Director - Microsoft Security Solution Architect (Global Service Provider/Central)

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate and Consult – Guide clients through adoption and optimization of Microsoft Security capabilities, serving as a trusted advisor to executives and technical stakeholders.
• Maximize Account Engagement – Partner with WWT account teams and sales organizations to qualify and close opportunities.
• Shape Solutions across multiple Consulting areas and Industries - create and iterate on solutions that leverage the best of WWT and meet our client's business objectives.
• Build Program Models – Develop cost estimates and financial models
• Create Compelling Proposals - Shape, scope, and solution complex client opportunities by translating business, regulatory, and operational requirements into actionable architectures and roadmaps.
• Deliver High-Quality Contracts - Draft and deliver high-quality statements of work that clearly articulate the definition and delivery of the project while minimizing delivery and contractual risk to WWT.

• Experience working within segments of WWT’s Global Service Provider (GSP) business – TBX (TelcoBuy), Telecommunications, CSP (Communications Service Providers), Media, Entertainment & Gaming.

Qualifications:

• Minimum eight years of experience at a management consulting firm, or in a complex service role within a major technology firm, or a consultative sales role for a complex solution/product company.
• Proven ability to translate complex business, compliance, and regulatory requirements into practical, scalable security architectures.
• Strong background in pre-sales or solutioning, including shaping opportunities, developing proposals, and constructing cost and pricing models.
• Demonstrated success engaging with senior client stakeholders, including CISO, CIO, and risk leaders, with the ability to articulate business value clearly and non-technically.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams through the full lifecycle of solution development, from strategy through delivery.
• Strong understanding of modern identity, data protection, governance, and cloud security concepts across enterprise environments.
• Expert proficiency in financial modeling, budgeting, and associated metrics
• High proficiency at collaborating, managing conflicting interests, and dealing with ambiguity
• Proven ability to successfully support multiple projects and project teams simultaneously
• Strong communication skills: able to create compelling presentations to support concepts and solutions, write effective emails, and persuasively discuss strategy with senior executives
• Strong leadership qualities: able to have "presence" in senior exec client settings; capable of gaining the trust of customers; able to lead WWT team within the account
• Assertive, collaborative, and self-starter with emotional intelligence as well as the capacity to learn and synthesize new information to provide customers and the WWT account team with valuable insights

Required Microsoft Security Skills & Technologies

• Proven experience architecting and delivering enterprise security solutions using Microsoft Purview & Microsoft Entra (Azure AD) identity protection and governance
• Strong understanding of Zero Trust security principles, conditional access, identity governance, and threat detection/response using Microsoft Sentinel.
• Ability to define and implement security policies and compliance controls across global enterprise environments.
• Preferred: Microsoft security certifications such as SC-100, SC-200, or MS-500 (or equivalent hands-on experience).

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Travel: 20%

Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of salary range. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $225,000 - $250,000 annually. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including shift, location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations