Cybersecurity Presales Architect

SoftwareOne is a global provider of software and cloud solutions. With a presence in over 70 countries and more than 12,000 professionals, we help organizations optimize software investments, modernize applications, and unlock the value of cloud, data, and AI.

Our people are at the core of everything we do. We enable collaboration across borders, continuous learning, and opportunities to grow in a fast-evolving technology landscape. Whether your focus is on technology, customer success, or business operations, your ideas matter, and your contributions make a difference.

Join a global team where you can build your skills, work with leading technologies, and make a real impact for our customers.

Passionate about designing end-to-end cybersecurity solutions that address real customer risks and business challenges?

Motivated to collaborate across sales, delivery, and partner ecosystems to shape winning security propositions?

Inspired to work in a vendor-agnostic environment delivering modern security architectures across cloud, network, and data?

As our new Cybersecurity Presales Architect, you will lead the design of end-to-end security solutions, translating complex risk and compliance requirements into clear, defensible architectures and commercially viable proposals. You will act as a trusted technical advisor, guiding customers through modern security frameworks such as Zero Trust while leveraging a broad, vendor-agnostic technology stack.

Key responsibilities will include 

• Lead presales engagements by identifying customer security needs, shaping solution architecture, and aligning proposals to business outcomes and risk posture.
• Design end-to-end cybersecurity architectures spanning identity, endpoint, network, cloud, data, and SecOps domains.
• Partner with Sales, Delivery, and vendor teams to qualify opportunities and drive deal progression from discovery through to solution sign-off.
• Deliver customer workshops, technical presentations, and proof-of-concepts to demonstrate security solutions and business value.
• Develop solution proposals, RFP/RFI responses, and Statements of Work ensuring technical accuracy and alignment to customer outcomes.

Your Competencies  

• Extensive experience in cybersecurity, including presales, solution architecture, or consulting roles.
• Strong understanding of security frameworks such as Zero Trust, Essential Eight, NIST CSF, ISO27001, and CIS Controls.
• Hands-on, vendor-agnostic experience across technologies including Microsoft, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Okta, and Splunk.
• Ability to combine deep technical expertise with commercial acumen to influence stakeholders and close complex deals.

About You  

• You translate complex cybersecurity challenges into clear, actionable solutions aligned to business priorities.
• You are commercially driven and thrive on shaping opportunities and delivering measurable impact for customers.
• You are collaborative, analytical, and confident engaging with both technical teams and senior stakeholders.

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