Solutions Consultant

Microsoft; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Car allowance

Uncapped commission

Training & certifications

Enterprise exposure

Career progression

Job summary

Microsoft is seeking a Security Solutions Consultant in Basingstoke, hybrid role, offering up to £75,000 basic plus car allowance and uncapped commission. You will work with sales teams to design and present cyber security solutions for enterprise customers.

You'll lead discovery workshops, design outcomes-based solutions, deliver technical demos, and support proposals. The role requires strong incident response knowledge and experience with Defender/Sentinel, SIEM/XDR/EDR, and effective

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer-facing cyber security role.
• Security consulting, pre-sales, architecture or professional services experience.
• Understanding of SOC operations and incident response is essential.
• Knowledge of Defender and/or Sentinel is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer discovery workshops.
• Design cyber security solutions aligned to business outcomes.
• Deliver technical presentations and demonstrations.
• Support proposals, RFIs and RFPs.
• Act as trusted advisor to customers.
• Work closely with Security Operations teams.
• Promote Managed SOC and Threat Intelligence services.
• Support Microsoft Defender opportunities.

Skills

Customer-facing

Security consulting

Pre-sales

Architecture

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

Tools

Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Sentinel

SIEM

XDR

EDR

Job description

Security Solutions Consultant Basingstoke / Hybrid £70,000 Basic + Car Allowance + Commission We are working with a rapidly growing cyber security specialist that is expanding its Security Operations capability and investing heavily in Microsoft Security, Managed SOC and Threat Intelligence services. As part of ongoing growth, they are looking for a Security Solutions Consultant to work alongside sales teams and customers to design and present innovative cyber security solutions. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced cyber security consultant, architect or pre-sales professional looking to take ownership of customer engagements whilst developing deeper expertise across Microsoft Security technologies and managed security services.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading customer discovery workshops
• Designing cyber security solutions aligned to business outcomes
• Delivering technical presentations and demonstrations
• Supporting proposals, RFIs and RFPs
• Acting as a trusted advisor to customers
• Working closely with Security Operations teams
• Promoting Managed SOC and Threat Intelligence services
• Supporting Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender opportunities
• Helping shape go-to-market strategies and sales enablement initiatives

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in a customer-facing cyber security role
• Security consulting, pre-sales, architecture or professional services experience
• Understanding of SOC operations and incident response (essential)
• Knowledge of Microsoft Defender and/or Microsoft Sentinel (essential)
• Experience with SIEM, XDR, EDR, SOAR or Threat Intelligence platforms
• Strong technical presentation skills
• Ability to engage both technical and business stakeholders

What’s On Offer

• Up to £75,000 basic salary
• Car allowance
• Uncapped commission
• Hybrid working
• Excellent training and certification support
• Exposure to enterprise customers
• Career progression into senior solution architecture
• Collaborative and highly regarded cyber security team

If you’re looking to combine technical cyber security expertise with commercial impact, we’d love to hear from you.