Responsibilities
- Use knowledge of customer context, Microsoft security portfolio expertise, and technical and industry knowledge to build credibility with customers and act as a trusted advisor to assess and consult on their security needs.
- Demonstrate and lead architectural design sessions, proof of concept sessions, pilots, and similar activities that validate security solutions based on multiple Microsoft products, positioning them effectively against competitors.
- Adapt and extend architecture patterns to accommodate complex customer requirements and drive integrated security solutions that can be reused across scenarios, industries, and accounts.
- Proactively identify and engage key customer technical decision makers and influencers, shaping technical sales strategy and leading complex technical wins across workloads, teams, and geographies.
- Build and share competitive security knowledge and patterns within the community, contributing insights back to product and engineering teams to influence future security capabilities and strategies.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Proven pre-sales, solution engineering, or technical consulting experience in a customer-facing role.
- Strong cybersecurity expertise, with the ability to advise customers on security strategy, risk, and modern security operations.
- Knowledge of SIEM, cloud security, and AI security technologies.
- Ability to lead technical and business conversations with customers and influence technology decisions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience presenting, demonstrating, and positioning security solutions to enterprise customers.
- Familiarity with leading security platforms and technologies such as Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, Splunk, Google, Cisco, AWS, or similar security ecosystems.
Solution Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across Netherlands is € 86,300.00 - € 170,800.00 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/corporate-pay/netherlands-corporate-pay.html
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
Skills Required
- Proven pre-sales, solution engineering, or technical consulting experience in a customer-facing role
- Strong cybersecurity expertise, including advising customers on security strategy, risk, and modern security operations
- Knowledge of SIEM, cloud security, and AI security technologies
- Ability to lead technical and business conversations with customers and influence technology decisions
- Experience presenting, demonstrating, and positioning security solutions to enterprise customers
- Familiarity with leading security platforms and technologies such as Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, Splunk, Google, Cisco, AWS, or similar security ecosystems
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits are portrayed as a meaningful strength, with substantial paid parental leave and added supports like back-up care and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
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