Sr Solution Architect at Microsoft

, , United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

03 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

03 Dec, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Security Architect, Security Operations Center, Security Modernization, Cybersecurity, Identity Solutions, Zero Trust, Privileged Access Management, Cloud Security, Detection Engineering, Agile Methodologies, Technical Presentations, Documentation, Programming Languages, Continuous Integration, Threat Intelligence, Architectural Methods

Industry

Software Development

Description

For this role we are in particular looking for a Security Architect with in-depth knowledge of Security Operation Center (SOC) operations and experience with Security Modernization. The architect will work alongside a Program Director to support managed Security Operations at our customers. Key accountabilities include: Business to Technology Strategy Actively and insightfully listen to translate and articulate customer challenges and translate these to business objectives and project outcomes. Support the sales process and provide input on contract, staffing, assumptions and risks. Quantify she needs of the business to achieve value outcomes, champion required methodology, capture/reuse IP and share best practices. Demonstrate ability to match technical solutions with customer business requirements. Support customer Security Operations teams, including analysts, engineers, and service delivery staff Work with product and threat intelligence teams to adapt to emerging threats Provide input into roadmap planning for SOC tooling, capabilities, and customer offerings Manage to ensure that SLAs, KPIs, and contractual obligations are consistently met Coordinate onboarding , including log ingestion, alert baselining, and tuning Support maintenance of documentation of standard operating procedures (SOPs), runbooks, and escalation matrices Manage escalation pathways to customer, legal, and executive stakeholders Collaborate with detection engineers to support the building and fine-tuning of detection rules and use cases; Implement detection-as-code pipelines for consistency and auditability Experience working on multi-phase implementations. Ability to communicate with a variety of different audiences and strong presentation skills. Ability to effectively recognize and adapt to change. We are looking for an Architect to join the team who will also focus on one or more of the following technical skill sets delivering integrated (cyber-)security & identity solutions to our customers. You may already have at least 4 or more of these skills to help us achieve our mission, or you might be interested in learning about them. Proven success and expertise in architecting innovative solutions primarily in a client-facing role. Ability to quickly build relationships and credibility with customers. Ability to build trust to drive change with customers. Track record of delivering quality solutions as a technical leader. Executes recognized Architectural methods, processes and tools. A passion for learning about and experimenting with new technologies. Confidence in creating and delivering technical presentations and training. Excellent organization and planning skills Bachelor's degree relevant to Information Technology/Computer Science, Engineering (or equivalent) Experience with Identity solutions and concepts like Zero Trust, Privileged Access Management, Just-in-time Administration etc. Deep Knowledge of Cybersecurity concepts, Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) and Credential Theft Mitigation recommended practices. Knowledge of Hybrid Cloud and Workload Security configurations and practices. Cloud application development solutions (e.g. PaaS, Serverless, API Management) Experience using integrated development environments (e.g. Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Eclipse, XCode, WebSphere) targeting Android, iOS, Linux, Windows, public clouds (i.e. Azure, AWS, GCP) Ability to design, create and deliver to solution frameworks. Knowledge of various Security Standards, Policies and Governance frameworks. Knowledge of competitive security technologies Holding active security certifications like CISSP, CEH or others is a plus. Open-source software experience is a plus. One or more of the following programming languages: C++, C#, Java, Node.js, JSON, PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby on Rails, Pig/Hive. Continuous integration technologies (e.g. Github Projects, Jenkins, Spinnaker, Azure for DevOps, Chef, Puppet). Experience of working with agile project methodologies

Responsibilities

The Sr Solution Architect will support managed Security Operations at customers, translating customer challenges into business objectives and project outcomes. They will collaborate with various teams to ensure SLAs and KPIs are met while managing documentation and escalation pathways.