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Principal Security Solution Engineer

Posted Oct 27, 2026

Role at a glance

Job function
Sales Technical Sales & Sales Engineering
Salary
$130.9K – $272.3K/yr
Location
United States Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Work arrangement
Remote
Employment
Full-time
Experience
Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 4+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
Education
7+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR equivalent experience.
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Role Summary

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As a Principal Security Solution Engineer on the Japan Global Specialist Team, this role helps global Japanese customers in America modernize and protect their environments across complex enterprise landscapes. The role leads technical engagements and shapes security solution architecture across a portfolio of enterprise global customers.

What You'll Do

  • Act as a trusted advisor on security solutions to technical decision makers and deepen partnerships with them.
  • Lead complex technical wins by defining rules of engagement, coaching technical sellers, and aligning on secure solution architectures.
  • Build and apply data and insights to shape strategies, document competitive patterns, and give feedback to product and engineering teams.
  • Design and lead demonstrations, architecture design sessions, proofs of concept, and pilots for secure, integrated solutions built on...
  • Leverage and strengthen the partner ecosystem to support secure solution delivery for global accounts.

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Qualifications

A master's or bachelor's degree in a computing-related field with 4 to 7+ years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience, or equivalent experience.

Required

  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 4+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting...
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 6+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting...
  • 7+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience
  • equivalent experience

Preferred

  • 8+ years technical pre-sales, technical consulting, or technology delivery, or related experience OR equivalent experience
  • 6+ years experience with cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or...
  • Certification in relevant technologies or disciplines (e.g., Office 365, Power BI, Azure Architect and Development exams, Cloud Platform...
  • 3+ years experience with Azure Security, Identity and Consumption and Billed sales OR equivalent experience

Original job description

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Overview
Join us in tackling challenges that matter—because changing the world starts with impactful ideas and committed teams. As a Principal Security Solution Engineer in the Japan Global Specialist Team, you help global Japanese customers in America modernize and protect their environments while navigating complex enterprise landscapes. You work closely with technical and business stakeholders in some of Microsoft’s top global accounts, helping them realize secure cloud adoption and operational excellence at scale.
 
In this role, you apply deep technical, industry, and security expertise to shape the technical strategy across a portfolio of enterprise global customers. You lead technical engagements, guide solution design, and influence long‑term architecture decisions that keep customers secure and resilient. By partnering closely with local account teams and global specialists, you translate customer needs into actionable solution roadmaps and ensure successful adoption. This  role requires you to connect strategy, architecture, and customer outcomes is critical to the team’s and Microsoft’s success.
 
At Microsoft, our mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more guides how we partner with customers to deliver trusted, impactful solutions. With a growth‑mindset culture, we innovate responsibly and measure success by shared progress, people, teams, and customers. Join us to do meaningful work that changes the world and helps shape what’s next for everyone.


Responsibilities
  • Use deep customer, technical, and industry knowledge to deepen partnerships with technical decision makers and act as a trusted advisor on security solutions.
  • Lead and land complex technical wins across workloads, teams, and geographies by defining rules of engagement, coaching technical sellers, and driving alignment on secure solution architectures.
  • Build and apply data and insights to shape impactful strategies, document compete patterns, and provide feedback to product and engineering teams to improve security offerings.
  • Design and lead demonstrations, architectural design sessions, proof of concepts, and pilots that showcase secure, integrated solutions based on multiple Microsoft technologies.
  • Scale impact by leveraging and strengthening the partner ecosystem, promoting partners within the Microsoft environment, and identifying new partnership opportunities that support secure solution delivery for global accounts.


Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 4+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 6+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR 7+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements

  • Microsoft is unable to sponsor a work visa for this roel due to the nature of the role's job duties. 

Preferred Qualifications

  • 8+ years technical pre-sales, technical consulting, or technology delivery, or related experience OR equivalent experience.
  • 6+ years experience with cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management.
  • Certification in relevant technologies or disciplines (e.g., Office 365, Power BI, Azure Architect and Development exams, Cloud Platform Technologies, Information Security, Architecture).
  • 3+ years experience with Azure Security, Identity and Consumption and Billed sales OR equivalent experience.
 


Solution Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $130,900 - $251,900 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $165,600 - $272,300 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay


This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.



Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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Microsoft is a global technology leader that empowers individuals and organizations to achieve more through innovative software, services, and devices. Founded in 1975, the company is best known for its flagship products like the Windows operating system and Microsoft Office suite. In addition to personal computing, Microsoft is a leader in cloud computing with its Azure platform, providing a range of solutions for businesses to enhance productivity and efficiency. With a strong commitment to sustainability and accessibility, Microsoft continues to drive technological advancements that shape the future of work and learning.

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