[Hiring] Senior Solutions Architect @Trace3

Role Description

The Senior Solutions Architect, Security Operations will be responsible for providing architect-level thought leadership and expertise across modern security operations including:

• Endpoint detection and response
• SIEM/SOAR
• Agentic SOC
• AI-assisted detection engineering
• AI-ready threat, exposure, and vulnerability management
• Continuous threat exposure management (CTEM)
• Threat-informed prioritization
• Attack surface and attack path analysis
• Closed-loop remediation validation

Under the direction of Security Operations leadership, the Senior Solutions Architect will lead Trace3’s most complex client architecture engagements across these domains and translate that work into the reference architectures, offerings, and enablement that allow Trace3’s regional technical teams to sell and deliver Security Operations solutions consistently and at scale. This is a client-facing, presales role in a practice built to lead where AI is rebuilding both how organizations detect and respond to threats and how they find, prioritize, and eliminate exposure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Cybersecurity or equivalent information security, engineering, or like discipline from an accredited college or university, or measurable knowledge / experience from proven industry, military, defense, or government operations.
• 8+ years’ experience in security operations, exposure management, or both.
• Experience in a customer-facing presales, solutions architecture, or technology consulting role.
• Deep expertise in at least two of the following: SIEM/SOAR platforms, endpoint/EDR/XDR, threat, exposure, and vulnerability management.
• Demonstrated ability to design target-state security operations architectures.
• Demonstrated experience designing or operating a risk-based vulnerability management or CTEM program at enterprise scale.
• Working knowledge of exposure prioritization inputs and standards.
• Familiarity with attack path analysis, breach and attack simulation, and adversarial validation.
• Practical experience building, evaluating, or operating AI-assisted security operations and exposure management capabilities.
• Working knowledge of Cybersecurity Principles, Frameworks and Standards.
• Working knowledge and experience with at least one major cloud service provider.
• Certifications such as GIAC, CISSP, or vendor architecture certifications are highly preferred.
• Experience in incident response, threat hunting, or purple-team detection validation is highly preferred.
• Prior experience packaging offerings, writing reference architectures, or running technical enablement or certification programs is highly preferred.
• Ability to conduct workshops, assessments, and executive briefings.
• Knowledge and experience creating and maintaining technical documentation.
• Strong executive communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong customer presentation skills.
• Motivated self-starter who loves to solve challenging problems.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, excellent time management skills.
• Ability to travel when needed (approximately 25–35%).

Requirements

• Lead client engagements as the senior architect for target-state SOC architecture.
• Assess client current state and deliver strategic, tactical, and operational recommendations.
• Design target-state threat and exposure management architectures.
• Define defensible risk scoring, remediation SLAs, and accountability models.
• Architect the AI layer of security operations and exposure management.
• Converge detection and exposure operations.
• Govern the data foundation that agentic SOC and exposure workflows depend on.
• Author and maintain the practice's reference architectures and assessment frameworks.
• Collaborate with Security Solutions practices and Regional teams.
• Develop and deliver enablement and certification content.
• Serve as the practice’s senior technical counterpart to priority Security Operations partners.
• Support account teams on qualified opportunities.
• Provide subject matter expertise on AI in security operations.
• Advocate for Trace3 through speaking engagements and publications.
• Mentor solutions architects and early-career practitioners.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans for you and your dependents.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match, 529 College Savings Plan, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability.
• Competitive Compensation.
• Training and development programs.
• Major offices stocked with snacks and beverages.
• Collaborative and cool culture.
• Work-life balance and generous paid time off.