Senior Solution Area Specialists, Security

Microsoft

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Work type: On-site
Location: —
Salary: $107,600–$187,500 / yr
Posted: 23 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Feb 15, 2027

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Similar $182k

This role $148k

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Senior Solution Area Specialists - Security join the Microsoft Security organization to drive digital transformation for customers across enterprise, regulated, and partner services segments. In this role, you will identify security opportunities, build tailored solutions, and lead consultative conversations to win technical decisions. You will collaborate with a virtual team of partners and internal resources to orchestrate end-to-end security opportunities, manage territory pipelines, and conduct business analysis for high-potential customers. The role requires expertise in cloud security technologies including threat protection, identity and access management, SIEM, and multi-cloud security. Candidates should possess experience with tools like Microsoft 365 Defender, Sentinel, or XDR. You will address complex security challenges by leveraging knowledge of AI-based innovations to protect against sophisticated threats while navigating the technical requirements of various industries such as healthcare, government, and financial services.

Skills

Microsoft Security Azure Microsoft 365 Defender Sentinel XDR SIEM CNAPP Identity and Access Management Security Copilot Prisma Cloud Crowdstrike Proofpoint Splunk CISSP CCSP SC-500 AZ-900 Cloud Security Threat Protection

What you'll do

Identify customer challenges and prioritize security opportunities to drive digital transformation.
Build and demonstrate custom security solutions to win technical decisions from customers.
Lead end-to-end security conversations by sharing best practices and competitor knowledge.
Collaborate with a virtual team of partners and internal resources to execute sales opportunities.
Manage the end-to-end security pipeline, including forecasting and territory planning for assigned accounts.
Conduct business analysis to identify and target high-potential customers for growth.
Obtain relevant product certifications and complete training aligned with specific workloads and industries.

What we're looking for

Must have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field.
Must have 4+ years of technology-related sales or account management experience (or 5+ years if without the specified degree).
Master's Degree in MBA, IT, Information Security, or a related field and 8+ years of experience (preferred).
Bachelor's Degree and 12+ years of technology-related sales or account management experience (preferred).
8+ years of security-related sales or account management experience in an industry such as Healthcare, Government, or Finance (preferred).
6+ years of solution or services sales experience (preferred).
Experience with Microsoft Security products, cloud security technologies, and relevant certifications like CISSP or CCSP (preferred).