Senior Security Engineer and Principal Security Engineer (Services)- Multiple Positions
Microsoft1 day ago
Remote, United StatesSenior / Staff+
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$120k - $304k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead and participate in security design reviews, code reviews, and penetration testing for Microsoft services.
- Build reusable agents and tools to improve the consistency and quality of security reviews.
- Review deployments and code for security defects and architectural risks using automated tools.
- Demonstrate the real-world impact of security flaws to support prioritization and fix validation.
- Serve as the security contact for teams developing new products and services.
- Apply adversarial thinking to bypass security controls and develop scalable security protections.
- Collaborate with engineering teams and communicate the value of security investments.
Requirements
- A master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field plus 4+ years of experience in security or a related field.
- A bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field plus 6+ years of experience in security or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and government security screening requirements.
- Preferred: 2+ years identifying vulnerabilities in online services and deployment misconfigurations.
- Preferred: 5+ years of software engineering or security-related engineering experience.
- Preferred: a public track record of relevant security research, especially vulnerability discovery.
Benefits
- The role requires passing the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.
- Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled, with the posting open for a minimum of 5 days.
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About Microsoft
Microsoft develops operating systems, productivity software, cloud services, developer tools, and consumer devices for individuals, enterprises, and governments. Its main products include Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, Visual Studio/GitHub, Xbox, and LinkedIn; revenue comes from software subscriptions and licenses, cloud consumption, hardware sales, and advertising. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft is a public company traded on Nasdaq.