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The Principal Security Solution Engineer joins the Japan Global Specialist Team to help global Japanese customers in America modernize and protect their environments. This role involves shaping technical strategies, leading technical engagements, and influencing long-term architecture decisions for complex enterprise landscapes. You will design and lead demonstrations, architectural design sessions, proof of concepts, and pilots that showcase secure, integrated solutions. Key responsibilities include coaching technical sellers, defining rules of engagement, and providing feedback to product and engineering teams. The position requires expertise in cloud and hybrid infrastructures, migrations, and industry standards. You will utilize Microsoft technologies, including Azure Security, Identity, and Office 365, to solve security problems and ensure secure cloud adoption and operational excellence at scale for top global accounts.
Act as a trusted advisor to technical decision makers on security solutions.
Lead complex technical wins by defining rules of engagement and driving alignment on secure architectures.
Coach technical sellers to ensure successful adoption of secure solution architectures.
Use data and insights to shape strategies and provide feedback to product and engineering teams.
Design and lead demonstrations, architectural design sessions, proof of concepts, and pilots.
Showcase secure, integrated solutions based on multiple Microsoft technologies.
Strengthen the partner ecosystem to support secure solution delivery for global accounts.
What we're looking for
Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 4+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience.
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 6+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience.
7+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience or equivalent experience.
8+ years technical pre-sales, technical consulting, or technology delivery, or related experience (preferred).
6+ years experience with cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management (preferred).
Certification in relevant technologies or disciplines such as Office 365, Power BI, Azure Architect, or Information Security (preferred).
3+ years experience with Azure Security, Identity and Consumption and Billed sales or equivalent experience (preferred).
Azure
AWS
GCP
Python
C#
C++
Go
Rust
PowerShell
.NET
Entra ID
Active Directory
Windows
Linux
Cloud Security
Threat Modeling
Penetration Testing
Kernel Security
Networking Protocols
Microsoft Defender XDR
Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Entra
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Zero Trust
Cloud Security
Identity Threat Protection
Threat Detection and Response
Security Posture Management
AI Security
Hybrid Security
Security Operations
Workload Protection