Senior Security Consulting Architect

Senior Consulting Architect Security

Number of Positions: 2
Location: Dallas, TX/Remote
Work Type: Remote

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Consulting Architect Security with deep expertise in Elastic Security / SIEM / SOAR solutions. This role requires strong consulting experience in complex enterprise environments, hands-on technical depth, and the ability to lead large-scale security architecture and delivery engagements.

Essential Qualifications

• Elastic Certification (Mandatory): Active Elastic Certified Engineer certification

• Experience: Minimum 12+ years as a Consulting Architect or in senior IT functional leadership roles

• Consulting Background: Proven history delivering professional services engagements in complex enterprise environments

• Elastic Domain Expertise: Hands-on experience deploying Elastic solutions in Enterprise Security, SIEM, and SOAR

• Search & Performance Engineering:

  • Solving complex search relevancy challenges

  • Scaling and performance tuning

  • High query and indexing throughput platforms

  • Benchmarking and optimizing Elastic clusters

• Security Program Leadership: Experience leading and delivering Enterprise Security projects at both architectural and program levels

• Security Tools Experience:

  • Hands-on deployment of Elastic Security solutions OR

  • Experience with SIEM tools such as Splunk, ArcSight, IBM QRadar

  • Alternatively, 2+ years as a Security Analyst in Threat Detection & Response roles

• Architecture Knowledge: Deep understanding of distributed architectures (applications, databases, systems)

• Cloud & Infrastructure: Hands-on experience with on-prem environments and/or AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform

• Technical Skills:

  • Linux

  • Networking & Security

  • Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

  • Infrastructure automation

• Programming/Scripting: Experience using Python, JavaScript, Go, or similar languages

• Communication & Leadership:

  • Strong customer advocacy and relationship-building skills

  • Ability to lead architectural discussions and whiteboard solutions

  • Proven experience presenting technical solutions to stakeholders

• Open Source Contribution: Experience contributing to open-source projects or documentation

• Travel: Willingness to travel up to 40% to client sites as required

Desirable Qualifications (Bonus Points)

• Cloud provider Gen AI certifications

• Additional Elastic Certifications (Elastic Certified Analyst, specializations)

• Specialization in Machine Learning or Data Analytics

• Information Security or Cybersecurity certifications

• Knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK framework

• Experience working with pre-sales teams, including SOW scoping and delivery

• Experience as a technical instructor or public speaker on enterprise infrastructure software

• Additional open-source contributions