Microsoft Security Architecture Lead Africa

Key roles and responsibilities:

(a)Security Architecture Design and Pre-Signing Governance (55%)

• Design technically sound commercially structured and Microsoft-aligned security architectures for all major T&I cybersecurity pursuits before contract signature.
• Lead pre-sales technical workshops with clients articulating KPMGs cybersecurity approach and Microsoft Security solution architecture to CISO and IT leadership audiences.
• Review all cybersecurity scopes of work and technical proposals - ensuring they are deliverable priced correctly and aligned with Microsoft reference architectures.
• Define the high-level security architecture for SOC deployments Sentinel implementations Defender rollouts Zero Trust programmes and IAM transformations.
• Maintain KPMG T&Is library of Microsoft Security architecture templates reference designs and implementation playbooks.

(b) Delivery Architecture Oversight (30%)

• Provide technical governance on major Microsoft Security delivery engagements - attending design reviews architecture decision forums and client technical steering committees.
• Serve as the technical escalation authority for Microsoft Security architecture decisions during active delivery.
• Ensure that delivery teams adhere to KPMGs standard security architecture patterns and Microsofts security best practice frameworks.
• Conduct formal architecture reviews at key delivery milestones to identify technical drift and remediate design risk.
• Collaborate with Block E to document and systematise Microsoft Security delivery patterns for reuse across the portfolio.

(c) Alliance and Community Engagement (15%)

• Maintain active Microsoft Security certification portfolio and stay current with Microsofts evolving security platform roadmap.
• Participate in Microsofts partner technical community - representing KPMG in architecture reviews partner advisory boards and technical enablement programmes.
• Run internal Microsoft Security knowledge-sharing sessions to uplift delivery team capability.
• Contribute to KPMGs cybersecurity thought leadership particularly on Microsoft Security platform topics

Academic/ Professional qualifications and Experience:

• Degree in Computer Science Information Security or related technical discipline.
• Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst (SC-200) Identity and Access Administrator (SC-300) and/or Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100) required.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect (AZ-305) preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in cybersecurity with at least 4 years focused on Microsoft Security platform architecture and implementation.
• Hands-on experience deploying Microsoft Sentinel Defender for Cloud Entra ID and Purview in enterprise environments.
• Experience in African market technology delivery environments preferred.

Technical competencies & Personal attributes:

• Demonstrate and articulate KPMG values as well as proven capability in:
• Microsoft Security depth: recognised technical expert in the Microsoft Security platform suite with demonstrated implementation experience.
• Architecture rigour: able to define clear scalable and implementable security architectures for complex enterprise environments.
• Client engagement: comfortable leading technical workshops with senior client stakeholders including CISO IT Directors and compliance teams.
• Delivery focus: combines architectural thinking with practical delivery awareness - designing architectures that can actually be built on time and on budget.
• Continuous learning: committed to maintaining Microsoft certifications and staying current with the evolving security landscape.
• Collaboration: works effectively with delivery teams Microsoft alliance architects and client security teams.
• Market Intelligence: Demonstrate commercial awareness with sound knowledge of matters affecting the market.
• Business development entrepreneurial mind-set and ability to identify opportunities and develop high quality proposals.
• Personal effectiveness - Excellent report-writing and presentation skills.
• People management - Leadership & management skills.
• Performance management - Be a performance manager to the team in line with performance management guidelines.
• Risk management-lead in ensuring full compliance with KPMG quality & risk management requirements
• Capacity building - Takes a lead in building capability of team to future proof workforce and full utilization of existing workforce.