Solution Architect

This role requires significant and regular travel across the EMEA region, including the Middle East. You should expect to travel up to 40–50% of your time for customer engagements, events, SE team sessions, and partner activities. A valid passport and flexibility to travel on short notice are essential.

• Proven hands-on expertise in Security Service Edge (SSE) technologies — including ZTNA, SWG, CASB, DLP, and RBI — at an architect or expert level.
• Deep knowledge of cloud security architecture across major hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and SaaS security posture management.
• Strong grounding in network security concepts: SD-WAN, SASE frameworks, firewalling, micro-segmentation, and identity-centric security.
• Practical experience with data security — including data classification, DLP policy design, and regulatory compliance frameworks (GDPR, NIS2, ISO 27001).
• Ability to build technical demos, write proof-of-concept configurations, and clearly articulate complex architectures to both technical and executive audiences.
• 5+ years of experience in a Solution Architect, Sales Engineer, or equivalent pre-sales/field engineering role.
• Demonstrated ability to create and deliver structured training programmes, workshops, or enablement content at scale.
• Track record of presenting at industry events, webinars, or customer roundtables.
• Experience collecting and synthesising customer feedback and translating it into actionable product or roadmap input.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English — capable of engaging C-level executives and hands-on engineers equally.
• Ability to work autonomously in a geographically distributed team while maintaining strong cross-functional collaboration.
• Strong project management and organisational skills — able to run multiple programmes and engagements simultaneously.
• Proficiency in one or more additional languages relevant to EMEA markets — Arabic, French, German, Italian, or Spanish are particularly valued.
• Experience working across Middle East markets (Gulf, KSA, Egypt) with an understanding of regional regulatory and procurement norms.
• Familiarity with industry frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, CIS Controls, or NIST CSF.
• Experience with developer tooling, API integrations, or scripting (Python, Bash) relevant to security automation.
• Relevant certifications: CISSP, CCSP, vendor-specific SSE certifications (e.g. Zscaler ZCCA, Netskope NSE), or equivalent.