Solutions Architect

Solution Architect

Manchester, Cheltenham or London

As a Solution Architect at NCC Group, you play a critical role in helping organisations protect their digital assets by designing and delivering cutting-edge cyber security solutions. You act as the technical bridge between clients and our internal teams, translating complex needs into effective, tailored security architectures. This role is vital to NCC Group’s success as it drives both innovation and client trust, enabling businesses to navigate ever-evolving cyber threats with confidence. By ensuring robust, scalable, and commercially sound solutions, you directly contribute to a safer digital world, one secure network at a time.

Summary

• Delivering security technology consulting services to customers, including requirements capture, solution architectures, technology integration and provide operate as the pre-sales conduit between the client and NCC Group
• Understand the technical product portfolio to assist in the design and development of technical solutions.
• Undertake technical pre-sales engagements with customers, including but not limited to:
• Presenting, Demonstrating, evangelising NCC Group’s Extended Detection and response, SOC and other advanced threat solutions to potential clients and prospects.
• Generation of customer proposals
• Communication of Technical Risk to key NCC Group stakeholders
• Become the “techie friend” of the client, providing go to advice and support for security solutions.
• Communicating at all levels with clients from deep technical through to board in a clear, understandable, and approachable way.
• Supporting Sales and Accounts team to nurture and progress client new business wins and existing business retention in proposals and RFPs/Tenders.
• Elicit customer requirements, define their business requirements, and deliver quality input into bids and proposals – working with Senior Solution Architects on matters related to their specific specialism.
• Evangelise services, products, and technologies, and develop networking relationships with customers and industry contacts.
• Capture and provide customer/business requirements and feedback on existing products.
• Providing input to/influence new technical developments/approaches within our markets.

What we are looking for in you

• A deep understanding of technology and processes related to the Security Operation Centres (Splunk, Microsoft, Carbon Black and CrowdStrike ideally but not required) and related activities.
• Experience in scoping and designing client solutions.
• Cyber Security Expert with evidence of continuous learning and up to date knowledge of the industry and its challenges and solutions.
• Understanding of business and financial drivers behind security monitoring solutions.
• An analytical mind able to visualise, conceptualise, articulate problems and construct solutions.
• Excellent written communication skills: the ability to structure and articulate written communications in a persuasive and succinct form as well as grammatically correct.
• Excellent verbal communication skills and strong presentation skills.
• Proven interpersonal skills and the ability to manage key stakeholders at all levels.
• Information Security related degree or equivalent experience.

Personality Profile

• Technical brain, commercially minded, analytical approach.
• Highly professional and respected for integrity.
• Open, honest and a team player.
• High work rate, lots of energy and enthusiasm.
• Likes the challenge and change within a fast-changing business.

Ways of working

Focusing on Clients and Customers.

Working as One NCC.

Always Learning.

Being Inclusive and Respectful.

Delivering Brilliantly.

Our company

At NCC Group, our mission is to create a more secure digital future. That mission underpins everything we do, from our work with our incredible clients to groundbreaking research shaping our industry. Our teams' partner with clients across a multitude of industries, delving into, securing new products, and emerging technologies, as well as solving complex security problems. As global leaders in cyber and escrow, NCC Group is a people-powered business seeking the next group of brilliant minds to join our ranks.

Our colleagues are our greatest asset, and NCC Group is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment that fosters creativity, collaboration, authenticity, and accountability. We want colleagues to put down roots at NCC Group, and we offer a comprehensive benefits package, as well as opportunities for learning and development and career growth. We believe our people are at their brilliant best when they feel bolstered in all aspects of their well-being, and we offer wellness programs and flexible working arrangements to provide that vital support.

Come join us?

What do we offer in return?

We have a high-performance culture which is balanced evenly with world-class well-being initiatives and benefits:

⏰Flexible working

💸 Financial & Investment

Pension

Life Assurance

Share Save Scheme

Maternity & Paternity leave

🙋🏾Community & Volunteering Programmes

⚡ Green Car Scheme

🚴 Cycle Scheme

🧑🏻 🤝 🧑🏻 Employee Referral Program

🧘🏻 Lifestyle & Wellness

🎓 Learning & Development

👨🏿 🦽 Diversity & Inclusion

So, what’s next?

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, then we would love to hear from you! Click on apply to this job to send us your CV and cover letter and the relevant member of our global talent team will be in touch with you. Alternatively send your details to [email protected] .

About your application

We review every application received and will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. If you don’t hear back from us within 10 days, please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies and we would encourage you to keep an eye on our career opportunities as there may be other suitable roles.

If you do not want us to retain your details, please email [email protected]. All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Policy (candidate-privacy-notice-261023.pdf (nccgroupplc.com)). We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage.

Please note that this role involves mandatory pre-employment background checks due to the nature of the work NCC Group does. To apply, you must be willing and able to undergo the vetting process. This role being advertised will be subject to BS7858 screening as a mandatory requirement.