Principal Security Engineering Manager - Windows + Devices

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

About The Position

The Microsoft Windows Security team is looking for a security engineering leader to secure Microsoft Windows products and devices, with a focus on offensive security and security engineering & mitigations for Windows. The team is responsible for securing Windows client and server operating systems, performing security design reviews, code reviews, penetration testing, vulnerability research, and driving systematic mitigations for security risks. This role is hands-on, technically demanding, and central to strengthening the security posture of OS platforms. As a Principal Security Engineering Manager - Windows + Devices, you will lead a team of security engineers to discover vulnerabilities, develop mitigations, and partner directly with Windows product engineering teams to design proactive, durable, scalable defense. The ideal candidate will have deep knowledge of offensive technologies, be well-connected with security communities, possess up-to-date strategic insights on threats, a clear understanding of OS security fundamentals, a solid ability to coach and grow a team, and a passion for keeping Microsoft customers safe. Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees, we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years experience in security or related field. OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years experience in security or related field. OR equivalent experience.
1+ year(s) people management.

Nice To Haves

7+ years of experience in a software engineering or security-related engineering.
3+ years of security experience with native code (C/C++) and binaries, such as identifying vulnerabilities, reverse engineering, or similar, demonstrating ability to lead exploit mitigations and platform-level defense techniques.
Ability to create clarity, energy, and cohesion across the team.
Ability to influence and drive security initiatives across groups.
2+ years of managing team.
Public track record of relevant security research, especially around vulnerability discovery.
Experience exploiting bugs and bypassing security mitigations in operating systems.
Familiarity with Microsoft Windows architecture.

Responsibilities

Lead execution of team to identify and mitigate risk in Microsoft products, including design review, code reviews, fuzzing, and mitigations.
Influence across groups to manage threats & risks, systematic mitigation strategy, and drive accountability with product teams.
Leverage current understanding of security to devise new protections and exploit mitigations, through internal and external security community and groups.
Manage & grow high performance team with learn-it-all and frontier culture.