Security Cloud Solution Architect

Job Description:

As a Senior Cybersecurity Architect, you will play a pivotal role in driving cyber resilience at scale across the North Europe Region. This position requires a seasoned professional with proven leadership and/or managerial experience in the cybersecurity industry with proven strategical, operational and technical experience, capable of shaping strategy and guiding technical teams toward secure, innovative outcomes.

icrosoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

* Lead and Inspire: Provide architectural vision and thought leadership to accelerate the adoption of advanced security capabilities across enterprise customers. Stay updated on the industry trends and shift in order to align customer priorities and challenges staying ahead of the cyber-curve
* Strategic Impact: Partner with regional and local Microsoft segments and partners to design and execute scalable security programs that strengthen customer resilience and align with industry-leading frameworks.
* Business Impact: Drive measurable outcomes for security solution deployment, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across cloud, identity, and threat protection domains.
* Customer Empowerment: Serve as a trusted advisor for the region's most complex and strategic initiatives, ensuring robust security posture while enabling digital transformation.
Lead and support strategic escalations supporting security solutions growth improving the overall security resilience posture of organizations through scaling activities
* Innovation & Best Practices: Translate challenges into secure, scalable success stories by applying deep technical expertise and leveraging global best practices

Candidate Requirements:

Required qualifications (RQ):

* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field AND decade plus years experience in Secure cloud/infrastructure technologies, information technology (IT) consulting/support, technology solutions, practice development, hybrid cloud security architecture OR equivalent experience.
* Solid experience working in a customer-facing role (e.g., internal and/or external).
* Solid experience leading technical projects.
Preferred qualifications (PQ):

Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, security certifications) Threat protection, SIEM and Incident Response;
Extended Detection and Response (XDR); Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR); Security Operation Center Management; Identity and Access Management; Cloud Infrastructure; Cloud Security; Data Security;

Certification in one or more of the following technologies preferred: Microsoft 365 Security Administrator, Microsoft Security Operations, Cloud Security, CCSP, CEH, OSCP, GSEC

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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