Rackspace Technology is a leading provider of expertise and managed services across all major public and private cloud technologies. The company has evolved its Fanatical Support to encompass the entire customer journey, providing exceptional support from the first consultation to daily operations.
We are seeking an experienced Lead Account Technical Architect to serve as the primary technical leader for strategic enterprise accounts. In this role, you will be responsible for understanding client business objectives, designing comprehensive technology solutions, and ensuring successful implementation of complex enterprise architectures. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise across multiple domains, strong client relationship skills, and the ability to translate business requirements into innovative technical solutions while leading a team of solution architects to deliver exceptional client outcomes.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the senior technical authority and trusted advisor for assigned strategic accounts.
- Understand client business drivers and technical landscape to identify opportunities for technology transformation.
- Develop comprehensive enterprise and cloud architecture solutions that address client challenges and align with their long-term strategy.
- Lead technical discovery workshops and architectural design sessions with clients.
- Create detailed solution designs including architecture diagrams, technical specifications, and implementation roadmaps.
- Lead a team of solution architects, providing technical direction, mentorship, and quality assurance.
- Collaborate with account management teams to develop technical proposals and presentations.
- Validate solution feasibility, identify technical risks, and develop mitigation strategies.
- Establish technical governance frameworks and best practices for solution delivery.
- Build and maintain relationships with client technical stakeholders and executive leadership.
- Provide technical oversight during solution implementation to ensure architectural integrity.
- Conduct architecture reviews and provide guidance to implementation teams.
- Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends to provide innovative recommendations.
- Lead technology strategy discussions and roadmap planning with client organizations.
- Serve as an escalation point for complex technical issues during implementation.
- Identify and pursue expansion opportunities within assigned accounts.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; Master's degree preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in enterprise IT architecture, solutions engineering, or technical consulting.
- 5+ years of experience leading technical teams or serving as lead architect for complex projects.
- Proven track record of designing and delivering enterprise-scale technology solutions.
- Deep technical knowledge across multiple domains (infrastructure, applications, security, data, etc.).
- Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman, etc.).
- Strong understanding of cloud platforms and technologies (Private cloud solutions preferred).
- Knowledge of integration approaches, API design, and middleware technologies.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
- Strong leadership abilities and experience mentoring technical professionals.
- Track record of successful client relationship management at senior levels.
- Experience working within formal delivery methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.).
- Ability to balance technical excellence with business requirements and constraints.
Language Requirements: Not specified.
Additional Skills (Good To Have):
- Experience with digital transformation initiatives and modernization projects.
- Background in technology consulting or professional services.
- Knowledge of industry-specific solutions and regulatory requirements.
- Experience with DevOps practices and toolchains.
- Understanding of security architecture and compliance frameworks.
- Background in solution cost modeling and financial analysis.
- Knowledge of data analytics and business intelligence platforms.
- Experience with software development lifecycles and practices.
- Familiarity with IT service management frameworks.
- Public speaking experience and presentation skills.
- Experience with RFP responses and competitive proposals.
- Background in presales technical consulting.
- Knowledge of contract scoping and solution pricing.
- Understanding of business outcome measurement and KPIs.
- Experience managing distributed technical teams.
