Solutions Architect
IT
Posted on Jun 26, 2026
The Solution Architect is a technical role within NCC Group’s Sales Engineering & Field Strategy team, responsible for designing and shaping cybersecurity solutions that address client needs across professional and managed services. This role works closely with clients and internal teams to understand requirements, scope engagements, and develop commercially viable solutions aligned with NCC Group’s capabilities.
Solution Architects lead solution design for small-to-medium opportunities and support more complex engagements under the guidance of Senior and Principal Solution Architects. They contribute to proposals, statements of work, and technical documentation, ensuring clarity and accuracy. This role requires strong technical knowledge, excellent communication skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively across sales, delivery, and product teams.
- Department
- Cyber Services and Capabilities
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Location
- NLD Rijswijk
- Workplace type
- Hybrid
- Reporting To
- Javier Callejas
Key Responsibilities
- Develop technical solution designs for client opportunities, ensuring feasibility and alignment with NCC Group’s service portfolio.
- Act as a technical advisor during pre-sales engagements, supporting scope definition and solution shaping.
- Produce high-quality client-facing documentation, including proposals, statements of work, and presentations.
- Collaborate with Sales, Delivery, and Product Management teams to ensure solutions meet client requirements and internal standards.
- Support bid responses and RFx submissions with technical input and cost considerations.
- Maintain awareness of cybersecurity trends and NCC Group service offerings to inform solution design.
- Assist Senior and Principal Solution Architects on complex, multi-service engagements.
- Contribute to internal initiatives to improve presales processes, templates, and best practices.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Minimum Requirements
- Experience in a presales, solution architecture, or technical consultancy role within cybersecurity or technology services.
- Strong understanding of core cybersecurity domains (e.g. offensive security, defensive operations, cloud security, GRC).
- Ability to design and communicate solutions clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Familiarity with frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST, or CIS Controls.
- Commercial awareness with the ability to balance client requirements and profitability.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and technical documentation tools.
Desired Requirements
- Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or equivalent experience.
- Security Check (SC) clearance
- Experience responding to RFPs and shaping solutions for multi-service opportunities.
- Knowledge of managed security services (e.g., SOC, MDR) and incident response readiness.
- Exposure to regulated sectors (e.g. Financial Services, Energy, Critical Infrastructure).
- Familiarity with privacy and compliance frameworks (e.g. GDPR).
Benefits
- You will be working in a place at the top of cyber security where your ideas are valued. You cannot always tell people the details about your work, but you can tell them that you contribute to a safer society.
- We also offer you:
- A good salary that matches the things you have already done and will do.
- A favourable pension scheme, twenty-six vacation days (+4 mandatory days off) and 8% holiday pay for a full-time contract.
- Many development opportunities: you can gain and share knowledge through training courses, TechTalks, events and our own Fox Academy.
- A laptop and business phone. Do you use your own phone? Then you will receive an allowance of up to € 25.
- An allowance for your internet at home of up to €40 and a working from home allowance.
- A performance bonus and profit sharing because we value your effort.
About NCC Group
We assess, develop and manage cyber threats across our increasingly connected society. We advise global technology, manufacturers, financial institutions, critical national infrastructure providers, retailers and governments on the best way to keep businesses, software and personal data safe.
With our knowledge, experience and global footprint, we are best placed to help businesses identify, assess, mitigate & respond to the risks they face.
We are passionate about making the Internet safer and revolutionising the way in which organisations think about cyber security.
Headquartered in Manchester, UK, with over 35 offices across the world, NCC Group employs more than 2,000 people and is a trusted advisor to 15,000 clients worldwide.
With our knowledge, experience and global footprint, we are best placed to help businesses identify, assess, mitigate & respond to the risks they face.
We are passionate about making the Internet safer and revolutionising the way in which organisations think about cyber security.
Headquartered in Manchester, UK, with over 35 offices across the world, NCC Group employs more than 2,000 people and is a trusted advisor to 15,000 clients worldwide.
We review every application received and will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. If you don’t hear back from us within 10 days, please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies and we would encourage you to keep an eye on our career opportunities as there may be other suitable roles.
If you do not want us to retain your details, you can utilise the Manage Your Data tool provided by Pinpoint or contact us directly at: global.ta@nccgroup.com. All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Notice.
We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage.
Please note that this role involves mandatory pre-employment background checks due to the nature of the work NCC Group does. To apply, you must be willing and able to undergo the vetting process.
If you do not want us to retain your details, you can utilise the Manage Your Data tool provided by Pinpoint or contact us directly at: global.ta@nccgroup.com. All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Notice.
We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage.
Please note that this role involves mandatory pre-employment background checks due to the nature of the work NCC Group does. To apply, you must be willing and able to undergo the vetting process.
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