Presales Solution Architect – Defense Center

Location:
Belgium (Antwerpen, Brussel, Gent, Rotselaar)

Job type
hybrid, full-timeOrange Cyberdefense, an Orange Group company, is one of the world's leading cyber security services and solutions providers.
Orange Cyberdefense enjoys 25 years’ experience in the field of global information security, providing products and services for leading organisations in over 160 Countries.
We are building a safer digital society, protecting individual and corporate freedom across geographies.
Working as a Presales Solution ArchitectReporting to the Head of Defense Center Belgium, your mission will be to support the growth of Orange Cyberdefense in our Managed Threat Detection and Response (MTDR), exposure and threat management services in close collaboration with the various teams.
In collaboration with Sales, your mission is to build customer relations and expand Orange Cyberdefense scope and portfolio of services with targeted customers and prospects. This mission includes key stakeholders relationships, contributing to joint sales planning, solution strategy definition, identification of potential opportunities, and deal qualification.
You will act as the customer advocate for their cybersecurity needs and ensure that proposed solutions are effective for the customer. Through wide technology insight and customer industry awareness, you will guide and influence customers on selected Orange Cyberdefense services.
In your role you will be responsible for continuously looking into digital technology evolution/opportunities with the ambition to increase our customer intimacy and grow the business and value of services delivered by Orange Cyberdefense.
Your main responsibilities will be to:Develop in conjunction with sales opportunities around the Defense Center services by working closely together and support on the execution of the account plans to achieve customer successUnderstand customer business and technical requirements and translate these into Orange Cyberdefense services and solutions. With this comes the task of providing key customer information and solution development guidanceCustomer facing activities such as consultative selling, value selling, discovery workshops, customer presentations, understanding customer IT (& OT) landscape and develop a secure digital journeyDevelop, respond and support in solution proposals, statement of work (SOWs) and Request for proposals/information/quotation (RFx) by positioning Orange Cyberdefense value proposition in accordance with the customer defined requirements and propose a competitive and winning solutionsInitiate, formalise and maintain partnerships with the main technology vendors in the IT security domain relevant to Defense Center, in close collaboration with our partner manager and any other stakeholderTrack the IT security market though latest industry, competitor, regulatory and threat landscapes, looking for new opportunities to add valueUndertake an advisory role to support our customers in realising and understanding cyber securityContribute to the influence of Orange Cyberdefense by speaking at public events, holding presentations, or publishing informationWhat we expect from you:A minimum of 3+ year of IT Security experienceTechnical and business expertise in cyber security or successful experience with a cybersecurity market playerGood knowledge of IT related topics like MTDR, vulnerability management, incident response, SOAR, ethical hacking, ...
Knowledge and experience in selling Managed Security Services (MSS)Knowledge of and an interest in investigating and promoting the role of automation and AI within the proposed scopeA good understanding of the sales cycle, buying personas, and decision-making processes, and how to successfully navigate through the sales & buying cycleSoft

skills:
Professional level of English, Dutch and French, both written and spokenThe ability to work cross-functionallyStrong influencing and inter-personal communication skills to operate strategically across all levels of the organisation and with senior external stakeholdersBonus points if you already possess:Technology partner certifications (e.g. Palo Alto Cortex, Microsoft Defender, Splunk, Varonis, Rubrik, Pentera,...)Cybersecurity certifications (e.g., COMPTIA, ISC, CISA, CCSP, CISSP, GICSP, CISM, …...)What you can expect from usBe taken care of
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We offer
you 32 vacation days (with the option to make it a whopping 37 days with our Benefit Motivation Plan :-)), meal vouchers, eco-cheques, hospitalization and group insurance, company laptop, mobile phone with unlimited use as well as other benefits. So you do not have to worry about a thingNever stop learning
- We want to be the best in what we do and therefore we provide training, certifications and learning opportunities for every employee so you continuously enrich your skills.
Transparency
- Communication is key So we organize company and team meetings on a regular base so everyone is informed properly.
Do what you love
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