Junior Solutions Architect

1 week ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Surgo HR & Training Full time

We are looking for a Junior Cyber Security Expert with ideally Splunk certifications but necessary and experience to join a dynamic company, the role is a Junior Solutions Architect focused on consulting, advising and delivering end to end projects on both existing and new customers.

We are looking for experience in the cyber security vertical to support our customers in building out their cyber security journey using Splunk to assist them in gaining real time insights and with your experience reducing the risk using Splunk who has been a Global leader in SIEM for nine years straight. Splunk is an industry leader in the “Data to Everything” platform and is well-positioned to extend their lead with their bold new vision.

We are an output-based company focused on meeting customers success criteria with the flexibility to work and deliver from anywhere in the world, with expansion from South Africa into Europe it provides you with a unique growth opportunity globally. We have a work hard play hard mentality and believe in a strong work life balance which ultimately benefits our customers.

**Essential Functions**:
The position exists to provide technical consulting solutions and technical execution to customers and as such requires the ability to not only be able to function remotely but also travel to and from customer sites and interact with customers on an ongoing and regular basis whether face to face or remote.

**Primary Duties and Responsibilities**:
Design detailed and well-formed architectural strategies and frameworks that describe, defend, and lead adoption of those solutions within our customers.

Assist clients to transform their business goals into technical vision with the ability to effectively communicate both the goals and vision.

Build our practice through the establishment of key initiatives such customer and partner training and ongoing self-certification.

Establish key partnerships with relevant vendor management/technical leadership that will ultimately drive the success of our practice.

Assists in the delivery of strategy, proof of concepts, and proof of value's as well as scoping services to our customers in various aspect of our solution offering.

Assists in the successful delivery of designed and proposed solutions into our customers.

**Basic Qualifications**:
Matric/Grade 12

Industry Relevant Certifications in IT Architecture, IT Technologies and IT Management

At least 1 to 3 years or more IT work experience in IT Service Management, Solution Architect, Cyber Security or similar role

**Other Position Requirements**:
Experience proving Architectural guidance and advising or leading strategic decisions on the acquisition of analytics platforms

Experience scoping, sizing and assisting with the sale of cloud and/or SaaS software solutions

Demonstrated experience (via multiple examples) of successfully presenting architectural strategies and having those strategies adopted

Demonstrated experience working as a member of a team to collectively arrive at an architectural solution

Demonstrated ability to manage time and assignments effectively, including when participating in multiple assignments at a time

Demonstrated ability to lead technical workshops, architectural sessions, and conversations with the goal of recommending integration solutions while staying open to discussing alternative solutions

Demonstrated ability to accurately and objectively recommend alternative and/or additional vendor products as needed

Demonstrated experience assisting with the creation of accurate cost estimates, including labor and software sizing, compliance, and licensing

Experience building and leading teams

Demonstrated presentation and communication skills, to include experience with written proposals, verbal presentations, and white-boarding

Demonstrated interpersonal skills

**Preferred skills or experience**:
SIEM Experience (Splunk Preferred)

SOC experience

Some stakeholder management - consultancy in the security space (Cyber/Network)

Knowledge of security tools

Knowledge of deploying, integrating, and supporting clients for the critical solutions in complex network environments.

Experience with AWS/Azure (Not Essential)

CISSP or relative degree (Not Essential)

Splunk Architect or Higher (preferred)

Two (2) or more years’ pre-sales or consulting experience

Ability to perform billable product configuration

**Salary**: R600 000 to R700 000 per year depending on experience

**Working hours**: Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm (additional hours may be required operationally)


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