Defy Security

Senior Solutions Architect

Defy Security

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $160,000 - $180,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Serve as the technical lead across strategic enterprise opportunities, collaborating with Account Executives to design and position end-to-end cybersecurity solutions.
  • Engage CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, and senior technical leaders to assess requirements, map architectures, and guide decisions aligned to business outcomes.
  • Conduct discovery workshops, technical assessments, and architecture reviews across multi-cloud, hybrid, and on-prem environments.
  • Develop solution designs, bills of materials, integration plans, and executive-ready technical presentations.
  • Lead technical strategy for complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives including platform consolidation, modernization, and vendor rationalization.
  • Partner with OEM and channel engineering teams to validate designs, stay current with product roadmaps, and coordinate joint enablement.
  • Support Proofs of Concept (POCs), demos, and evaluations to validate solution fit and accelerate customer adoption.
  • Ensure smooth handoffs to delivery and services teams, maintaining architectural integrity from pre-sales to implementation.
  • Represent Defy with technical authority and executive presence during customer briefings, roadmap discussions, and strategic planning sessions.

Requirements

  • 7–12+ years supporting enterprise customers in cybersecurity, infrastructure, or cloud architecture (5+ for exceptional talent)
  • Deep expertise across multiple security domains (network, endpoint, cloud, identity, data protection, threat detection, etc.)
  • Experienced working with Global 2000 or Fortune 500 organizations
  • Skilled at translating technical concepts into clear business value — ROI, TCO, operational efficiency, risk reduction, and resilience
  • Strong at building credibility with both technical teams and executive leadership, including CISO/CIO-level stakeholders
  • Adept at multi-threading across architecture, engineering, compliance, procurement, and executive teams
Benefits
  • Competitive base salary plus uncapped commissions
  • Comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, tuition assistance, unlimited PTO)
  • Remote work flexibility and entrepreneurial autonomy
  • Opportunities to work with the most respected cybersecurity technologies in the industry
  • A culture that values technical excellence, autonomy, and collaboration
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
cybersecurity solutionscloud architecturetechnical assessmentsarchitecture reviewssolution designsintegration plansProofs of Concept (POCs)vendor rationalizationplatform consolidationmodernization
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationcredibility buildingbusiness value translationexecutive presencestrategic planningleadershipstakeholder engagementorganizational skillsmulti-threading