Hands-on experience running migration tools, including but not limited to: backup/restore, log shipping/mirroring, Always On Availability Groups, AWS Database Migration Services, Schema Conversion tool, Azure Migrate, Azure Data Migration Assistant, AWS Glue.

Preferred Experience :

Professional/Expert level Cloud Architecture certification (AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, AZ-305) Intermediate to expert level familiarity with a commercial analytics or data warehousing platform such as Databricks, Snowflake, RedShift, Azure DataLake Experience with AI/ML applications and pipelines Industry knowledge in any of the following verticals is highly desired:

Healthcare/HealthTech Financial Services/FinTech SaaS E-Commerce

What's In It For You?

Life comes at you fast sometimes. When it does, it's good to be with a stable company like Cox that has amazing resources but maintains the friendliness of a startup. With our best-in-class benefits and award-winning employee culture, you won't have to sweat the small stuff. Here's a little peek at some ways we help:

We're on your side. Our pro-sales culture honors and respects what you and other salespeople contribute to our continuing success at Cox. We want our people o succeed, plain and simple. We're all about professional development, continuing education and helping your career grow (often on our dime!). Our innovative culture provides us with a roadmap to keep ahead of the competition, and our excellent reputation with clients in our industries reflects that. At Cox, we foster a culture of integrity and fairness, which we generously recognize and reward. We all have lives and responsibilities outside of work. We have an exceptional work/life balance at Cox, with accommodating work schedules and flexible time-off policies. We show our appreciation for our talent with a competitive salary package and top-notch bonus & incentive plans. How does a great healthcare benefits package from day one sound? Multiple options are available for individuals and families. One employee-only plan could be FREE, if you participate in our health screening program. At Cox, we believe in being transparent - please click on this link ( Cox Benefits Overview ) to learn more about our amazing healthcare benefits. 10 days of free child or senior care through your complimentary Care.com