Security Solution Architect EMEA & CALA

Radware is a global leader of cyber security and application delivery solutions for physical, cloud, and software defined data centers.

At Radware, we live and breathe cybersecurity. It is our passion. Each day, our international team works to earn the trust of more than 12,500 organizations around the globe. Keeping them safe is our mission. To that end, we go head-to-head with politically motivated hacktivists, dangerous nation-state threat actors and other notorious cyber attackers -these are not your average adversaries. Backed by nearly 30 years of experience, Radware is best known for its technical excellence and innovative network and application security solutions. That is why it is so important that we build our team with bold and bright talent.

About the Role

We’re seeking a seasoned Cyber Security Solution Architect to lead the design and adoption of secure-by-design architectures for modern web applications, APIs and AIs. You will partner with our field teams and major customer as well as with engineering, product and platform teams. As subject matter expert (SME) you should be comfortable with pre-sales activities such as executive presentations and hands-on pre-sales activities such as demos, proofs of values and installations.

This role is ideal for someone who has hands-on depth in application security (AppSec) and API security , understands distributed/cloud-native architectures, and can drive pragmatic change across engineering organizations.

Responsibilities

The Solution Architect serves as a technical overlay SME to the Business Development team and the EMEA/CALA field team and is considered a thought leader within Radware’s global technical community. This individual has the following primary responsibilities:

• Provide technical support to the field teams at key opportunities
• Provide onsite and remote support for product demonstrations, evaluations and proof of concept/value.
• Support the local Radware EMEA/CALA team and technology partner initiatives as well as new and existing prospects in the security application and API domain.
• Lead integration projects with partners, enterprises and operators, including requirements gathering and providing advice.
• Prepare and deliver white papers, configuration guides and presentations at industry events, trade shows or internal trainings.
• Assist the sales team in RFI/RFP processes , assembling commercial offers and in the realization of remote and onsite PoVs.
• Own Security Architecture for Web & APIs
• Define and evolve secure reference architectures for microservices, GraphQL/REST APIs, AI frontends , at our cloud service components (WAF/CDN/API/AI FW).
• Serve as trusted advisor to product and engineering leadership; present options, trade-offs, and risk in business terms.
• Run architecture reviews , create playbooks/reference implementations , mentor engineers, and uplift AppSec skills.

What You’ve Done

• Several years in Web applications and APIs , including focused on Application security .
• Deep knowledge of:
• OWASP Top 10 , OWASP API Security Top 10 , secure coding patterns, input validation, schema enforcement.
• APIs (e.g., GraphQL/REST, XML/SOAP API Gateways like Apigee, Kong, Azure API Management, AWS API Gateway) and how to secure them (WAF, bot defense, schema validation etc).
• Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP) and container orchestration (Kubernetes , service mesh like Istio/Envoy ).

Travel

• Travel is on an as-needed basis, depending on the opportunities that arise.
• Most travel is expected within EMEA, but occasional international travel will be required.
• Additionally, periodic travel to Radware sites, including numerous customer sites domestically, and to Tel Aviv, Israel, will be required.