Senior Security Solutions Architect (Zero Trust & Cloud Security)
Location: Flexible (Remote with some travel)
Practice: Identity & Access Management (IAM) + Emerging Security Partnerships
Type: Full-time or Contract
Role Overview
We are seeking a Senior Security Solutions Architect with deep expertise in Zero Trust, Zscaler (ZIA/ZPA/ZDX), and related cloud/infrastructure security platforms .
The ideal candidate is a business-builder : equally comfortable in the presales cycle (shaping solutions, presenting to executives, writing proposals) and in delivery leadership (guiding teams, defining architectures, and ensuring client success).
Experience with CrowdStrike (EDR/XDR) is a major plus, as we look to expand into endpoint protection alongside secure access services.
Key Responsibilities
- Business Development & Presales
- Partner with sales teams to drive pipeline and close deals for Zscaler, Zero Trust, and related security projects
- Lead technical presales conversations, solution design workshops, and executive briefings
- Develop proposals, statements of work, and client roadmaps
- Architecture & Delivery Leadership
- Design and validate Zero Trust architectures using Zscaler and related technologies
- Oversee project delivery, ensuring alignment with best practices and client objectives
- Provide mentorship and technical leadership to consulting teams as the practice grows
- Practice Growth
- Help define Active Cyber’s Zscaler/Zero Trust services portfolio (offerings, playbooks, repeatable assets)
- Act as the face of the practice in client meetings, vendor alliances, and industry forums
- Build out methodologies and frameworks to support scalable delivery
Qualifications
- 10+ years in IT security, infrastructure, or cloud consulting with strong enterprise client experience
- 5+ years in architecture and delivery of cybersecurity solutions, with at least 2+ years hands-on with Zscaler (ZIA, ZPA, ZDX)
- Proven track record in presales/business development: leading proposals, solutioning, and client workshops
- Strong grasp of Zero Trust principles, cloud security models, and enterprise infrastructure
- Experience in endpoint security/EDR (CrowdStrike preferred) highly desirable
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence executives and technical stakeholders
- Entrepreneurial mindset, with experience helping to launch or scale a new service line a strong plus
Why Join Active Cyber?
- Be the founding member of a new Zero Trust & Security practice at a high-growth firm
- Direct influence over go-to-market strategy, offerings, and team growth
- Exposure to strategic vendor partnerships (Okta, Zscaler, CrowdStrike, and beyond)
- Competitive compensation, benefits, and entrepreneurial career growth opportunities
- Work in a collaborative, delivery-focused culture with clients that span some of the largest government and enterprise organizations in the country