Security Solution Architect

7 days ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Microsoft Full time

Microsoft Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Overview

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This position requires verification of Australian citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports Australian government agency customers and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate's citizenship will be verified with a valid passport.

Responsibilities
  • Impact on one of the fastest growing teams in Industry Solutions that is critical to the Microsoft Security strategy.
  • Work in a world class team of Security Analysts, Architects, Incident Responders, and leadership that will help you grow your career.
  • Be part of a dynamic Security community that will enable you to learn, collaborate, and contribute with the top minds in the industry.
  • Understand and analyze customer/partner technical environments and socialise the business solution and project approach with stakeholders to determine changes needed to the business solution.
  • Lead architecture projects using existing methodologies, develop new solutions to scale across multiple customers, and maintain architecture artifacts to communicate value and rationale.
  • Collaborate with project managers and account teams to govern design, build, and deployment, including POCs and pilots, ensuring quality and alignment with customer value.
  • Identify requirements and constraints with customers/partners, manage ambiguity, and document assumptions and implications. Drive test plans to prove requirements are met and address defects with the project team and customer as needed.
  • Drive solution approach with traceability of requirements and decisions; balance risk, credibility, and innovation to meet customer needs; lead implementation in partnership with the Project Manager; establish governance and ensure release readiness.
  • Identify and mitigate business and technical risks; develop risk contingency plans and oversee delivery of consulting engagements as required.
  • Contribute to practice development through IP generation and participation in internal/external communities.
  • Develop trusted advisor relationships with senior stakeholders and stay current on Microsoft technologies to guide service delivery and stakeholder management.
Qualifications – Required
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 10+ years' experience in security technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or security domain
  • OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years' experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain (e.g., Security)
  • OR equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of experience in designing and deployment of Microsoft security solutions
  • 2+ years managing multiple projects or portfolios
  • 1+ year leading blended, multidisciplinary teams
Qualifications – Additional
  • Additional or preferred qualifications may include 12+ years' experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain (e.g., Security)
  • 6+ years technical presales and delivery leadership experience
  • Experience in Microsoft XDR, Sentinel, Azure, Active Directory security, Entra ID, Privileged access management and Information protection technology (e.g., Purview) is highly desirable
  • Professional Certification in domain (e.g., CISSP, Microsoft Certified Cybersecurity Architect Expert)
Other
  • Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.
  • If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
Seniority level
  • Not Applicable
Employment type
  • Full-time
Job function
  • Consulting
Industries
  • Software Development

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Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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