Solution Engineer - Cybersecurity

We are looking for a Security Solution Engineer with a drive to help solve complex security challenges for our customers, enabling them to modernize their security architecture and posture. Here, you'll be at the forefront of innovation, working on cutting-edge projects that leverage the latest technologies to drive meaningful impact. Join us and be part of a team that thrives on collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning.

As a Security Solution Engineer (SE), you will play a pivotal role in driving security across every stage of the development lifecycle. This opportunity will allow you to accelerate your career growth, develop deep business acumen, hone your technical skills, and become adept at solution design and deployment. As a trusted technical advisor, you’ll guide customers through secure, scalable solution design, influence technical decisions, and accelerate AI applications and agents into their development workflows. In summary, you’ll help customers improve their security, modernize their applications leveraging AI, and realize the full value of Microsoft’s platform.

Responsibilities:

• Drive technical sales with decision makers using demos and PoCs to influence solution design and enable production deployments.
• Lead hands-on engagements—hackathons, code-with sessions, and architecture workshops—to accelerate adoption of Microsoft’s developer tools and cloud platforms.
• Build trusted relationships with developers and platform leads, co-designing secure, scalable architectures and solutions.
• Resolve technical blockers and objections, collaborating with engineering to share insights and improve products.
• Maintain deep technical understanding of cloud security architectures, including Microsoft M365 Defender, Defender for Cloud, and Sentinel.
• Develop strategies and recommendations to improve the client's security posture, shape technical win plans, and tailor Microsoft messaging to audiences for security opportunities.
• Enhance team capabilities for extended detection and response (XDR), zero trust, and cloud security, and develop differentiated competitive strategies for Microsoft Security for assigned customers.
• Represent Microsoft through thought leadership in developer communities and customer forums.

Qualifications:

Required/Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 3+ years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience; OR

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 4+ years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience; OR

• 5+ years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience; OR

• Equivalent experience.

• Experience designing and implementing Information Security, Privacy, and Information Governance solutions leveraging Microsoft Entra, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, Priva, and Microsoft Purview offerings or other industry-aligned Security and Governance platforms and/or solutions.

• Working knowledge and demonstrated skill implementing solutions across the Security Development Lifecycle and integrating security principles, patterns, and practices into the DevOps lifecycle in an enterprise environment.

• Working knowledge and application of Zero Trust Principles, Patterns and Practices, Security Threat Modeling and Mitigation, Security Posture Management and Device and Workload Protection in an enterprise environment.

• Experience with Microsoft security solutions (M365 Defender, Defender for Cloud, Sentinel) or one or more related technologies such as Prisma Cloud, Crowdstrike, Proofpoint, Splunk, etc.

Language Requirements: (not explicitly mentioned but proficiency in English is usually expected in global company postings)

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