Associate Partner Solution Architect, Microsoft Cyber Security

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This is a senior market-facing role for a cyber security leader who can turn the Microsoft Security platform into client outcomes, build trust with CISOs and CIOs, shape complex cyber transformation programmes.

The opportunity At EY, we help organisations build confidence in a rapidly changing cyber threat landscape. As an Associate Partner Solution Architect, Microsoft Cyber Security, you will play a pivotal role in shaping, selling and delivering cyber transformation programmes built around the Microsoft Security ecosystem. This role sits at the intersection of cyber strategy, Microsoft platform depth, alliance growth and executive client impact. You will work closely with EY cyber, technology and industry teams, Microsoft account and technical teams, and senior client stakeholders to design secure, scalable and commercially compelling solutions that reduce risk, improve resilience and enable digital transformation. The right candidate will bring credibility with CISOs, CIOs and technology executives, practical experience across cloud security and security operations, and the commercial drive to help grow a distinctive Microsoft cyber security business in the market. Your key responsibilities

Lead Microsoft cyber security transformation programmes: Shape and deliver complex cyber transformation initiatives using Microsoft Security capabilities across Sentinel, Defender XDR, Defender for Cloud, Entra ID, Purview, Intune, Azure, Copilot for Security and adjacent Microsoft cloud services. Design secure-by-default architectures: Translate client risk, regulatory and business requirements into secure enterprise architectures, reference patterns and implementation roadmaps across cloud, hybrid, identity, data protection and security operations environments. Grow the EY Microsoft Alliance in cyber security: Work with EY and Microsoft teams to originate opportunities, build joint go-to-market propositions, activate Microsoft funding or field motions where relevant and convert alliance relationships into measurable pipeline and revenue. Advise senior cyber and technology stakeholders: Engage CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, CROs and business executives on cyber risk, resilience, operating model choices, investment trade-offs and value realisation. Drive security operations and SecOps modernisation: Lead solution design for SOC transformation, SIEM migration, detection engineering, threat hunting, incident response, vulnerability management, automation, SOAR and AI-enabled analyst workflows using Microsoft Sentinel and related platforms. Embed identity, data and cloud security into transformation: Design solutions that integrate Zero Trust, privileged access, identity governance, endpoint protection, data loss prevention, information protection, cloud security posture management and secure application delivery. Lead delivery with commercial and risk discipline: Own architecture quality, delivery mobilisation, scope clarity, risk management, stakeholder alignment and value realisation across complex pursuits and programmes. Build capability and market presence: Develop reusable cyber offerings, coach high-performing teams, contribute to thought leadership and help build a recognised market position for EY’s Microsoft cyber security capability.

What you will help clients solve

How to modernise security operations using Microsoft Sentinel, Defender XDR, automation and AI without increasing operational complexity. How to strengthen cloud, identity and data security while accelerating digital, AI and Microsoft platform adoption.