Wipro - Presales Lead - Infrastructure Security

Role : Presales Lead - Infrastructure Security

Wipro's Cyber Security & Risk Services is looking for Pre Sales Leads with global experience to lead the Go to Market function for Infrastructure Security Services Business, who have the ability to win large deals by creating solutions aligned to and addressing Security standards and frameworks as well as applicable regulatory requirements across Geos/Countries. Strong solution architecting skills in the area of Infrastructure security with emphasis on Network, End Point, Datacenter & Cloud Security services with strong client orientation, excellent communication skills, great planning with commercial orientation.

Position Responsibilities :

- Lead a team of Solution Architects and take complete ownership and accountability of driving Order Book plan for the Practice

- Strong personal presence, capable of engaging senior management and C-Level.

- Good blend of business/commercial, sales and technical skills to lead and win large deals

- Understanding of market issues and trends affecting the IT Security business and articulate differentiators versus the competition.

- Proven experience in winning large deals with differentiated solution approaches, well-articulated proposal, responses & significant exposure in proposal defense in client facings situations.

- Experience across a broad spectrum of domains including Network, End Point, Datacenter Cloud Security

- Interpret customer needs and design appropriate solutions, experience in developing value based customer proposal

- Understand, and Articulate value effective and compelling propositions to align enablement of customer's core business objectives and security requirements

- Compose and articulate compelling, persuasive technical solutions and commercial models that are focused on addressing customer business/security problems

- In-depth understanding of regulations such as SOX, EU Data Privacy Directive, UK Data Protection Act, etc. and industry standards such as NIST 800-53, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, etc.

- Articulate, Present and detail Transformation themes to meet outsourcing objectives such as - Cost Take-outs-, - Platform Standardization, Automation of IT Security Management etc.

- Effectively communicate and manage virtual teams to create winning propositions.

- Own and drive the Solution and other artefacts, relevant to the end to end management of the Lead/Opportunity process.

- Work in Cross-cultural teams, effectively communicate and manage the entire requirements holistically

- Interact and work with multiple teams to realize the technical solution

- Work with the internal and partner ecosystem to bring in appropriate and relevant solution(s)

- Lead, respond and resolve all security related technical proposal validations

- Ownership of Cost Estimation for the entire solution taking into account all the elements that have a P&L impact on the deal

Experience and Skills :

- BE/BTECH/MBA with 15-20 years of working within the information security field, with emphasis on manage security services and knowledge in other security domains as well as on Risk and Compliance

- Excellent communication and presentation skills (verbal and written) in English, any additional European language will be a bonus

- Experience in delivering security projects specifically in the area of Infrastructure security, and preferred experience in Data Security and Risk & Compliance areas

- Strong technical knowledge and hands on experience on security products and technologies across Infrastructure security domains

- In-depth understanding of Infrastructure Security Services across different deployment/sourcing models (On Premise, Cloud etc.)

- Good Understanding of the IT Outsourcing business domain.

- Ability to interact, understand and embed Security, Risk and Compliance objectives as inherent requirements in IT Outsourcing deals

- Professional certifications (or equivalent) - CISSP, SANS GIAC, CISA, CEH,CRISC, CSA, CPP etc. are preferred

- Certifications from leading security vendors like Cisco, Checkpoint, Palo Alto, MacAfee, Symantec etc.

- TOGAF or ZACHMAN or SABSA Enterprise Architecture certification

- Willing to work and travel flexible hours to suit customer requirements.

- Presentation and public speaking skills are essential

- Self-starter who is pro-active, energetic, flexible, creative, with lots of initiative and a positive, enthusiastic, can-do attitude.

Goals & Objectives :

The position will carry key objectives relating to :

- Pipeline Development / Order Book / Revenue achievement

- Solution Architecture and Value Proposition

- Presales support and proposal quality

- Comprehensiveness and Quality of Solution proposed

- Transformational solutions identified and proposed aimed at improving operational efficiency and overall security & risk posture.

- Ability to position Security as a differentiator and articulation of the same in written as well as during solution defense

- Providing thought leadership in the areas of Datacenter Security, End Point Security, Cloud Security, Data Security & Privacy etc.

- Develop value propositions, new solutions and services and relevant content in-line with the industry trends