Strategic Cybersecurity Pre-Sales Architect

Bytes Software Services; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Bytes is seeking a Pre-Sales Solutions Architect / Security Consultant to lead technical pre-sales engagements and translate complex security needs into practical, robust architectures. You will collaborate with sales and delivery teams, run workshops, and develop compelling security propositions that align with business objectives.

The role emphasizes technical design, stakeholder engagement and a deep understanding of cyber security best practices to drive growth across our Cyber Security

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Pre-Sales Solutions Architect, Security Consultant or similar customer-facing cyber security role.
• Strong understanding of cyber security technologies, frameworks and best practices.
• Experience designing and presenting technical solutions to customers and stakeholders.
• Ability to translate business requirements into practical security architectures and recommendations.
• Experience facilitating customer workshops, discovery sessions and technical discussions.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of the sales and solution design lifecycle.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage both technical and business audiences.
• Experience producing technical documentation, proposals and solution designs.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build trusted customer relationships.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach with excellent problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

• You will engage with customers to understand business challenges, technical requirements and security objectives.
• You will design cyber security solutions that align to customer needs, risk profiles and strategic outcomes.
• You will provide technical pre-sales support throughout the sales lifecycle, from qualification through to proposal and solution presentation.
• You will lead customer workshops, discovery sessions and technical discussions to develop solution requirements and recommendations.
• You will collaborate with sales, consulting and delivery teams to ensure proposed solutions are commercially viable and technically robust.
• You will support the creation of Statements of Work, proposals, scope documentation and technical responses.
• You will act as a trusted advisor to customers, communicating complex security concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• You will maintain a strong understanding of the evolving cyber security landscape, emerging threats and industry best practices.
• You will work with vendor partners and internal stakeholders to develop compelling security propositions and services.
• You will contribute to bid responses, tenders and strategic opportunities that support the continued growth of the Cyber Security practice.

Skills

Pre-Sales Experience

Security Architecture

Customer-facing

Technical Presentation

Stakeholder Management

Commercial Awareness

Job description

Bytes is seeking a Pre-Sales Solutions Architect / Security Consultant to lead technical pre-sales engagements and translate complex security needs into practical, robust architectures. You will collaborate with sales and delivery teams, run workshops, and develop compelling security propositions that align with business objectives.

The role emphasizes technical design, stakeholder engagement and a deep understanding of cyber security best practices to drive growth across our Cyber Security