Presales Solutions Architect - Security Operations

SHI International Corp. • US - TX - Home Office, TX

1d • $180,000 - $250,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Presales Solutions Architect – Security Operations at SHI International is responsible for being SHI’s Subject Matter Expert on all aspects of Security Operations Center design and optimization, including SIEM/SOAR architecture, EDR/XDR strategy, incident response frameworks, and security automation and orchestration.

In this role, you will split your time between presales client engagements and internal practice development. On the presales side, you’ll take a consultative approach, leading technical discovery sessions with clients to assess their security operations maturity, designing target-state SOC architectures, and delivering compelling demos, POCs, and technical presentations. On the internal side, you’ll build reusable collateral such as reference architectures, battle cards, and enablement content; evaluate and qualify new vendor partnerships; and conduct training sessions that keep our engineering and sales teams current on emerging threats, platform capabilities, and best practices.

Your credibility and technical depth will make you a trusted advisor to both SHI’s most strategic customers and our internal stakeholders, driving meaningful security outcomes and revenue growth across the SecOps practice.

This position is a remote position with Home Office setup as determined by SHI management.

Requirements

• Completed Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of experience in security operations, SOC architecture, or security engineering roles with hands-on SIEM/SOAR/EDR/XDR design and implementation
• Demonstrated experience in presales, solutions architecture, or technical consulting within the cybersecurity domain
• Willingness to travel occasionally up to 20%

Nice To Haves

• CISSP, CCSP, or CISM
• CompTIA Security+, CySA+, SANS GIAC (GCIA, GCIH, GSOM), or CEH
• SIEM platform certification (vendor-specific)
• ITIL Foundation or ITIL Specialist (for service operations alignment)
• Cloud Security Specialty Certification
• Certified SOC Analyst (CSA) or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver product demonstrations, proof-of-concepts (POCs), and technical presentations focused on enterprise SOC solutions including SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, and threat intelligence platforms
• Lead technical discovery sessions to assess clients’ security operations maturity across detection, response, threat hunting, and security automation capabilities
• Translate complex SecOps concepts – such as alert triage optimization, MITRE ATT&CK mapping, and automated response playbooks – into business-relevant value propositions for both technical and executive audiences
• Design and present target-state SOC architectures covering log ingestion, correlation rules, threat detection logic, incident response workflows, and integration with broader security stacks (CNAPP, IAM, zero trust)
• Develop and maintain internal practice collateral including reference architectures, battle cards, competitive analyses, technical briefs, and vendor evaluation frameworks
• Evaluate and qualify new vendor technologies and product capabilities; make recommendations on partner adoption, platform consolidation, and legacy solution retirement
• Conduct internal enablement sessions for engineering and sales teams on emerging threats, product updates, use cases, and SOC best practices
• Drive revenue growth within the presales team by identifying new security operations opportunities and optimizing service offerings
• Collaborate with SHI stakeholder partner teams to create synergistic security operations service solutions that integrate across SHI’s broader portfolio
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key clients and partners, ensuring high levels of satisfaction and retention through product briefings, demonstrations, and knowledge transfer
• Stay current with new SecOps technologies, frameworks, and regulatory developments; track adversary TTPs and evolving threat landscape to inform architectural recommendations
• Contribute to practice development by identifying areas for growth, leading innovation initiatives, and creating and maintaining practice standards to ensure high-quality service delivery

Benefits

• medical
• vision
• dental
• 401K
• flexible spending

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level