Senior Pre-Sales Security Architect

Senior Pre-Sales Security Architect

Location:

Houston or Dallas, TX

Tevora is a tight-knit community of professionals with a shared passion for our craft. Every day, we combine in-depth knowledge of cybersecurity, technology, and compliance to help create more secure digital environments. To Tevorans, every problem is a puzzle in need of solving. We strongly believe that if we put smart, driven people in a room together, they will accomplish great things.

We maintain a supportive culture that celebrates continuous learning, diverse perspectives, and sharing the wins. That’s why we have our eyes on you.

Tevora Business Solutions is looking for an experienced Senior Pre-Sales Security Architect who serves as a strategic technical advisor to enterprise clients and as a core partner to Tevora’s Sales, Consulting, and Executive Leadership teams. This role bridges cybersecurity strategy, solution architecture, and commercial execution across Tevora’s broad ecosystem of ~150 cybersecurity partners.

This individual operates as a trusted advisor to CISOs, CIOs, and executive stakeholders—guiding them through solution evaluation, vendor rationalization, architecture modernization, and cybersecurity investment strategy. The architect must possess deep cross-domain cybersecurity expertise, strong executive presence, and the ability to translate complex technical requirements into scalable, business-aligned solution architectures.

• Strategic Client Advisory & Executive Engagement
• Solution Architecture and the ability to assess, analyze, and rationalize tooling across vendors
• Sales-driven mentality and ability to work with Account Executives for account strategy
• Presentations to Sr. Management and technical buyers
• Asking scoping questions to uncover client needs and technical decision criteria
• Working with Partners to obtain certifications
• Use case definition, documentation and thought leadership within specified Cybersecurity domains
• Understand the Tevora Partner Ecosystem and maintain knowledge of solutions and ecosystem partners

• The ideal candidate will have a broad technical background in at least some of the following:
• A detailed understanding of the role of a CISO and product differentiators
• Security Operations teams and knowledge across Cybersecurity domains such as Identity & Privileged Access Management, Cloud Security, Application Security (ASPM), Data Security, Endpoint, Observability and Network (SASE SE), AI
• Additional experience with Cybersecurity Frameworks and compliance is a plus. (NIST, ISO, PCI, etc)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to manage multiple tasks across many clients in the region simultaneously

• 4-year degree from a competitive university in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, MIS, or other Information Management
• At least 5 years of pre-sales consulting experience, ideally with a Security reseller or Consulting firm

• Relevant Cybersecurity certifications like CISSP, CISA, CCNA, AWS Certified Architect are beneficial along with vendor/OEM product certifications

• Comprehensive benefits offering
• Paid time off and holidays
• 401k with Company match
• Vibrant work culture

• Eligibility to work in the United States.

$130,000 - $180,000 a year, depending on experience

Tevora is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.