Solution Architect

Role Title: Solution Architect 
Location: USA

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The Opportunity:

The Solution Architect is a technical role within NCC Group’s Sales Engineering & Field Strategy team, responsible for designing and shaping cybersecurity solutions that address client needs across professional and managed services. This role works closely with clients and internal teams to understand requirements, scope engagements, and develop commercially viable solutions aligned with NCC Group’s capabilities. 
 

Solution Architects lead solution design for small-to-medium opportunities and support more complex engagements under the guidance of Senior and Principal Solution Architects. They contribute to proposals, statements of work, and technical documentation, ensuring clarity and accuracy. This role requires strong technical knowledge, excellent communication skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively across sales, delivery, and product teams. 
 

Key Accountabilities 

• Develop technical solution designs for client opportunities, ensuring feasibility and alignment with NCC Group’s service portfolio. 
• Develop technical solution designs for client opportunities, ensuring feasibility and alignment with NCC Group’s service portfolio. 
• Act as a technical advisor during pre-sales engagements, supporting scope definition and solution shaping. 
• Produce high-quality client-facing documentation, including proposals, statements of work, and presentations. 
• Collaborate with Sales, Delivery, and Product Management teams to ensure solutions meet client requirements and internal standards. 
• Support bid responses and RFx submissions with technical input and cost considerations. 
• Maintain awareness of cybersecurity trends and NCC Group service offerings to inform solution design. 
• Assist Senior and Principal Solution Architects on complex, multi-service engagements. 
• Contribute to internal initiatives to improve presales processes, templates, and best practices. 
   

Minimum Requirements 

• Experience in a presales, solution architecture, or technical consultancy role within cybersecurity or technology services. 
• Strong understanding of core cybersecurity domains (e.g. offensive security, defensive operations, cloud security, GRC). 
• Ability to design and Ability to design and communicate solutions clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Familiarity with frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST, or CIS Controls. 
• Commercial awareness with the ability to balance client requirements and profitability. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and technical documentation tools. 

Desired Requirements 

• Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or equivalent experience. 
• Experience responding to RFPs and shaping solutions for multi-service opportunities. 
• Knowledge of managed security services (e.g., SOC, MDR) and incident response readiness. 
• Exposure to regulated sectors (e.g. Financial Services, Energy, Critical Infrastructure). 
• Familiarity with privacy and compliance frameworks (e.g. GDPR). 

About your application

We review every application received and will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. If you don’t hear back from us within 10 days, please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies and we would encourage you to keep an eye on our career opportunities as there may be other suitable roles.

If you do not want us to retain your details, please email global.ta@nccgroup.com. All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Policy (candidate-privacy-notice-261023.pdf (nccgroupplc.com)). We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage.

Please note that this role involves mandatory pre-employment background checks due to the nature of the work NCC Group does. To apply, you must be willing and able to undergo the vetting process. This role being advertised will be subject to BS7858 screening as a mandatory requirement.

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