Security Solutions Architect

Ekco; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud solution provider in the UK is seeking a Security Solutions Architect. This role requires over 5 years of experience in technical architecture and pre-sales, focusing on security solutions. Candidates must demonstrate strong communication skills and commercial capabilities. Benefits include 25 days annual leave, birthday leave, a pension scheme, and opportunities for continuous development. Join a culture rooted in diversity and inclusion while shaping advanced security architectures for clients.

Benefits

25 days annual leave + public holidays

Birthday Leave

Company Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Global team activity challenges

Unlimited access to Pluralsight

Opportunities for international progression

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience focused on Security Solutions.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts effectively.
• Experience with MS Sentinel, SOC, Azure, and workspace solutions.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with stakeholders for security architecture.
• Identify service opportunities alongside the sales team.
• Develop service-led solutions for IT challenges.
• Contribute to RFPs and proposals for clients.

Skills

Technical architecture experience

Strong communication skills

Commercial capability

Technical aptitude

Knowledge of MS Sentinel

Job description

About Ekco

🚀 Founded in 2016, Ekco has quickly become one of Europe’s fastest-growing cloud solution providers and your trusted security-first Managed Service Provider.

IT leaders choose Ekco to drive operational efficiency, scale smarter and stay ahead of risk – powered by local expertise, delivered at European scale.

We specialise in helping organisations advance their cloud maturity guiding transformation, strengthening security, and maximising the value of their technology investments.

☁️ In simple terms : we help organisations modernise with confidence securing their systems, optimising their cloud, and keeping them resilient in a rapidly changing world.

🌍 Today, we’re a thriving team of 1,000+ talented and supportive colleagues across the UK, Ireland, Benelux, South Africa, and Malaysia and we’re continuing to grow.

At Ekco, how we work matters as much as what we deliver. Our people live by four core values that shape everything we do :

• On It : We take ownership, follow through, and get things done.
• All In : We collaborate, support each other, and commit fully to shared goals.
• Connected : We build trusted relationships with colleagues, clients, and partners.
• Hungry to Grow : We stay curious, keep learning, and push ourselves to the next level.

🏠If these values resonate with you, you’ll feel right at home here.

The Role

We’re looking for a Security Solutions Architect who can build trusted relationships with key technical and business stakeholders while driving best-practice security architecture for our customers. In this role, you’ll work closely with our sales team to identify and qualify new service opportunities, shape solution strategies, and articulate the value of Ekco’s security services to clients and partners.

You will design service-led, commercially sound solutions that address complex business and IT challenges across a wide range of technologies. From developing winning proposals and shaping multi-vendor service offerings to leading the technical direction of bids, you’ll play a central role in turning customer needs into actionable, impactful outcomes.

Day-to-day at Ekco

• Develop a trusted relationship with key technical and business stakeholders armed with best practices for security architecture and become an expert on a customer’s implementation by understanding top business goals and priorities.
• Identify and qualify service and solution opportunities working alongside the sales team
• Evangelise the solutions and business value of Ekco’s services to our clients and partners
• Specify service-led solutions to address customers business and IT challenges, and architect solutions across a breadth of propositions and offerings
• Contribute to the completion or RFPs & RFIs where required
• Develop comprehensive multi-vendor packaged service offerings, ensuring end to end success from developing and winning business through to delivery
• Ensure solutions are technically and commercially competent and compellingRequirement analysis : Gain an understanding of the customers business and IT drivers, and challenges across their landscape by engaging key stakeholders and through functional / non-functional requirement analysis
• Strategy and roadmap : Create roadmaps and solutions addressing business goals, leveraging industry IT maturity models
• Proposals : Construction of complex bids and presentations, providing technical direction for the proposal of solutions
• Commercial : Production of statements of work which form the basis for the contract of engagement
• Technical ownership : Leadership and co-ordination of opportunities from the point of technical qualification through to handover to delivery teams
• Research and development : Keep pace with the ongoing development of Ekco’s solutions portfolio and leading industry technologies
• Presentation and collateral : Create and deliver presentations as well as documentation for use by Ekco and their business partners for go-to-market strategy and services execution in conjunction with the Marketing team
• Support Strategic Projects : Help shape security solutions to enhance Ekco’s security offerings.
• Attend customer face to face meetings in the UK.

What we are looking for

• 5+ years of technical architecture and pre-sales experience with a deep focus on Security Solutions, MS Sentinel, SOC, Azure and Modern workspace solutions, as well as related ecosystem products and services.
• Strong technical aptitude, be a fast learner and able to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong commercial capability, developing bids and commercial pricing
• Passionate about ground-breaking technology, with strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.

Benefits / Perks

• ☀️ Time Off : 25 days annual leave + public holidays
• 🎂 Birthday Leave : One extra day off to celebrate
• 💰 Company Pension Scheme
• 📞 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for wellbeing support
• 🏃 ♀️ EkcOlympics : Global team activity challenges
• 📚 Unlimited access to Pluralsight for continuous development
• 🌱 Real opportunities to grow, including international progression

Why Ekco

• ⭐️ Microsoft’s 2023 Rising Star Security Partner of the Year
• 🚀 First Irish Microsoft MSP to achieve all four Microsoft Security Specializations
• 🏅 Ranked 4th fastest-growing technology company in the Deloitte Fast50 Awards
• 🌈 A culture rooted in diversity, equality, inclusion & belonging
• 🎉 A commitment to internal mobility and career progression
• ✨ Flexible, family-friendly working at the heart of our culture
• 🔐 Proud to be your trusted security-first Managed Service Provider chosen by IT leaders to drive operational efficiency, scale smarter and stay ahead of risk.