Company

Cox Communications, Inc.

Job Family Group

Engineering / Product Development

Job Profile

Sr Manager, Cloud Engineering

Management Level

Sr Manager - People Leader

Flexible Work Option

Hybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Travel %

Yes, 5% of the time

Work Shift

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $129,100.00 - $215,100.00. 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

RapidScale is based in Raleigh, NC, the company has a solid history of delivering world-class hosted and public cloud products and services to customers located throughout the country and around the globe. As a managed service provider, RapidScale is a fast paced ever evolving solution provider for small to enterprise businesses.

The Senior Manager, Service Delivery will manage a team of engineers that provide design, architecture, and migration planning for new customer projects. Responsible for maximizing the effectiveness of technology delivery with a strong team in a dynamic environment. The Senior Manager, Service Delivery will leverage their technical capabilities as well as strategic thinking, leadership and communication skills to consistently deliver a wide range of critical activities in concert with other groups within the organization.
 
The Senior Manager, Service Delivery will be the customer advocate throughout the implementation lifecycle. This includes being the escalation point of contact for customers, project management, and engineers. The Senior Manager, Service Delivery will provide a proper transition of customers to support by providing documentation, customer review, and any training necessary.
 
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide strategic and tactical leadership for the installation and managed services lifecycle.

Collaborate with managers, partners, and customers to deliver cloud solutions.

Implement best practices and standardized processes, remediate vulnerabilities throughout the delivery cycle.

Manage department operations to budget and financial targets.

Recruit, train, develop, coach, and appraise staff effectively.

Stay up to date on information and technology affecting functional areas to increase innovation and ensure best practices.

Plan and implement continuous improvement.

Operate within product offering and architectural standards throughout the implementation delivery lifecycle.

Partner to improve installation procedures by automating implementation steps.

Stay current with the security landscape with willingness to learn innovative technologies.

Lead and prioritize multiple concurrent projects and initiatives.

Mentor a diverse team of direct reports in their career progression.

QUALIFICATIONS
MINIMUM:

Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 8 years’ experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 6 years’ experience; a Ph.D. and 3 years’ experience in a related field; or 12 years’ experience in a related field

3+ years’ experience in management or leadership role.

Excellent communication, presentation, writing, and editorial abilities.

Excellent organizational and time management skills.

Well-developed problem-solving skills and the ability to manage multiple engagements are also required.

Require limited supervision and direction; drive results and set priorities independently.

Preferred MSP or consulting experience

ADDITIONAL ATTRIBUTES:

A proven level of competence in VDI solutions (AVD & Citrix)

A proven level of competence with Firewalls, Switches, Windows servers, & Active Directory

Ability to demonstrate a high level of competency in managing technical projects

Experience with project management.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite of applications.

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS:

MICROSOFT PRODUCT SET:

Windows Server 

Active Directory

Microsoft Teams

Terminal Services

SQL

365 / CSP

CITRIX PRODUCT SETS:

Netscaler

User Profile Manager

Workspace Environment Manager

General Knowledge Citrix Infrastructure

VMWARE PRODUCT SETS:

ESXi 

vCenter

vCloud Director 

General Knowledge VMWARE Infrastructure

FORTINET PRODUCT SETS

FortiEDR

FortiEMS

ADDITIONAL PRODUCT SETS

Monitoring/Ticketing tools - N-able, SalesForce, PRTG

BaaS - Veeam

DRaaS - Zerto

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.

Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.