Digital Technology Specialists - Security - French Speaker

1 Month ago • All levels • Cyber Security

Job Summary

Job Description

This role is a Security Technical Specialist position within Microsoft's SMC and Digital Sales organization, focusing on empowering customers to protect their data. Responsibilities include engaging with customer technical decision-makers, participating in partner sell-with scenarios, providing strategic technical input, conducting demonstrations of Microsoft security solutions, building readiness plans, conducting training events, monitoring tech communities, and mentoring colleagues. The ideal candidate possesses strong technical expertise in cloud security, compliance solutions, and consultative selling skills. Fluency in French is essential, along with relevant Microsoft certifications or equivalent experience.
Must have:
  • Fluency in French
  • Microsoft or competitive certifications
  • Technical pre-sales/consulting experience
  • Cloud security expertise
  • Consultative selling skills
  • Experience with Microsoft 365 Security and/or Azure Security
Good to have:
  • Experience with cloud and hybrid infrastructures
  • Certifications in relevant technologies (e.g., Azure Architect)
  • Strategic thinking & execution
  • Experience with competitive security products (CrowdStrike, Okta, etc.)
  • Certifications: CEH, LPT, OSCP, CISSP, etc.
Perks:
  • Industry leading healthcare
  • Educational resources
  • Discounts on products and services
  • Savings and investments
  • Maternity and paternity leave
  • Generous time away
  • Giving programs
  • Networking opportunities

Job Details

Overview

In SMC and Digital Sales, we have set out with the purpose to empower our customers through the unique value of the Microsoft cloud by building a globally led, digital-first scale organization aligned with partners. Dedicated to one of the fastest growing customer segments, the Small, Medium, Corporate (SMC) and Digital Sales organization is on pace to be Microsoft's next $100 billion-dollar business - this is where you come in. As part of local subsidiaries or Digital Sales centers around the world, you will support a dedicated set of customers in identifying and achieving their business objectives through best-in-class digital engagement and partner co-selling. You will also have an opportunity to work cross-collaboratively while living our shared SMC and Digital Sales Culture priorities: Diversity and Inclusivity, Wellbeing, Sustainability, and Learning. If you have been described as customer obsessed and have a passion for digital-first solutions, we invite you to learn more about the SMC and Digital Sales organization and the value we deliver to our customers, partners, and one another, every day.

 

As a Security Technical Specialist, you will work within a virtual team of sales, technical, partner and consulting resources to enhance the team capabilities for extended detection and response (XDR), zero trust, cloud security, Microsoft Purview portfolio empowering our customers to protect, govern, and safeguard their sensitive data while also managing regulatory compliance requirements and maintaining customer & employee privacy.

 

Being part of this team will allow you to strengthen both your consultative selling skills as well as your deep technical expertise across Microsoft and non-Microsoft cloud-based security & compliance solutions, architectures, programs, and technologies.

 

You will make an impact by helping clients secure their organizations. This opportunity will allow you to accelerate your career growth, honing your solution sales and collaboration skills, and deepening your cloud expertise.

 

This role is flexible in that you can work up to 50% from home.

 

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

  • Fluency in French is essential
  • Relevant certifications from Microsoft or competitive platforms AND demonstrated technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related field AND technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
  • OR equivalent experience.

 

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management.
    • Certification in relevant (Microsoft or industry) technologies or disciplines (e.g., Microsoft Office 365, Power BI, Azure Architect and Development exams, Cloud Platform Technologies, Information Security, Architecture).
    • Strategic thinking & execution. Ability to develop sales and business strategy options, while also being able to successfully execute plans and build strong relationships.
    • Excellent Communicator. Strong negotiation, organizational, presentation, financial acumen, written, and verbal communication skills. 
    • High Performer. Highly driven person who consistently exceeds goals and expectations and has the ability, characteristics, and determination to compete effectively against skilled and diverse competition.
  • Cloud Trust. Demonstrated knowledge of identity, authentication, security, privacy, and compliance, including cloud and hybrid solutions required. 
    • Technical breadth. Customer experience with cloud and hybrid infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, and technology management; broad experience with Microsoft 365 Security and/or Azure Security products or equivalent solutions from other vendors.
    • Technical depth. Practical enterprise customer experience with configuration and implementation of Microsoft or other security & compliance solutions as well as competitive product knowledge (ex. CrowdStrike, Okta, Splunk, Palo Alto, Proofpoint, Google/Mandiant, Chronicle, Zscaler, Mimecast, VMware, Symantec and Others) required 
    • Certification in Microsoft Security Ops Analyst Associate (SC-200) and/or Cybersecurity Architect expert (SC-100) required. 
    • Certification among the following preferred: CEH, LPT, OSCP, GPEN, CISSP, CCSP, GSEC, CCIA, GSED, ECSA or GISP
  • Security practitioner. Experience and ability to explain key solutions and architectures for confidentiality, integrity and availability across multiple cybersecurity and compliance topics including endpoint detection and response, anti-malware, persistent threats, email security, user behavior and analytics, threat intelligence, threat hunting and forensics, information protection, application management, security management and/or auditing and governance required. 
    • Identity practitioner. Experienced professional conversant in cloud-based identity and access management solutions as well as hybrid architectures and integration of cloud-based apps (SaaS) required. 

Language Skills: French & English 

Position is based in: Dublin, Ireland

 

Relocation expenses are not provided as part of this role.

You must be legally authorised to work in Ireland to be eligible for this role.

(Legally authorised = Has citizenship or has been granted a valid visa or work permit)

 

#smcdscareers

 

Responsibilities

  • You will engage with customer technical decision makers and anticipate customer needs and issues proactively through data gathering.
  • Engage in partner sell-with scenarios by contributing to the facilitation of technical engagements and partnering with colleagues to manage the sales process as well as share competitive insights from customer sessions with colleagues and escalate/resolve competitive situations to influence compete strategies.
  • You will provide strategic, technical input based on Microsoft capability to contribute to strategy development, leveraging partner and internal teams.
  • You will identify and apply existing demonstration assets and oversees demonstrations (e.g., architectural design sessions [ADS], proof of concept [POC] sessions) of solutions based on specific Microsoft products through initial engagements. Leverages partner/customer teams as needed to prove capabilities and integration into customer environment. Reviews partner demonstrations and provides feedback to ensure alignment with Microsoft standards.
  • You will build your readiness plan and proactively identify learning gaps. Grows domain knowledge and practice expertise by communicating with customers, partners and senior colleagues to expand knowledge of architecture.
  • You will conduct group training or one-to-many events (e.g., workshops, Webinars) or leverage existing scale enablement programs to present and educate customers and colleagues on the capabilities and benefits across Microsoft solutions/products.
  • You will monitor and respond to internal and external tech community posts, attend community calls, sessions, hackathons, etc., and act as a mentor for your technology area and contribute and participate in Customer Executive Briefing Center sessions.
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Industry leading healthcare
Educational resources
Discounts on products and services
Savings and investments
Maternity and paternity leave
Generous time away
Giving programs
Opportunities to network and connect

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