Director - Microsoft Security Solution Architect (Central)

World Wide Technology Healthcare Solutions • Maryland Heights, MO

18d

About The Position

As a Director, Security Solution Architect, focused on Microsoft Security within the Global Security Solutions group, you will provide leadership in shaping and delivering comprehensive Microsoft Security solutions. You will help identify, develop, and close new business opportunities by leveraging competitive intelligence, defining business requirements, building cost and pricing estimates, and architecting solutions across business and technology services within the Microsoft ecosystem. This role requires deep expertise in Microsoft Security, including but not limited, to Purview, Entra ID, and the Microsoft 365 E5 security stack. You will partner closely with clients to translate complex business and regulatory requirements into scalable, secure, and operationally sound architectures. As a trusted advisor, you will guide organizations through solution design and adoption, influence product direction through field insights, and enable clients to maximize the value of their Microsoft Security investments. In collaboration with WWT Account and Sales leaders, you will lead pursuit teams in developing compelling business cases and proposals, shaping competitive pricing strategies, articulating the value of security offerings within the broader WWT portfolio, and driving the development and delivery of high-quality statements of work. Additionally, you will contribute to the evolution and growth of WWT’s Security Solutions portfolio by enhancing market competitiveness, building strategic relationships, and advancing end-to-end solution development and business growth in the Microsoft space.

Requirements

• Minimum eight years of experience at a management consulting firm, or in a complex service role within a major technology firm, or a consultative sales role for a complex solution/product company.
• Proven ability to translate complex business, compliance, and regulatory requirements into practical, scalable security architectures.
• Strong background in pre-sales or solutioning, including shaping opportunities, developing proposals, and constructing cost and pricing models.
• Demonstrated success engaging with senior client stakeholders, including CISO, CIO, and risk leaders, with the ability to articulate business value clearly and non-technically.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams through the full lifecycle of solution development, from strategy through delivery.
• Strong understanding of modern identity, data protection, governance, and cloud security concepts across enterprise environments.
• Expert proficiency in financial modeling, budgeting, and associated metrics
• High proficiency at collaborating, managing conflicting interests, and dealing with ambiguity
• Proven ability to successfully support multiple projects and project teams simultaneously
• Strong communication skills: able to create compelling presentations to support concepts and solutions, write effective emails, and persuasively discuss strategy with senior executives
• Strong leadership qualities: able to have "presence" in senior exec client settings; capable of gaining the trust of customers; able to lead WWT team within the account
• Assertive, collaborative, and self-starter with emotional intelligence as well as the capacity to learn and synthesize new information to provide customers and the WWT account team with valuable insights
• This position will require someone who is located in the central region of the United States (St. Louis Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and Consult – Guide clients through adoption and optimization of Microsoft Security capabilities, serving as a trusted advisor to executives and technical stakeholders.
• Maximize Account Engagement – Partner with WWT account teams and sales organizations to qualify and close opportunities.
• Shape Solutions across multiple Consulting areas and Industries - create and iterate on solutions that leverage the best of WWT and meet our client's business objectives.
• Build Program Models – Develop cost estimates and financial models
• Create Compelling Proposals - Shape, scope, and solution complex client opportunities by translating business, regulatory, and operational requirements into actionable architectures and roadmaps.
• Deliver High-Quality Contracts - Draft and deliver high-quality statements of work that clearly articulate the definition and delivery of the project while minimizing delivery and contractual risk to WWT.

Benefits

• Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
• Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off: PTO and Sick Leave (starting at 20 days per year) & Holidays (10 per year), Parental Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement
• Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees