The Principal Solution Architect leads the design and delivery of complex cybersecurity solutions, mentors team members, and acts as a technical advisor. They collaborate with various teams to align solutions with client needs and drive service development.
The Principal Solution Architect is a senior technical role within NCC Group’s Sales Engineering & Field Strategy team, responsible for shaping and delivering complex, high-value cyber security solutions across both professional and managed services. This role serves as a technical authority and strategic partner to clients, translating business challenges into secure, scalable, and commercially viable solutions.
In addition to leading solution design and client engagements, the Principal Solution Architect plays a key role in mentoring and developing the wider team of Solution Architects. They provide technical guidance, coaching, and quality assurance to ensure consistency, innovation, and excellence in solution delivery. Acting as a role model and escalation point, they foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and technical curiosity across the team.
In addition to leading solution design and client engagements, the Principal Solution Architect plays a key role in mentoring and developing the wider team of Solution Architects. They provide technical guidance, coaching, and quality assurance to ensure consistency, innovation, and excellence in solution delivery. Acting as a role model and escalation point, they foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and technical curiosity across the team.
This role requires a blend of deep technical expertise, commercial awareness, and strong interpersonal skills to influence stakeholders, support sales activities, and drive the evolution of NCC Group’s service offerings in response to emerging threats and market demands.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the creation of technical solution designs and bid responses for large-scale client opportunities, integrating services across NCC Group’s offerings.
- Provide expert technical solution consultancy, including scope definition, approach, dependencies, assumptions, and cost modelling aligned with governance processes.
- Act as a senior technical advisor in client engagements, translating business needs into actionable cybersecurity solutions.
- Collaborate with Sales, Delivery, and Product Management teams to ensure alignment of proposed solutions with client requirements and internal capabilities.
- Own the quality assurance of client-facing documentation, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and technical integrity.
- Mentor and support Solution Architects, acting as a technical escalation point.
- Identify market trends and gaps to inform service development and maintain competitive advantage.
- Contribute to account planning and opportunity development, supporting strategic growth initiatives.
- Deliver internal training and briefings on NCC Group services, research, and intellectual property.
- Represent NCC Group at client meetings, conferences, and industry events, occasionally requiring national travel.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Functional & Technical Skills
- Proven experience in designing and delivering complex cyber security solutions in a pre-sales or consulting capacity.
- Strong understanding of network architecture, IT infrastructure, cloud platforms (Azure, AWS), and emerging technologies.
- Deep knowledge of cybersecurity threats, threat actors, and mitigation strategies.
- Familiarity with penetration testing methodologies and outcomes.
- Demonstrable experience with at least two of the following frameworks: NIST, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, CIS Controls.
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance client needs and profitability.
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to present technical content to non-technical audiences and senior stakeholders.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and technical documentation tools.
- Relevant certifications such as CISM, CISSP, CCSP, or equivalent demonstrable expertise.
Desired Requirements
- Experience in integrating cybersecurity solutions into enterprise environments.
- Understanding of compliance and regulatory requirements across different sectors.
- Exposure to managed security services and operational security models.
- Experience working with international clients and multi-region solution deployments.
- Knowledge of in-region cyber security regulations, compliance and privacy frameworks
Benefits
- Flexible working
- Financial & Investment
- 401k
- Life Assurance
- Maternity & Paternity leave
- Community & Volunteering Programmes
- Employee Referral Program
- Lifestyle & Wellness - Health Insurance contributions available
- Learning & Development
About
We assess, develop and manage cyber threats across our increasingly connected society. We advise global technology, manufacturers, financial institutions, critical national infrastructure providers, retailers and governments on the best way to keep businesses, software and personal data safe.With our knowledge, experience and global footprint, we are best placed to help businesses identify, assess, mitigate & respond to the risks they face.We are passionate about making the Internet safer and revolutionising the way in which organisations think about cyber security.Headquartered in Manchester, UK, with over 35 offices across the world, NCC Group employs more than 2,000 people and is a trusted advisor to 15,000 clients worldwide.
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