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With offices in over 45 countries and the ability to serve customers in over 170 countries, we combine deep local expertise with the scale and delivery of a single global organization.\nOur best-in-class vendor portfolio is carefully curated with all leading industry players. Our services range from managed security to specialist technical accreditation and training and capitalize on rapidly evolving technologies and changing business models. For more information visit www.exclusive-networks.com.\nAt Exclusive Networks, we are passionate about making a difference. That means delivering the best to our ecosystem, shaping a prosperous and trusted digital world, and helping our people to realize their full potential.\nDUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES |About the role\nThe Cybersecurity Solutions Architect is responsible for designing, architecting and enabling cutting edge cybersecurity solutions across our partner and vendor ecosystem.\nThis role plays a strategic technical leadership function guiding partners, supporting sales teams and shaping secure solution architectures that address complex customer challenges.\nThe ideal candidate brings strong experience across leading Gartner Magix quardent technologies such as Fortinet, Palo Alto, SentinelOne, Crowdstike and Tenable, and excels in pre-sales engagement, solution design, technical enablement, and high-level troubleshooting.\nThis role will report to Solution Engineering Manager\nAs the Cybersecurity Solutions Architec t , you will: \nArchitect end-to-end cybersecurity solutions aligned with customer business needs.\nLead proof of concepts (POC’s) showcasing the business and technical value of proposed solutions.\nTranslate customer requirements into scalable Bills of Materials (BOMs) and solution proposals.\nAct as the trusted technical advisor for partners, internal teams and strategic customers.\nMaintain strong technical relationships with vendors and partners to stay aligned with product strategy and roadmaps\nScope Professional Services (PS) engagements and develop Statements of Work (SOW).\nQUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE |About you\nThe ideal Cybersecurity Solutions Architect:\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.\nMinimum of 3-5 years of experience in cybersecurity, network security, or a related field.\nRelevant industry certifications (e.g., Fortinet, Palo Alto, CrowdStrike Sentinel One, Tenable, or equivalent) preferred.\nNetwork Security experience on Palo Alto, Fortinet, CrowdStrike\nEnd Point SentinelOne Endpoint Protection\nNetwork and security tools (Wireshark, TCPDump, Nmap, etc.)\nVulnerability Management.\nWHO ARE EXCLUSIVE NETWORKS? |Why work for us\nWe are people focused and strongly believe that talent empowers us to continue our dynasty of disruption and growth in the future. 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