Senior Solutions Architect

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About The Role: 

Are you passionate about helping organizations reduce the risk of breaches? Are you interested in using a top-notch MDR platform with MSSP capabilities and Vulnerability Management from a skilled team of compliance and industry consultants, along with an expert IR team? If so, this could be the job for you!

We’re seeking a seasoned Senior Solutions Architect with substantial security expertise. This individual should excel at building strong relationships with prospects and customers, and delivering tailored solutions that address their current and future needs. The ideal candidate will be well-versed in the latest security technologies and how to optimize them based on vertical and each customer's unique requirements. As part of a forward-thinking team, you will help transform the security landscape from a mindset of inevitable failure to one focused on risk reduction and incident mitigation. In this role, you will empower customers to better understand, influence, and minimize their security risks, and prepare them to effectively respond in the event of an incident.

Responsibilities:

• Bridge the gap between the technical and business realms and create value for key stakeholders
• Work with Account Executives in specific regions to win net new logos
• Work with Account Managers & Technical Account Managers to maintain retention of existing key customers
• Simplify complex security problems to a range of audiences 
• Work independently, collaboratively and cross-functionally as an active member of the Pondurance team 
• Communicate and present to a range of audiences effectively
• Work with marketing to create effective technical content
• Embrace a customer first approach leveraging strong consultative skills developed from both successes and failures
• Ability to travel as required

Technologies:

• Experience with programming or scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, and Bash (preferred)

Knowledge & Skills:

• Sales engineering background or 5+ years of relevant work experience 
• Advanced knowledge of endpoint security or network security space – AV, EDR, incident response, forensics, SIEM, firewall, HIPS/IDS, etc.
• Advanced experience in the security service provider space – MSSP, MDR, Vulnerability Management, Penetration Testing, etc
• Ability to provide expert recommendations on new solutions and improvements based on market trends

• Ability to do hands-on testing and playing with our solution (preferred)
• Knowledge of malware, threat intelligence, and/or sandbox analysis (preferred)
• Experience in an IT role specifically as an Admin (preferred)
• Deep understanding of the OSI model as well as industry compliance such as PCI, NIST, HIPAA, GDPR, etc (preferred)
• Understanding of encryption, privacy, risk management, and other important aspects that touch, influence or drive security decisions (preferred)
• Security Certifications (preferred)

Who we are:

At Pondurance we embrace, educate, and protect people by helping make our world a better and safer place.  We believe in inviting good people into our company who are driven to become great!  

Every person at Pondurance is encouraged to focus and grow in their individual areas of interest, passion, and career path. We have accessible leaders as Mentors who believe “None of us are as smart as all of us” (R. Pelletier). 

We believe everyone has the freedom to be themselves, especially at work and so we embrace, support, and celebrate each other. Each one of us influences our company’s direction through speaking up, you have a voice and we want you to use it.  

Do you want to be a part of something different? Do you want to influence real change? Do you want to be part of the solution? Then join us in redefining the security and cyber risk landscape.

What We Offer:

The opportunity to apply your expertise, take on new challenges, and help customers address their biggest security objectives.

An inclusive culture of teamwork that embraces the diversity of our people and communities in which we work.

Some of the corporate benefits (there are more) for full-time employees include:

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, FSA, HSA, life and AD&D insurance, 401(k) Plan. 
• Time off: PTO, sick, holiday, & parental leave details are available
• Money: We provide competitive compensation packages based on the market and your overall credentials.

Although this is a remote role, if you live close by, you’ll have access to our office locations: McLean, VA or Indianapolis, IN.

To promote a healthy and safe work community we require background and drug screenings as part of our hiring process. Details of our process will be provided upon request.  

We are an equal opportunity employer focused on celebrating diversity and inclusion. We believe that each individual should be treated equally without regard to race, color, identity, national origin, protected veteran status, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.