Solutions Specialist - Security

Title: Solutions Specialist – Security
   
Location: Wellington
   
The Role
As a Solutions Specialist for Security services in our Modern Workplace team in Wellington, you will provide objective advice, expertise and specialist skills in Microsoft Security. You will show deep expertise in a range of security technology and business trends, covering the full stack of technology and process including desktop, hardware, application, infrastructure, cloud, public and private sector.
You will be confident in your craft, in your brainpower and your security knowledge. Driven in the way you provide opinions advising on security, finding solutions to security challenges and providing feedback relating to bettering security processes.
  
The Responsibilities 

• Deliver presales presentations and demonstrations
• Proactively engage with Microsoft and customers to evangelize security driven sales
• Respond to tenders and proposals for Security services
• Work with clients to analyze and define and document business security requirements and/or project scope
• Facilitate analysis and architecture design workshops to handover to delivery teams to implement
• Building strong relationships with customers and fielding any escalations from your team
• Provide oversight and lend security expertise and advice regarding governance and policy
• New solution design with a view to delivering added value to security focused projects
• Provide client support and relationship management as required
• Advocate collaboration and knowledge sharing plus fostering innovation and change
• Providing training and technical guidance on all Security centric solutions

Your Experience

• 15+ years of total experience with extensive demonstrated consulting and architecting experience, preferably in Microsoft solutions 
• Strong consulting capabilities, stakeholder management and customer focused approach
• Experience in the presales process, including gathering user requirements, solution design, customer presentations and workshops
• Knowledge of PCI ISO and NZISM
• CISSP, CISM and/or GIAC certifications highly desirable
• Broad experience across compliance, risk assessments, design review, and policy improvement
• Outstanding communication, negotiation and influencing skills
• Passion and enthusiasm towards all things security – not only is Security your day job but it’s your hobby!
• Must be NZ Citizen or Perm Resident for 5+years in order to obtain and maintain CONFIDENTIAL Security Clearance

What we offer
* The backing of a well-established and reputable brand and an organization with a strong client delivery focus
* A competitive package with excellent benefits and incentives
* A rewarding and dynamic environment surrounded by professionals who love doing what they do
* Excellent opportunity to join the fastest growing Microsoft Modern Work Partner in the ANZ region in the role of a Security Solutions Specialist
  
Empired is an Australian-owned and headquartered digital services provider with the breadth and depth to enable mid to large sized enterprises to tap into tomorrow’s advantage today.
   
Empired helps organisations across Australasia to transform, thrive and stay relevant as digital businesses in an ever-changing world. Using technology as the enabler, we assist businesses to engage customers, increase efficiency, improve productivity and achieve competitive advantage.
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