Principal Security Solution Engineer

Microsoft • Boston, MA

1d • $130,900 - $272,300

About The Position

As a Principal Security Solution Engineer in the Japan Global Specialist Team, you will support global Japanese customers in America as they modernize and protect their environments. You will work with technical and business stakeholders across major global enterprise accounts to advance secure cloud adoption and operational excellence.

You will apply deep technical, industry, and security expertise to shape technical strategy across a portfolio of enterprise customers. The role leads technical engagements, guides solution design, and influences long-term architecture decisions to help customers remain secure and resilient. In partnership with local account teams and global specialists, you will translate customer needs into actionable solution roadmaps and support successful adoption.

The position is part of Microsoft’s Solution Engineering IC5 job family. The typical U.S. base pay range is USD $130,900–$251,900 per year; the range for the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City metropolitan area is USD $165,600–$272,300 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. The position will be open for at least five days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until filled. Microsoft states it cannot sponsor a work visa for this role due to the nature of its duties.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field and 4 or more years of technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience; or bachelor’s degree in one of those fields and 6 or more years of such experience; or 7 or more years of such experience; or equivalent experience.
• Microsoft states that it is unable to sponsor a work visa for this role due to the nature of the job duties.

Nice To Haves

• 8 or more years of technical pre-sales, technical consulting, technology delivery, or related experience, or equivalent experience.
• 6 or more years of experience with cloud, hybrid, or on-premises infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management.
• Certification in relevant technologies or disciplines, such as Office 365, Power BI, Azure Architect and Development exams, Cloud Platform Technologies, Information Security, or Architecture.
• 3 or more years of experience with Azure Security, Identity and Consumption and Billed sales, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Use customer, technical, and industry knowledge to deepen partnerships with technical decision makers and serve as a trusted advisor on security solutions.
• Lead complex technical wins across workloads, teams, and geographies by defining rules of engagement, coaching technical sellers, and aligning stakeholders on secure solution architectures.
• Build and apply data and insights to shape strategies, document competitive patterns, and provide feedback to product and engineering teams to improve security offerings.
• Design and lead demonstrations, architectural design sessions, proof of concepts, and pilots showcasing secure, integrated solutions based on multiple Microsoft technologies.
• Leverage and strengthen the partner ecosystem, promote partners within Microsoft, and identify partnership opportunities that support secure solution delivery for global accounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal