M365 Cloud Security Architect Associate manager / Manager

Avanade is looking for an experienced Cloud Security Architect to join our security practice. This is a client‑facing role where you will be engaged in some of the most exciting, complex, and leading‑edge projects. You will play an active role in transforming our client’s Cyber Defense strategy, capabilities, and operations through the design and implementation of predominantly Microsoft Threat Protection technologies. You will also be part of the Avanade Security presales and Architecture function, creating proposals and solutions for our largest, most complex enterprise clients. This role will include partial delivery expectations for the year.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead large projects and project teams.
• Manage deliverables and be responsible for delivering against critical milestones.
• Engage in solution architecture and pre‑sales deal shaping.
• Develop and maintain long‑term strategic client relationships.
• Design, implement, and integrate security, incident, and event management solutions into Security Operations, with a particular interest in Azure Sentinel.
• Understand threat modelling, risk, and how to mitigate risks concerning applications from internal and external threat actors.
• Have a deep understanding of incident response processes and techniques for cyber recovery.
• Understand security operations centres, their functions, and roles.
• Have a good understanding of the Microsoft platforms across Windows, Microsoft 365, and Azure.
• Understand techniques and approaches used by threat actors to compromise companies.
• Apply the MITRE ATT&CK framework to help customers improve their cyber defense.
• Understand the business, privacy, security, and compliance challenges surrounding client data and articulate the types of assets that would be seen as valuable and susceptible to attack.
• Be aware of emerging technologies in the Cyber Defence and cloud security space.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with the account teams and client stakeholders.
• Identify customer needs and understand business goals to envisage a high‑level solution and winning strategy.
• Develop detailed security transformation and operations opportunities based on the capabilities, standardised tools, processes and partner technology with the security architects and other technology partners.
• Drive and be involved in the proposal, solution presentations and discussions.
• Conduct and follow through the sales process to accomplish deal closure.