Senior Consultant/ Microsoft Security Architect

At Armor, we are committed to making a meaningful difference in securing cyberspace. Our vision is to be the trusted protector and de facto standard that cloud-centric customers entrust with their risk. We strive to continuously evolve to be the best partner of choice, breaking norms and tirelessly innovating to stay ahead of evolving cyber threats and reshaping how we deliver customer outcomes. We are passionate about making a positive impact in the world, and we re looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Consultant/ Microsoft Security Architect to join our dynamic team.

Armor is looking for a highly motivated individual to join our newly established professional services team as a Microsoft Security Architect. In this role, you ll lead cutting-edge consulting engagements, drive modern security solutions based on Microsoft technology, and shape the future of our consulting portfolio. You ll be at the forefront of presales activities, crafting compelling Statements of work (SOWs) and Proposals and showcasing your thought leadership through whitepapers, blogs, and webinars. As a Subject Matter Expert (SME), you ll collaborate with internal stakeholders, customers, and Microsoft itself to make a significant impact on our customers and within the industry, helping reduce cyber risk.

This is a remote position based in the US, offering you the flexibility to work from anywhere while making a difference everywhere.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
(Additional duties may be assigned as required.)

• Lead and execute billable consulting engagements focused on Microsoft security technology and architecture, helping to modernize customer security and address emerging issues such as AI.
• Review customer implementations and recommend improvements to maximize the value of their security investments and reduce security, data protection, and compliance risk.
• Conduct security assessments, design security architectures, and implement security solutions including the Microsoft Defender suite, Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Entra suite, Microsoft Sentinel, and Microsoft Azure security.
• Support services engagements on additional platforms such as AWS, GCP, VMWare, or on prem as expertise allows.
• Develop SOWs and Proposals tailored to customer needs.
• Provide thought leadership by representing Armor in community engagement at industry conferences, webinars, executive briefings, and other events as applicable
• Drive service development and continuous improvement initiatives within the Armor professional services portfolio.
• Create a positive customer experience while executing SOWs that generate pipeline for recurring revenue streams.
• Act as a SME internally, with customers, and with Microsoft sellers and partner staff.
• Provide active feedback and recommendations from the field to Armor leadership on solutions to improve Armor service offerings and overall service levels and customer engagement.
• Develop technical enablement in the form of workshops including materials, demos, and product/service integration when appropriate
• Stay current with the latest developments in Microsoft security and infrastructure as well as industry best practices.
• Mentor and guide peers, team members, and junior consultants as required.

• Expertise in endpoint, on prem, and cloud computing concepts, security features, and reference architectures Microsoft technologies. Additional expertise in AWS, GCP, other technology platforms desired but not required.
• Experience in leading and/or delivering consulting engagements and delivering high quality solutions on time and on budget.
• Exposure to developing technical and conceptual reference architectures.
• Strong presales skills including the ability to develop SOWs and proposals.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to correlate and communicate security gaps with their respective risks to executives.
• Broad security skills with a deep understanding of security principles, risk management, and compliance.
• Excellence in a goal-oriented working environment where interactivity and teamwork are a focus.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Flexibility in working with clients of various sizes both in-person and remotely.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Eager to take initiative and quickly adapt to market changes.
• A strong desire to make an immediate impact and to learn in a rapidly growing organization.
• Travel may be required up to 20-30%

Senior Consultant/Architect Education and/or Experience:

• 7+ years of Security, Sales Engineering; or Solution Consulting experience required
• 2+ years of customer facing experience in a delivery, pre-sales, or support role.
• 3+ years experience with Microsoft security solutions including, but not limited to Defender, Purview, Entra, Sentinel, or others.
• Relevant Microsoft Security Certification; or must achieve Certs within 6 months.
• Bachelor s degree or related work experience.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. The work environment may be in either an office setting, at the company s data center, at a client location or at an industry trade event.

Equal Opportunity Employer - It is the policy of the company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws.