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The Security Architect is a hands-on technical leader within the IT Security Services team responsible for strengthening the firm’s security operations, cloud security, incident response, and operational automation capabilities. This role designs and implements practical, scalable security solutions while providing advanced technical guidance to security operations analysts, technology teams, business stakeholders, and third-party providers.\nIn this role, you will:\nWork extensively with the Microsoft security ecosystem, including Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and related Azure security services. 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