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We hire great people, work on interesting projects with amazing customers, and invest in our team; and we've just been named Microsoft Partner of the Year, Australia and were listed as one of the best places to work in the Australian tech industry in the Australian Financial Review's BOSS Best Places to Work list, and the best small companies to work in WRK+’s Work for the Best list.\nAs a Microsoft Gold Partner, we specialise in creating modern workplaces with Microsoft technologies; helping organisations to work better, together, faster. Our vision is to create a world where every employee has access to the tools, knowledge, and information that they need to enjoy work. Using modern work technologies, we can free employees from the friction of inefficient business processes, and fill gaps in knowledge or support from their team, leaders, and leadership, so that they are empowered to be productive.\nThis role is open to anyone located in New Zealand ideally in Auckland, Wellington but we are open to other locations in NZ. We're in Melbourne, Bendigo, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Auckland, Wellington, Tokyo and Bali.\nOur successful technology consultancy undertakes projects for a variety of large organisations. With an impressive roster of clients, including ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, Bupa, Governments at all levels across Australia, Origin Energy and more, you’ll be contributing to a growing team famed for their expertise in connecting people with technology.\nWe pride ourselves on being a fun, innovative and collaborative organisation that practices what we preach and delivers great customer results.\nAbout the role\nAs a Principal Information Security Consultant, you are responsible for leading the successful delivery of client projects. Your extensive industry experience and thought leadership will enable you to solve high profile, real-world business problems for our clients with outstanding results.\nIn this role, you will work closely with your practice lead to support the continued growth and success of the Information Security practice. This will include leading strategic client engagements, providing authoritative advice to senior client stakeholders (including the C-suite), and offering clear guidance on how to fully leverage the M365 ecosystem.\nYour drive for excellence and insight into the latest industry trends across Microsoft’s cloud offering will expand our information and data security offerings to capitalise on market disruption, technology improvements, and Microsoft’s go to market strategies.\nWhat you'll do\nWork with the leadership to help shape and lead the practice\nLeads and works as a Presales specialist on both complex and strategic customer engagements\nSupporting the identification of new sales opportunities with new and existing customers, positioning Engage Squared to win the business, and funnelling these opportunities through to the sales team\nHelping to articulate the customer challenge or pain point and defining our approach to solving the customer’s challenge\nWriting or leading the creation of sales proposals, outlining the methodology that will be used, proposed approach, deliverables, budget, and estimated timelines to complete the work\nDevelops relationships with key project stakeholders and other influential managers across the client’s organisation, ensuring you have the credibility and rapport to have difficult conversations when required, be they resulting from the client’s or our own performance\nHelps architect and design business solutions based on Microsoft 365, with focus on Microsoft’s security solutions including Purview, Defender, and Sentinel and more broadly including Entra, Azure, SharePoint, Teams, Copilot, and the Power Platform\nLeads the production of technical and user documentation, and operational handover\nWhat you'll bring\nStrong understanding of Microsoft technology and its applications in solving business problems. (preferred)\nExcellent communication and interpersonal skills.\nHighly energetic and a go-getter with a hunter mentality.\nAbility to build and manage a sales pipeline and close deals.\nStrong problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically.\nAbility to work independently and as part of a team.\nMinimum 8 years working specifically within Information Security for M365 (highly desirable, but not essential)\nDegree Certified in Cybersecurity or Information Technology or equivalent (highly desirable but not essential)\nCertifications in Microsoft technologies including the SharePoint, Purview, Defender, Sentinel, Azure, Power Platform, Teams Platform, Viva Platform etc (e.g. SC-401, SC-200, MS-102, AZ-305) (highly desirable) \nDesired Attributes:\nCustomer-focused with a commitment to delivering exceptional service.\nResults-oriented with a track record of achieving sales targets.\nAbility to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment\nWhat you'll get\nCompetitive salary and performance-based incentives.\nAwesome culture and team that you actually enjoy coming to work and each other\nComprehensive health and wellness benefits.\nOpportunities for professional development and career growth.\nCollaborative and inclusive work environment\nWe value inclusivity and diversity at Engage Squared. 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