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We are looking for a Security Consultant to join Microsoft Federal. The Microsoft Federal organization was established to address the unique mission, legal/regulatory requirements, and procurement rules and processes of the United States Government (USG). Microsoft Federal is committed to ensuring its resources – including appropriately qualified, experienced, and certified personnel (with necessary security clearances or otherwise) are available as needed to meet USG evolving needs. To that end, Microsoft embraces, as a mission-critical philosophy, flexibility in the recruiting, hiring, and workforce assignment of Microsoft Federal personnel. Microsoft Federal personnel can expect to serve in various roles in the Microsoft Federal organization during the course of their career to meet evolving USG needs, regardless of segment – Civilian, Defense, or intelligence community. Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Growth mindset encourages each of us to lean in and learn what matters most to our customers, to create the foundational knowledge that enables us to make customer-first decisions in everything we do. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. You can help us achieve our mission.
Job Responsibility:
Technical Delivery
Lead &/or participate in meetings with customers/partners to understand business needs and technology strategies to map customer/partner requirements to the adoption and optimization of Microsoft technology solutions
Implement solutions and provide leadership on workstreams across domains while adhering to Industry Solutions processes
Deliver security solutions following delivery practices, considering cost implications, and engaging in conversations with internal and external stakeholders as needed
Work with account team to ensure One Microsoft approach
Share lessons learned with workgroup and consultant community
Participate in project planning and develop project documents by identifying the risks and dependencies
Communicate the business value of planned solutions to customers/ partners
Identify technical and business risks in programs and proposes mitigations
Assist project managers/architects in preparing for steering committee
Manage their schedule and communicates with project leads
Generate and delivers Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Intellectual Property Management
Act as an ambassador in the consumption of intellectual property (IP) by leveraging and/or modifying existing IP or creating repeatable content where applicable
Provide feedback on Managed IP for continuous improvement, reports IP gaps, review IP to be considered for harvesting and curation and ensures it is logged for consumption
Improve Industry Solutions offerings quality and collaborates with portfolio and solution teams by providing feedback
Readiness
Learn new technologies or services based on business demands and industry trends
Obtain relevant accreditations and certification(s) as advised by domain leadership team
Identify certifications and readiness plans in partnership with World Wide Learning
Lead or participate in relevant technical communities and conducts training sessions to evangelize technology and/or offerings based on availability
Mentor team members and act as a technical advisor for stakeholders by providing thought leadership, articulation of solutions value, and outcomes of business strategies
Operational Excellence
Complete operational tasks and readiness and ensure timeliness and accuracy
Follow Microsoft policies, compliance, and procedures
Lead by example and guide team members on operational tasks, readiness, and compliance
Business Development
Identify opportunities to expand or accelerate the adoption and consumption of cloud and Microsoft technologies
Facilitate, as appropriate, other team members to scale the business with existing customers by articulating value propositions of strategic Microsoft products and services and developing new offerings for the domain
Drive innovation and digital transformation
Ensure the use of the existing intellectual property (IP)
Pre-Sales Support
Collaborate with internal stakeholders in the pre-sale process by understanding business requirements and providing industry and technical input and/or solution offerings to help shape the deal
Support drafting proposals and/or statement of work (SOW)
Provide input on staffing and skill requirements for delivery to Resource Deployment, Technical Delivery Managers, and/or Project Managers
Other
Embody our culture and values
Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related field OR equivalent experience AND 1+ year(s) work experience in relevant industry OR equivalent experience
Security Clearance Requirements: Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with Polygraph
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required pre-offer and post-hire for this role
Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate U.S. Government clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination
Clearance Verification: This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions
Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law
To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance