Cloud Solution Architect - Data Security

Microsoft aspires to help our customers achieve their secure digital transformation, leveraging the power of Microsoft Cloud security solutions and support offerings.  Microsoft’s Security platform and products leverage and secure Azure, the most comprehensive, innovative, flexible, and Secure cloud platform today, and Microsoft 365, the most comprehensive productivity and collaboration platform. Microsoft is hiring security professionals to drive customer security adoption for customers around the world. Microsoft continues to invest over $1B per year in cybersecurity and research, to provide its customers with solutions that integrate across the ecosystem by connecting and securing all of your identities, endpoints, apps, emails, docs and clouds to help you close critical gaps in coverage, reduce risk, and save costs with a streamlined security portfolio. We are looking for a highly motivated and passionate Security Cloud Solution Architect (CSA) to drive our customer’s security transformation on the Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 Platforms. This is a customer-facing role, owning the security-focused technical relationship and strategy between the customer and Microsoft as well customer engagements, including architecture, implementation, and operational health.  As a  Cloud Solution Architect - Data Security   you will specialize in one or more of the following categories:  Cloud Security, Threat Protection, or Identity and Access Management (IDAM)  depending on your experience. Microsoft’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, innovate to 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. We are currently looking for  Cloud Solution Architect - Data Security  professionals to join our teams across our various business groups: Enterprise, Small Medium & Corporate, Regulated Industries and our One Commercial Partner group. By applying to this role, you will be considered for multiple opportunities within Microsoft across the United States including locations beyond where the role is posted. This role is flexible in that you can work up to 50% from home. Travel percentages will very according to role.

This role will give you the opportunity to leverage your experience in customer-facing roles and success in leading in-depth technical security architecture discussions with customer executives, Enterprise Security Architects, Enterprise Architects, IT Management, and Developers to to Secure our customer’s technology estate and drive Security as an enabler for Azure and Microsoft 365 workloads.  Key responsibilities include: Land an end-to-end value prop for Security (i.e. Zero Trust) which spans the breadth of Microsoft Security offerings. Empower customers in their Microsoft Security adoption journey, helping them to define a Secure strategy, Architecture, and implementation of necessary security controls aligned with Microsoft Azure and M365 E5 Security Services including Identity and Access management, Threat Protection, Cloud Security, Information Protection. Perform hands-on activities, supporting the customer in evaluating native security solutions in areas such as Microsoft 365 Defender, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, and Azure Active Directory, among others. Accelerate Business Value of overall Azure adoption by improving security posture and ensuring that the solution exhibits “Secure by Design” or “Well-Architected” framework, such as high-performance levels, security, scalability, maintainability, appropriate reusability, and reliability upon deployment. Apply technical knowledge to architect security solutions that meet business needs, infusing key security technologies where appropriate. Run