Microsoft Cloud Solution Architect 

New Zealand 

185018941

Required minimum qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology,
• or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 8+ years of relevant industry experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or cloud/infrastructure technologies.
• Certification in Azure Security or Microsoft 365 Security Administration
  One or more of Industry certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, IAAP, etc. preferred.

Preferred additional qualifications

• Deep knowledge of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems; Next Gen Web Application Firewalls and Secure Web Gateways; Threat detection technologies; Log analysis and Incident Response; Cloud security technologies, architectures and concepts such as Zero Trust, cloud security posture management, cloud workload protection, Cloud code security and Cloud infrastructure entitlement management.
• Extensive working experience with Security in the context of Cloud
• Computing: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Services (PaaS), and Software as a service and understanding of one or more cloud security standards and frameworks such as CIS, NIST, CSA, etc.
• Experience with managing critical and complex customer situations or incidents.
• Strong interpersonal, presentation, and communications skills and the ability to work with customers at the C-level.
• Multilingual.

This position requires verification of New Zealand citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local Australian government agency customers and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport.

Customer Centricity

• Customer Satisfaction - Drive positive customer satisfaction & become a trusted advisor.
• Customer/Partner Insights - Provide feedback & insights from customers/partners.
• Be the Voice of Customer to share insights and best practices, connect with Global Security teams at Microsoft, Engineering and Product teams to remove blockers and influence the solution roadmap.
• Land an end-to-end value proposition for Security (i.e., Zero Trust) which spans the breadth of Microsoft Security offerings, and with focus on Threat Protection, ID + Access Management and Cloud Security.

Business Impact

• Position and deliver solutions that drive Security product usage and develop opportunities to drive Customer Success business results & help Customers get value from their Microsoft investments.
• Identify resolutions to Customer blockers by leveraging SA subject matter expertise. Deliver according to MS best practices & using repeatable IP.
• Accelerate Business Value of overall Security adoption by improving security posture and ensuring that the solution exhibits “Secure by Design” framework, such as high-performance levels, security, scalability, maintainability, appropriate reusability, and reliability upon deployment.

Technical Leadership

• Learn It All – Align individual skilling to team/area demands & Customer Success goals.
• Accelerate customer outcomes - Share expertise, contribute to IP creation & re-use to accelerate customer outcomes.
• Run Architectural Design Session to build a plan for implementing the solution – Governing design in line with customer business goals and their technical environment. Outcome is consensus on solution design and next steps toward production.
• Collaborate and orchestrate with other Cloud Solution Architects and MS stakeholders including FastTrack, partner, and Microsoft Consulting in developing complex end-to-end Enterprise solutions with the Microsoft Security platform.