Microsoft
Director Security Cloud Solution Architect
$131K–$272K
United States +1 · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Aug 31, 2026
- Location
- United States
Redmond, WA - Experience
- Required: 8+ years in listed technology fields and 3+ years people management. Also specified under Professional Skills: 6+ years in security technical sales, customer success, engineering, or consultative delivery; 5+ years in people management and building and leading high-performing teams. Preferred experience alternatives: bachelor's degree plus 12+ years, master's degree plus 8+ years, or equivalent experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field, or equivalent experience. Preferred alternatives include a master's degree in a listed or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Microsoft is unable to sponsor a work visa for this role.
About the job
Leads Americas Security Architects in customer-facing engagements, guiding enterprise security strategy, resolving escalations, and connecting customer feedback with Microsoft security product and engineering teams.
What you'll do
- Drive customer outcomes, operational excellence, risk management, adoption, and growth of Microsoft security solutions.
- Lead executive customer relationships, influence security strategy, resolve escalations, and represent customer feedback to product and engineering teams.
- Develop managers and technical leaders and direct security innovation, thought leadership, and repeatable technical practices.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in a stated field and 8+ years of experience in the listed cloud, IT, consulting, operations, development, architecture, or related areas, or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of people management experience, including managing specified consulting, technical sales, or technical architect managers.
- 6+ years of experience in security technical sales, customer success, engineering, or consultative delivery.
- Breadth across Microsoft Cloud security domains and mandated expertise or experience focused on Microsoft Sentinel, Defender products, Purview Data Security, and Entra ID.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of relevant experience, or master's degree and 8+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent experience.
- Certifications such as Microsoft Security architecture, CISSP, CCSP, or equivalent; cloud technical certification.
Pay
USD $130,900 - $251,900 per year (base salary); USD $165,600 - $272,300 per year (base salary)
Tools
Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender For Cloud (MDC), Defender for Endpoint (MDE), Defender for Office (MDO), Defender for Identity (MDI), Defender for Applications, Purview Data Security, Entra ID
AI focus
Leads customer security adoption and transformation, including opportunities for AI-driven transformation.
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