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Solution Engineer - Security

Microsoft· Solution Engineering
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United States$86.1k - $169.8kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Solution Engineer-Security at Microsoft focused on driving security across the development lifecycle, guiding secure architecture design, and accelerating AI-enabled security solutions within Microsoft Security.

Responsibilities

  • Drive technical sales with decision makers using demos and PoCs to influence solution design and enable production deployments.
  • Lead hands-on engagements—hackathons, code-with sessions, and architecture workshops—to accelerate adoption of Microsoft’s developer tools and cloud platforms.
  • Build trusted relationships with developers and platform leads, co-designing secure, scalable architectures and solutions.
  • Resolve technical blockers and objections, collaborating with engineering to share insights and improve products.
  • Maintain deep technical understanding of cloud security architectures, solutions/technologies including Microsoft M365 Defender, Defender for Cloud and Sentinel.
  • Develop strategies and recommendations to improve the client's security posture, shape technical win plans and tailor Microsoft messaging to audience for security opportunities. Enhance team capabilities for extended detection and response (XDR), zero trust and cloud security and develops differentiated compete strategies for Microsoft Security for assigned customers.
  • Represent Microsoft through thought leadership in developer communities and customer forums.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 2+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR a Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR 3+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR equivalent experience.
  • This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must have authorization to work in the United States that does not now or in the future require employer sponsorship.

Skills

Required:Demos and PoCsArchitecture workshopsCloud security

Benefits

  • This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Last updated Aug 13, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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