Partner Cloud Solutions Architect - Security

We are looking for a Partner Cloud Solution Architect - Security that will be accountable for delivering customer success by working with UK Channel partners. This role plays a crucial role in building world-class solutions and practices across Microsoft solution areas, with the channel partners. By providing deep technical guidance, you will help partners evolve their business solution portfolio using Microsoft Security, AI and Cloud technologies. In this role, you will guide the development of business solutions, provide deep technical insights, and accelerate the growth of Microsoft Technical priorities across Azure, Security and Generative AI. You will work closely with partners to understand their technical requirements and business objectives, and guide them through architectural design sessions, developing proof of concepts, and help them transition from legacy systems to modern cloud environments, ensuring that their solutions are optimized for performance and cost-efficiency. By leveraging your skills in technical leadership, cloud computing, threat protection, problem solving and systems architecture, you will drive business impact by enabling digital transformation, optimizing performance, and driving innovation through the effective use of cloud technologies. Global Partner Solutions (GPS) team is a sales organization accountable for the commercial partner business at Microsoft, and the mission is to build and sell Microsoft Cloud applications, services and devices with partners, empowering people, and organizations to achieve more. 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. Responsibilities

• Partner Transformation, Strategic Programs and Solution Development: Accelerate partner transformation and growth by leveraging the Microsoft cloud value proposition and increase partner portfolio capabilities with key Microsoft innovations. Aid partners to develop and implement high quality solutions and/or services leveraging Microsoft's latest technologies
• Technical Leadership: Develop and maintain depth and breadth of technical and professional skills, along with business acumen and industry knowledge. Exhibit a deep level of knowledge in the Security Solution area as well as three products areas within Security. Exhibit an intermediate level of knowledge in at least one other designated solution area: Data & AI, Infrastructure, Digital and App Innovation (Developer), Modern Work (Microsoft 365 etc.), and Business Applications (Dynamics, Power Platform etc.) and at least one product area within the solution area(s), including AI. Exhibit experience in all other solution areas as evidenced by training, certification, or direct experience. Participate and contribute to relevant internal and external technical communities.
• Enablement Execution: Lead and/or contribute to the delivery of workshops, bootcamps, and trainings necessary to build partners' technical skills.
• Technical Engagement: Lead technical engagements, including Briefings, Proof of Concepts, Architectural Design Sessions, and Hackathons.
• Best Practice Sharing: Collaborate with Microsoft's Engineering teams to generate technical insight and enable best practices sharing.
• Embody our culture and values
  
  Proven ability in designing and deploying solutions, particularly in areas of Security Foundation and Migration.
• Demonstrable experience working in a customer or partner facing role
• Significant experience leading technical projects
• Technical experience and knowledge in Enterprise-scale technical experience with cloud and hybrid infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, and technology management
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, OR equivalent experience
• You must be legally authorised to work in "United Kingdom" to be eligible for this role.
• (Legally authorised = Has citizenship or has been granted a valid visa or work permit). Relocation expenses are not provided as part of this role., Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field
• Experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, information technology (IT) consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture
• Experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR equivalent experience.
• Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, security certifications).
• Experience working on technical projects. 4+ years experience working in a customer-facing role (e.g., internal and/or external).