Solution Architect - Microsoft Security

Solution Architect - Microsoft Security - Manchester/Bedfordshire/London - £80,000-£90,000

We're looking for an experienced Microsoft Security Architect to join our clients growing cybersecurity team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about designing, implementing, and managing Microsoft's security technologies to help protect modern cloud-first environments.

You'll play a key role in strengthening our clients' security posture by deploying and optimising the full Microsoft Security stack and driving security best practices across multiple technology streams. In this position, we really need someone strong around Purview and Data Security as a whole, whilst also having other skills in the MS Security stack

Working remotely from anywhere in the UK, you'll collaborate with technical consultants, infrastructure teams, and customers to deliver secure, resilient, and well-governed Microsoft Security solutions.

Role

• Lead the architecture and design of Microsoft Security solutions covering Purview, Defender for Cloud Apps, Entra, data governance, information protection, compliance and information life cycle management
• Design solutions around Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP), sensitivity labels, retention, records management, data classification and insider risk
• Work with customers to understand their data landscape, regulatory obligations, security requirements and information governance challenges
• Lead customer workshops and technical discovery sessions to establish requirements and develop appropriate Microsoft security and compliance strategies
• Create high-level and detailed solution designs, architecture diagrams, data-flow diagrams and technical documentation
• Design and architect wider Microsoft security solutions incorporating Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, Azure, Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Entra ID
• Provide technical leadership throughout the solution life cycle, working closely with delivery teams to ensure solutions are implemented in line with the agreed architecture
• Support pre-sales activities including technical proposals, customer presentations, demonstrations and proof-of-concepts
• Conduct security, compliance and information governance assessments and provide recommendations for improvement

What We're Looking For

• Experience Design and implementing Microsoft Security based technology solutions - Purview is essntial
• Experience working with Microsoft security, compliance and/or information governance technologies
• Strong hands-on and architectural experience with Microsoft Purview and other Security technologies
• Experience designing and implementing Purview capabilities including data classification, sensitivity labels, retention policies, DLP, records management, information governance and compliance solutions
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft Sentinel
• A strong understanding of information security, data protection and regulatory requirements
• Knowledge of frameworks and regulations such as ISO 27001, NIST and GDPR

Certifications

• Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100)
• Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200)
• Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300)
• Microsoft Certified: Information Security Administrator Associate (SC-401)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)

If you're passionate about Microsoft security and want to work with the latest technologies across Sentinel, Defender, Entra ID, and the wider Microsoft Security portfolio, we'd love to hear from you.

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