Company

Cox Communications, Inc.SalesSr. Solutions Engineer - CCIManager - Non People LeaderCan work remotely but need to live in the specified city, state, or regionYes, 50% of the timeDay

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $126,200.00 - $189,200.00. The salary rate may vary within the anticipated range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's experience. In addition to the salary range identified herein, this role is also eligible for an annual incentive/commission target of $52,800.00.

We are seeking an experienced Security Solutions Architect to join our growing go-to-market team. In this strategic overlay role, you will serve as a trusted security advisor to our customers and field sales teams, helping shape secure, scalable solutions across hybrid, public, and private cloud environments. You’ll work cross-functionally with account teams, product specialists, and engineering to translate business requirements into secure technical architectures that support customer success and business growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Security Expertise: Serve as the subject matter expert on cybersecurity, compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO, CIS, HIPAA, PCI), and secure architecture best practices across cloud and hybrid infrastructures.
• Sales Enablement: Partner with generalist solution engineers and account executives to co-develop secure, differentiated solutions for customers, especially in regulated industries.
• Customer Engagement: Lead security-focused discovery sessions, whiteboarding workshops, and executive briefings to understand client needs and articulate value.
• Solution Design: Design and validate security architectures, guiding the integration of cloud-native and third-party security controls (IAM, encryption, network segmentation, SIEM/SOAR, etc.) into customer solutions.
• Technical Validation: Drive technical proof points including demos, pilots, and RFx responses with a security-first lens.
• Thought Leadership: Stay ahead of the evolving threat landscape and emerging technologies; contribute to internal knowledge bases and represent security capabilities in go-to-market initiatives.
• Collaboration: Work closely with Product, Engineering, and Customer Success teams to provide feedback on feature requests and customer requirements.
• Training & Upskilling: Support enablement efforts to upskill internal teams and train partners on core security principles and patterns.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• A BA/BS Degree with 6+ years of experience, or a MS Degree with 4+ years of experience, or a Ph.D with one year of experience, or 10 years of overall experience without a degree
• 5+ years of experience in a pre-sales, solution architecture, or technical consulting role, with a minimum of 3 years focused on cybersecurity.
• Understanding of security architectures with a strong focus on hybrid (on-prem + cloud ) and multi-cloud (VMware / Private Cloud, AWS, Azure, GCP) environments.
• Familiarity with modern security tooling and practices (e.g., Zero Trust, CNAPP, SASE, XDR, etc).
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage technical and business stakeholders.

Preferred:

• Industry certifications a plus: CISSP, CCSP, CISM, AWS/Azure/GCP Security Specialties.
• Experience in regulated industries such as finance, healthcare, or government is highly desirable.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and acting as a bridge between business needs and technical execution.
• Passion for customer advocacy, secure design, and building long-term trust.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to influence without direct authority.

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, and parental leave.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.