Security Consultant

Job Description

A Security Consultant is a client-focused role responsible for leading and supporting Pro Arch customers in building, operating, and continuously improving a comprehensive security program. This position blends security advisory, service delivery, and operational oversight, using Pro Arch standard playbooks, tooling, and reporting to reduce risk and improve security outcomes. Security Consultants leverage Pro Arch's security platforms to detect and prevent cyber threats, onboard clients into managed security services, maintain solution health, and communicate risk and remediation priorities to technical and executive stakeholders.

Ongoing training and professional certifications are part of the job requirements.

• Lead security strategy development and roadmap planning aligned to business priorities
• Produce and deliver executive security reporting (risk, trends, outcomes, and next steps)
• Provide security assessments, vulnerability management guidance, and awareness program support as part of managed services and professional services engagements

• Own solution implementation and program onboarding, including documentation, handoffs, and acceptance criteria
• Implement and manage SIEM/XDR architecture (e.g., Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender XDR) including configuration, tuning, and workflows
• Maintain solution health and integrations (connectors, data sources, agents, and alert fidelity)
• Perform account/permission management and governance for security solutions
• Provide guidance and escalation support for Security Specialists; coordinate incident and service issue escalations to resolution

• Support presales meetings, proof‑of‑value/proof‑of‑concept efforts, and security program cost & scope modeling
• Deliver vendor and Pro Arch workshops; contribute to presentations, webinars, and approved marketing initiatives
• Research and evaluate emerging technologies; contribute to solution design and service evolution

• Deliver services using Pro Arch standard playbooks, templates, quality gates, and reporting packs
• Improve programs through automation and security engineering (where appropriate) to increase repeatability and reduce manual effort

Candidate should have a minimum of 4 years of experience in cybersecurity with additional background in security consulting or managed security services. To be successful, this position requires hands‑on capability in core security platforms, the ability to translate technical findings into business risk, and strong client communication.

• SIEM/XDR delivery and operations, particularly Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender XDR
• Kusto Query Language (KQL) for detection, investigation, and reporting (SPL is a plus)
• SOAR and automation concepts and process design
• Identity and endpoint security fundamentals (e.g., Entra , Identity Protection, Defender for Endpoint)
• Strong client‑facing communication: security report analysis, remediation recommendations, and executive‑ready storytelling

• Microsoft security platform components (Defender for Office 365, Defender for Identity, Defender for Cloud Apps, Defender for Cloud, Intune, Entra )
• Managed Detection and Response (MDR) experience in a managed services model
• Vulnerability management tooling and process (e.g., Qualys) and remediation strategy development
• Scripting/automation using Power Shell, Python, and/or Azure CLI

• Microsoft Purview (IRM, DLP, Insider Risk) and governance concepts
• Crowd Strike Endpoint/Identity/XDR experience
• Cloud security exposure beyond Microsoft (AWS/GCP) and related security services
• Experience with Azure Dev Ops and process‑driven delivery
• Microsoft Foundry, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and Microsoft Security Copilot familiarity

• Outstanding written, verbal, technical, non‑technical communication & presentation skills.
• Self‑directed with the ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks concurrently, and of high quality.
• Proven collaborator. Experience in mentoring and…