• Develop a deep operational understanding of tools, architectures, and processes across the security ecosystem. • Build, maintain, and expand strategic relationships with key vendors and emerging technology partners. • Conduct evaluations of new technologies, products, and solutions to ensure alignment with client needs and industry best practices. • Maintain awareness of vendor certifications, industry advancements, and emerging security capabilities. • Lead and coordinate “vendor days” with key partners for internal team enablement and education. • Compare and contrast competitive solutions to determine the most effective fit for client requirements. • Serve as the design/architecture lead and primary technical interface for clients throughout the engagement lifecycle. • Identify vendors and partners that align to operational requirements, budgets, and client resource constraints. • Lead solution demos with vendor support, ensuring the demos are tailored to client objectives and clearly differentiated. • Produce, socialize, and document both operational and technical requirements. • Provide options and solution pathways that best align with client maturity, business strategy, and budget. • Evaluate client people, processes, and existing technologies to identify optimization opportunities. • Assist clients with the development of RFIs, RFPs, and program requirements. • Collaborate with GPS SMEs to provide specialized insight, assessments, or validation as needed. • Identify overlaps and gaps within client environments and provide clear recommendations for remediation or enhancement. • Perform technical validation and rationalization of proposed solutions to ensure feasibility, effectiveness, and long-term value. • Support compliance-aligned documentation efforts, ensuring architectures and decisions reflect industry and regulatory expectations. • Lead risk-mitigation activities throughout solution evaluation and implementation. • Advocate for client engineers and technical leaders, ensuring their priorities are incorporated and supported. • Support ongoing alignment of technical roadmaps with client strategic objectives and security programs. • Provide optimization strategies to improve solution adoption, operational efficiency, and measurable outcomes. • Coach client teams, ensuring clarity of roles, solution capabilities, and expected results. • Continuously update, refine, and communicate architectural plans to keep pace with evolving technologies and business needs.