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Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid
Security Advisory & Client Solutions Associate Manager/ Manager (Microsoft Security)
The Security Advisory & Client Solutions Manager is a senior, client-facing cyber security professional responsible for leading security advisory engagements, shaping strategic security opportunities, and driving growth across Microsoft-first clients. The role combines deep security consulting experience with strong commercial acumen, enabling the individual to identify client challenges, translate requirements into compelling security solutions, and support the full sales lifecycle from discovery through proposal and project delivery.
As a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, the successful candidate will lead security assessments, maturity reviews, regulatory readiness programmes, and strategic security transformation initiatives aligned to frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS Controls, DORA, NIS2, Cyber Essentials, and GDPR. They will confidently engage with C-level leaders, facilitate workshops and executive playbacks, develop high-quality proposals and presentations, and work closely with sales and delivery teams to convert opportunities into successful security engagements.
The role requires a strong understanding of Microsoft's security ecosystem, including Microsoft 365 E3/E5/E7, Entra ID, Defender, Sentinel, Purview, Copilot and emerging technologies such as Agent 365. While primarily advisory and client-focused, the individual should possess sufficient technical knowledge to assess security capabilities, make informed recommendations, and guide customers toward modern security architectures and transformation programmes
Join a curious and diverse team that’s passionate about next-gen tech and establish yourself as a Leader in the Security space. Together, let’s transform cybersecurity.
Key Responsibilities:
As a member of Avanade’s security practice, you will be in a unique position to work for both Avanade and Accenture clients, ranging in size from medium to large global enterprise clients. You will have the opportunity to contribute to the entire Avanade organization by being a collaborative and knowledge-sharing individual, with the real opportunity to help shape the global Avanade security offerings as well as demonstrating your thought-leadership by producing blogs and articles for your region and for Avanade.com. We actively encourage and provide opportunities to undertake innovation, training, and development to ensure you are always at the cutting-edge Microsoft Security technology and our vendor solutions.
This is a fantastic opportunity to establish yourself as a leader in the this space. You will learn how to deliver and solution large projects, as well as gain the knowledge and experience of Microsoft’s broader Security, Compliance, and Identity (SCI) ecosystem, which is already recognized as a world-leading integrated security platform.
Security Advisory & Consulting
Client Relationship Management
Pre-Sales & Solution Development
Microsoft Security Strategy
Business Growth
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Ideal Candidate Profile
Experience
Industry & Regulatory Knowledge
Strong understanding of:
Microsoft Security Expertise
Strong working knowledge of:
Commercial & Sales Skills
Stakeholder & Communication Skills
Technical Capabilities (Preferred)
Whilst not expected to deploy and operate the full Microsoft security stack, candidates should possess practical experience in at least one or more of the following areas:
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