Job description

Microsoft’s Customer Experience & Success (CE&S) organization seeks a Security Cloud Solution Architect (CSA) in Riyadh to own security-focused technical relationships and strategy with customers across Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365. The CSA leads hands-on engagements spanning architecture, implementation, and operational health, driving Security as an enabler for Azure and Microsoft 365 workloads. The role requires broad security experience and depth in solutions including Microsoft Sentinel (SIEM), Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Defender for Endpoint/Identity/O365, Microsoft Entra (Identity and Access Management), Microsoft Purview (Data Security), Zero Trust, SOC monitoring (SIEM/SOAR), and XDR. Responsibilities include serving as a trusted technical advisor; positioning and delivering solutions to increase usage (with focus on Sentinel and Defender for Cloud); accelerating security adoption with Secure by Design principles to ensure performance, security, scalability, maintainability, reusability, and reliability; running Architectural Design Sessions to align solution design with business goals and technical environments; collaborating with other Cloud Solution Architects, FastTrack, partners, and Microsoft Services on end-to-end enterprise solutions; and providing thought leadership across Threat Protection, Identity & Access Management, and Cloud Security while acting as Voice of Customer to inform engineering roadmaps. Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) and 7+ years across cloud/infrastructure technologies, cybersecurity, IT consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting, plus preferred certifications such as Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Expert, Microsoft 365 Security Administrator, and Microsoft SOC Analyst Associate.