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Posted 17 May, 2026

Security SME

Sutherland
Hyderabad,TS,India Full Time
Reference: 74_641595_744000114891927

Company Description

Sutherland is a global leader in driving business and digital transformation, and exceptional experiences along the entire journey of our client's engagement with their customers. With over 35 years of experience, we combine deep domain expertise and extensive knowledge in proven optimization with both proprietary and partnered tools and platforms to drive growth, efficiency, and productivity across organizations.

Sutherland brings together our people, processes, products and platforms across cognitive artificial intelligence (AI), intelligent automation, advance analytics and digital services to create unique solutions for the industries that we service. The core values of remaining agile, outside-the-box thinking, uncompromising integrity and flawless execution are key pillars of the company.

We serve marque brands across Healthcare, Insurance, Banking and Financial Services, Communications, Media and Entertainment, Technology, Travel and Logistics and Retail. Sutherland has 212 unique and independent inventions associated with several patent grants in critical technologies in the US and UK. Leveraging this IP and combining it with our platforms, domain expertise, engineering and digital expertise and collaborative partnerships, we are a team of 40,000 delivering tailored services and solutions driving tangible results at scale for our clients.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Security Architecture & Solution Leadership

Act as a senior SME for cloud and enterprise security across delivery and presales
Design and review secure architectures across cloud, identity, network, data, and SOC domains
Define and apply security reference architectures, design patterns, and best practices
Support security maturity assessments and security transformation roadmaps for customers
Ensure alignment with Zero Trust, compliance, and regulatory requirements

Security Services & Delivery Enablement

Contribute to service offerings across:
- Cloud Security & Posture Management (CSPM, CNAPP)
- Identity & Access Management (IAM / IDAM)
- Security Operations, SIEM/SOAR, and SOC modernization
- Data security, governance, and compliance
Work with CloudOps, Platform Engineering, SRE, DR, and AI teams to embed security-by-design
Support onboarding, optimization, and operationalization of security tools and platforms

Presales & Customer Engagement

Support presales teams in solutioning, technical discussions, and proposal responses (RFP/RFI)
Develop solution artifacts such as diagrams, BoMs, estimates, and technical narratives
Participate in customer workshops, architecture reviews, and security roadmap discussions
Act as a trusted security advisor for customer technical stakeholders

GTM, Alliances & Practice Contribution

Support GTM initiatives through technical inputs, solution collateral, and case studies
Work with alliance teams on joint solutions with security vendors and hyperscalers
Contribute to marketplace solutions, accelerators, and reusable IP
Stay current on evolving security threats, platforms, and industry trends

Capability & Talent Development

Mentor junior security architects and engineers
Contribute to security standards, templates, and internal knowledge repositories
Support development of skill taxonomy, certifications, and learning paths
Promote secure engineering practices across delivery teams

Required Skills & Experience

Technical & Domain Expertise

Strong foundation in cloud and enterprise security architecture
Hands-on experience with:
- IAM (Azure AD, Okta, Ping, ForgeRock, etc.)
- SIEM/SOAR and SOC platforms (Splunk, Sentinel, QRadar, etc.)
- Endpoint, network, and cloud security platforms (CrowdStrike, Palo Alto, Fortinet, etc.)
Good understanding of Zero Trust, compliance frameworks, and data security
Experience with AWS, Azure, and/or GCP security services

Experience & Leadership

8-12+ years of experience in security architecture, consulting, or platform security roles
Experience supporting presales, solutioning, or large enterprise security programs
Ability to translate business requirements into secure technical solutions
Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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