Microsoft Security Architecture Lead - Africa

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.
  

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 KPMG's 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.
  

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 KPMG's standard security architecture patterns and Microsoft's security best practice frameworks.
  
• Conduct formal architecture reviews at key delivery milestones to identify technical drift and remediate design risk.
  

Alliance and Community Engagement (15%)

• Maintain active Microsoft Security certification portfolio and stay current with Microsoft's evolving security platform roadmap.
  
• Participate in Microsoft's 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.