Senior Solutions Architect | Vulnerability​/Exposure Management; Remote

Position: Senior Solutions Architect | Vulnerability/Exposure Management (Remote)
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JOB SUMMARY:

The Senior Solutions Architect, Security Operations will be responsible for providing architect-level thought leadership and expertise across modern vulnerability and exposure management, including risk-based vulnerability management, Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM), attack surface management, threat-informed prioritization, attack path analysis, and remediation operationalization. The role will focus on helping organizations evolve from traditional vulnerability scanning and reporting toward continuous, risk-driven exposure management programs that integrate people, processes, and technology to measurably reduce cyber risk.

Under the direction of Security Operations leadership, the Senior Solutions Architect will lead Trace3's most complex client architecture engagements across these domains and translate that work into reference architectures, repeatable offerings, and enablement that allow Trace3's regional technical teams to sell and deliver Security Operations solutions consistently and s is a client-facing, presales role that will also collaborate across the broader Security Operations practice, supporting adjacent capabilities including SOC modernization, SIEM/XDR, threat detection and response, and AI-enabled security operations.

SUMMARY OF

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Lead complex client engagements as the senior architect for vulnerability management modernization, CTEM program development, exposure management architecture, and risk-based remediation strategies, from initial discovery and assessment through solution design and executive readout.

Assess client vulnerability and exposure management capabilities, technologies, processes, and operational maturity, delivering strategic, tactical, and operational…