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For almost 30 years, GHS has delivered an enterprise level of service and support to clients. Recognized with industry-leading awards each year, GHS translates this differentiation into positive client experiences.\nAs a Senior Cybersecurity Pre-Sales Technical Architect, you are the technical voice and strategic partner for our sales organization, driving security-focused business development for professional services and managed security services (MSS) across our target accounts.\nThis is a hybrid position from our Toronto office.\nResponsibilities\nBuild and maintain trusted relationships with security leaders, CISOs, risk officers, and technical decision- makers at target and existing accounts\nIdentify and drive expansion opportunities for professional services and managed security services (MSS) within existing and target accounts\nDesign and architect comprehensive security solutions across professional services (assessments, penetration testing, compliance audits) and managed security services delivery models\nEngage customers as a trusted advisor to understand security challenges, compliance requirements, risk posture, and business objectives; translate these into compelling technical solutions and value propositions\nCollaborate with professional services, MSS delivery teams, and solution partners to develop market-driven security services offerings and tailor solutions to customer environments\nScope and articulate defined requirements, proposed solutions, and value propositions into detailed Statements of Work (SOWs), technical architecture blueprints, and RFP responses\nPresent and articulate security solutions and value propositions to diverse stakeholders-technical teams, business executives, and C-suite-with clarity and business acumen\nMaintain deep knowledge of the security landscape, threat environment, regulatory frameworks, and vendor ecosystem to inform customer discussions and internal strategy\nStay current with security trends, threat intelligence, regulatory changes, and vendor offerings; provide market insights to sales and delivery teams to inform strategy and customer engagement\nDevelop business cases and financial models for security investments (ROI, TCO, risk mitigation value); help customers justify security spending to leadership\nServe as the voice of customer, providing market feedback to product and delivery teams to inform service development, identify gaps, and drive continuous improvement\nDrive cross-functional collaboration between sales, delivery (professional services and MSS), offering management, and marketing to develop and deliver market-driven security solutions and services\nRequirements\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline with a focus or major in cybersecurity/information security - MUST HAVE\nMinimum 5 years of hands-on IT and cybersecurity experience, with at least 2 years in technical pre-sales, solution architecture, or presales engineering - MUST HAVE\nProven experience in customer-facing roles; comfortable presenting technical and business solutions to all organizational levels, including executives - MUST HAVE\nWorking experience with a Managed Security Services provider (MSSP) or familiarity with Security Operations Center (SOC) operations and 24/7 security monitoring - MUST HAVE\nTechnical knowledge and experience demonstrating security technology for SIEM, SOAR and MDR in customer pre-sales engagements - MUST HAVE\nTechnical knowledge of security technologies across multiple domains: firewalls, intrusion prevention/detection, DLP, cloud security, endpoint protection, and familiarity with vendor ecosystem (Palo Alto Networks, Checkpoint, Cisco, IBM, Splunk, Fortinet, etc.) - MUST HAVE\nStrong verbal and written communication skills; ability to articulate complex security concepts in customer- friendly language - MUST HAVE\nProfessional security certifications: CISSP, CISM, GIAC (GCIH, GSEC), CEH, CISA, CRISC, or equivalent - HIGHLY DESIRABLE\nExperience designing and proposing security consulting services: penetration testing, security assessments, vulnerability assessments, PCI compliance audits, and security policy development - HIGHLY DESIRABLE\nExperience developing security solution architectures and responding to large-scale, complex RFPs and technical questionnaires - HIGHLY DESIRABLE\nKnowledge of cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP), virtualization, and hybrid security architectures - HIGHLY DESIRABLE\nUnderstanding of regulatory frameworks and compliance requirements: GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, NIST, CSF, industry-specific regulations - HIGHLY DESIRABLE\nKnowledge of modern threat landscape: cyber kill chains, MITRE ATT&CK framework, threat modeling, and attack surface analysis - HIGHLY DESIRABLE\nExperience with security service delivery models and SLAs; understanding of KPIs for MSS and professional services - HIGHLY DESIRABLE\nTrack record of identifying and closing mid-to-large security services deals with complex sales cycles - HIGHLY DESIRABLE\nDisclaimer\nThe rate for this position is $150K-200K. The rate is subject to change and may be modified in the future.\nAs part of our hiring process, we use AI tools to support resume screening and candidate evaluation.\nWhat you'll get:\nCompetitive salary\nHealth benefits (medical, vision, dental)\nLife insurance\nPension plan\nProfessional development\nAmazing company culture\nFree parking\nGym on-site\nJoin a team of professionals led by a diverse set of leaders from across the industry.\nGlassHouse Systems commitment:\nWe believe that a diverse team is the key to innovation and growth. We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity at our company and encourages all candidates to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.\nGlassHouse Systems will accommodate individuals with disabilities through each stage of the recruitment process. 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