Job Description

Security Solution Engineer

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Multiple Locations, Ireland



Date posted

Oct 02, 2025

Job number

1879427

Work site

3 days / week in-office

Travel

25-50

%

Role type

Individual Contributor

Profession

Technology Sales

Discipline

Solution Engineering

Employment type

Full-Time

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Overview

Microsoft Elevate is chartered with the mission of bringing the power of technology to every non-profit and humanitarian organization to accelerate Social Good. This organization will bring together our donation and grants programs, industry solutions, commercial sales efforts and partner ecosystems to empower non-profits globally to address the world's most pressing needs. Profits generated from this business will be reapplied to scaling operations and investments for Microsoft's public good investments. This is a dynamic and fast-growing business focused on helping organizations on the front line of change to do their best work to create inclusive and enduring positive impact throughout our communities.

As Security Solutions Engineer (SE), you are responsible for identifying and engaging with key customer technical decision makers and influencers, as well as collaborating with the sales team and supporting the development of sales strategy. Uses customer context, security expertise, and industry knowledge to deliver technical solutions. Utilises available resources efficiently and works with partners within the Microsoft ecosystem. Shares competitive insights to support strategic selling and escalation activities. Develops cross-workload and account-level strategies by identifying market trends and providing feedback to business groups.
Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.###

Qualifications

Required/minimum qualifications

Extensive demonstratable technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience and OR master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field Solid experience with cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructures, Information Security, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management

Additional or preferred qualifications

Relevant certifications from Microsoft or competitive platforms of similar product (e.g., SC900, SC100-400)


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Responsibilities

Scale Customer Engagements

Utilises knowledge of resources and engages product teams to address blockers by communicating their impact. Proactively connects with customers independently. Drives technical wins for across workloads by leading customer discussions, defining team roles and handoffs, and leveraging relevant processes, tools, and programs; seeks customer references for engagements. Applies understanding of customer context and technical expertise to establish credibility.

Build Strategy

Collaborates with account and marketing teams to develop win and customer success plans, adapting Microsoft messaging to the audience by referencing customer feedback, Microsoft solutions, and their position in the competitive landscape. Collects essential competitive information and communicates it to product and engineering teams to support team capabilities and inform strategies for assigned customers. Offers input on strategy development at the account level, using knowledge of partners, competitors, or open-source resources alongside Microsoft's capabilities. Shares security best practices and regularly presents information at Microsoft events, providing guidance on ways to improve understanding of the solutions portfolio.

Solution Design and Proof

Presents architecture patterns to customers and drives support for Microsoft Solutions across workloads. Uses advanced sales techniques and guides the team in helping customers with digital transformation by aligning technology to business needs. Oversees product and service demos, including design and POC sessions, utilizing partner or customer teams as needed to showcase integration.

Education

Monitors and responds to internal tech community posts, attends community calls, sessions, hackathons, etc., and acts as a mentor for their technology area. Demonstrates new and updated products to increase internal virtual teams' understanding of solutions and new opportunities. Builds their own readiness plan and proactively identifies learning gaps. Grows domain knowledge and practices expertise by communicating with customers, partners, and senior colleagues to expand knowledge of architecture.

Leverage Partner Ecosystem

Supports partner technical capacity by identifying skill and resource gaps and providing feedback to internal teams Engages in partner sell-with scenarios by acting as liaison between the partner and team and facilitating partner resources and processes throughout the course of the project.
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
?Industry leading healthcare
?Educational resources
?Discounts on products and services
?Savings and investments
?Maternity and paternity leave
?Generous time away
?Giving programs
?Opportunities to network and connect
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.