Solution Engineer - Security

Summary

Microsoft's Security organization develops solutions to help customers address increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity threats. The Solution Engineer - Security drives technical sales, leads customer engagements, and designs secure, scalable cloud and AI-enabled architectures. The role advises customers on security modernization, resolves technical challenges, and advances adoption of Microsoft's developer tools, cloud platforms, and security solutions.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical sales with decision makers using demos and PoCs to influence solution design and enable production deployments
• Lead hands-on engagements-hackathons, code-with sessions, and architecture workshops-to accelerate adoption of Microsoft's developer tools and cloud platforms
• Build trusted relationships with developers and platform leads, co-designing secure, scalable architectures and solutions
• Resolve technical blockers and objections, collaborating with engineering to share insights and improve products
• Maintain deep technical understanding of cloud security architectures, solutions/technologies including Microsoft M365 Defender, Defender for Cloud and Sentinel
• Develop strategies and recommendations to improve the client's security posture, shape technical win plans and tailor Microsoft messaging to audience for security opportunities. Enhance team capabilities for extended detection and response (XDR), zero trust and cloud security and develops differentiated compete strategies for Microsoft Security for assigned customers
• Represent Microsoft through thought leadership in developer communities and customer forums
• Embody our Culture and Values

Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 2+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
• OR a Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
• OR 3+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
• OR equivalent experience
• This position is not eligible for have authorization to work in the United States that does not now or in the future require employer sponsorship
• 6+ years technical pre-sales, technical consulting, or technology delivery, or related experience OR equivalent experience
• 4+ years experience with cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management
• Certification in relevant technologies or disciplines (e.g., Office 365, Power BI, Azure Architect and Development exams, Cloud Platform Technologies, Information Security, Architecture)

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 2+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
• OR a Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
• OR 3+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
• OR equivalent experience
• This position is not eligible for have authorization to work in the United States that does not now or in the future require employer sponsorship

Nice to Haves

• 6+ years technical pre-sales, technical consulting, or technology delivery, or related experience OR equivalent experience
• 4+ years experience with cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management
• Certification in relevant technologies or disciplines (e.g., Office 365, Power BI, Azure Architect and Development exams, Cloud Platform Technologies, Information Security, Architecture)

Benefits

• This role is flexible in that you can work up to 50% from home.