Security Solution Architect

Do you enjoy solving problems, looking at problems through a different lens, and working closely with customers to innovate new solutions to complex problems? Do you jump with excitement at the opportunity to identify trends and provide unique business solutions? Do you want to join a team where learning about a new technology or solution is part of our work every day?
The Industry Solutions Delivery (ISD) Engineering & Architecture Group (EAG) is a global consulting and engineering organization that supports ourmost complex and leading-edgecustomer engagements. Driving early-stage deliveries, enhances ISD's technical capabilities, and partnering withothers to develop approaches, innovativesolutions, and engineeringstandards in order to set our sales and delivery teams up forsuccess.Leveraging the principles of model, care, and coach, we provide consistent high-quality customerexperience throughtechnical and AI leadership and IP capture centered on delivery truth.
As part of the team, you will be a key leader in the largest Security team in Industry Solutions Organization, learn in a fast paced, live-site focused environment, deliver customer value with everything we do and help protect Microsoft's enterprise customers.
The job provides an opportunity to:
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.
We are looking for someone who is highly customer focused with the right combination of curiosity, technical aptitude, and communication skills to be Security Architect in the Security Service Line within the Industry Solutions Organization.
You will be part of a high-performing security organization and will be in a role that is focused on customer success and satisfaction. Since we are a security team, we focus a good deal on security technologies, so the ideal candidate will have strong Cybersecurity experience addressing complex customer scenarios in delivery and/or operations capacity. What's also super important is that you can show empathy for customers, their business outcomes, and plans, and are proficient at guiding teamwork to deliver great security outcomes for our customers.
We are a team of fun, dynamic, supportive community of Program Managers, Architects, consultants, and our Leadership is committed to delivering the best Security solutions and services to our customers. We get to develop and run innovative Security services at extremely large scale for our enterprise customers, which presents challenges we love to solve.
If this sounds like the right environment for you, please join us.
Qualifications Required/Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND10+years' experiencein Security technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or security domain
OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related fieldAND6+ years' experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain (e.g., Security)
5+ years of experience in designing and deployment of Microsoft security solutions
2+ years managing multiple projects or portfolios.
1+ year(s) experience leading blended, multidisciplinary teams.
Other Qualifications:
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.
Additional or Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND12+years' experiencein technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain (e.g., Security)
OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related fieldAND8+ 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 i.e. Purview is highly desirable
Professional Certification in Domain (e.g., CISSP, Microsoft Certified Cybersecurity Architect Expert)
Responsibilities Understanding Customer/Partner Technical Environment
Gathers customer/partner insights from a broad range of stakeholders as well as the main business sponsor to shape and form both the definition and ongoing execution of projects.Identifiesand evaluates industry trends (customer industry verticals, information technology (IT) industry). Adapts business models, plans, and solutions to insights.
Works with customer/partner stakeholders (e.g., Enterprise Architects, Security Team, Development Team, Operations Team) and business sponsor to socialize both the business solution and the project approach todetermineif changes are needed to the business solution. Where the cost of change is accepted by the customer, shares this feedback with the project team and the broader