Solutions Consultant

Microsoft; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Hybrid working

Uncapped commission

Training and certifications

Enterprise exposure

Career progression

Collaborative cyber security team

Job summary

Microsoft is seeking a Security Solutions Consultant in the Basingstoke area with hybrid working to design and present innovative cyber security solutions for Microsoft Security, Managed SOC and Threat Intelligence services. You will work with sales teams to engage customers and shape security architectures that align with business outcomes.

The role requires deep expertise in Microsoft Defender/Sentinel, SOC operations and incident response, plus strong presentation skills and the ability to

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.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Defender and/or Microsoft Sentinel.
• Experience with SIEM, XDR, EDR, SOAR or Threat Intelligence platforms.
• Strong technical presentation skills.
• Ability to engage both technical and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• 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 Defender opportunities
• Helping shape go-to-market strategies and sales enablement initiatives

Skills

Customer-facing

Cyber security

Pre-sales

Architecture

SOC operations

Defender/Sentinel

SIEM/XDR/EDR

Threat Intelligence

Presentation skills

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

SIEM platforms

XDR

EDR

SOAR

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.