Microsoft Security – Pre-Sales, POCs, Labs & Solution Architecture

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Job Description: Microsoft Security – Pre-Sales, POCs,Labs & Solution Architecture

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Microsoft SecurityPre-Sales / Solution Architect responsible for leading technicalsolutioning, customer assessments, Proof of Concepts (POCs), technicaldemonstrations, security frameworks, and lab development across the MicrosoftSecurity technology stack.

The role will work closely with customers, sales teams,Microsoft, delivery teams, and technology partners to identify securityrequirements, design solutions, demonstrate Microsoft security capabilities,develop repeatable frameworks, and transition successful opportunities intoimplementation and managed services.

Key Responsibilities

1. Microsoft Security Pre-Sales & Solutioning

• Lead the technical pre-sales lifecycle for Microsoft Security opportunities across enterprise customers.
• Work with account teams and customers to understand security challenges, business objectives, compliance requirements, and existing technology environments.
• Conduct technical discovery workshops and develop security solution architectures, high-level designs, implementation roadmaps, and migration strategies.
• Develop technical proposals, Statements of Work (SOWs), solution documents, effort estimates, BOMs, and implementation approaches.
• Participate in customer presentations, executive briefings, technical workshops,RFP/RFI responses, and proposal defense.
• Translate customer security requirements into practical solutions leveraging the MicrosoftSecurity ecosystem.
• Work closely with delivery teams to validate solution feasibility, effort, dependencies, risks, and implementation requirements.

2. Microsoft Security Technology Expertise

Provide solutioning expertise across the Microsoft Securityportfolio, including:

• MicrosoftDefender XDR
• MicrosoftDefender for Endpoint
• MicrosoftDefender for Office 365
• MicrosoftDefender for Identity
• MicrosoftDefender for Cloud
• MicrosoftSentinel
• MicrosoftEntra ID
• MicrosoftEntra ID Protection
• ConditionalAccess
• PrivilegedIdentity Management (PIM)
• IdentityGovernance
• MicrosoftIntune
• EndpointManagement and Endpoint Security
• MicrosoftPurview
• DataLoss Prevention (DLP)
• InformationProtection
• InsiderRisk Management
• eDiscovery and Compliance
• MicrosoftSecurity Copilot
• MicrosoftSecurity Exposure Management
• MicrosoftDefender Vulnerability Management
• SecurityOperations / SOC solutions
• SIEM/SOAR and security automation

3. Microsoft Security Assessments

• Lead or support Microsoft Security Assessments for enterprise customers.
• Perform assessments of existing identity, endpoint, email, cloud, data, SIEM, compliance, and security operations environments.
• Identify security gaps, risks, vulnerabilities, configuration weaknesses, and opportunities for modernization.
• Develop security maturity assessments, gap-analysis reports, risk assessments, and remediation roadmaps.
• Assess customer environments against recognized security practices and frameworks such as:
• ZeroTrust
• NIST
• CIS
• ISO 27001
• SOC 2
• HIPAA
• Develop executive-level assessment reports translating technical findings into business risks and actionable recommendations.
• Present assessment findings and proposed remediation strategies to technical and executive stakeholders.

4. POCs, POVs & Technical Labs

• Own the design and execution of Microsoft Security POCs, Proofs of Value (POVs), pilots, and technical demonstrations.
• Build realistic customer scenarios to demonstrate Microsoft security capabilities.
• Develop and maintain dedicated Microsoft Security lab environments forPOCs, demos, training, R&D, and internal enablement.
• Build scenarios covering:
• Identity compromise
• ConditionalAccess
• ZeroTrust
• Endpoint detection and response
• Email security
• SIEM/SOAR
• Threat detection
• Vulnerability management
• Data protection
• Insider risk
• Cloud security
• Security automation
• IntegrateMicrosoft Security

Benefits

• Competitive salaries​
• Medical,Dental, Vision Insurance
• Disability,Life & AD&D Insurance
• 401KWith Generous Company Match
• PaidVacation and Personal Leave
• Pre-PaidCommute Options
• EmployeeReferral Bonuses
• PerformanceBased Bonuses
• FlexibleWork Options & Fun Culture
• ContinuingEducation Reimbursements
• In-HouseTechnology Training