Security Assurance Engineer
About The Position
Microsoft is seeking a Security Assurance Engineer to provide security assurance services across its enterprise, helping identify and mitigate security risks. The role works across teams and service lines to execute strategies for end-to-end security assurance and security reliability, including assessments across a broad portfolio of services and capabilities. The successful candidate will perform assessments and help manage business alignment with Microsoft and customer requirements. The position partners with engineering teams throughout the development cycle to influence secure design and enable continuous secure operations. It also requires cross-divisional collaboration with Microsoft Specialized Cloud Security engineering teams, Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs, Global Trade, and the National Security Team, among others. The role is classified as Security Assurance IC2.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Risk Management, Cyber Security, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Experience in agile development practices, security operations, threat modeling, or other security practices.
- Must be able to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements.
- Must pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.
- U.S. citizenship verification is required due to citizenship-based legal restrictions for work supporting U.S. government agency customers.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Risk Management, Cyber Security, or a related field, or a bachelor's degree in one of these fields plus 2+ years of experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat modeling, cyber security, or anomaly detection in an enterprise setting, or equivalent experience.
- Ability and willingness to acquire and maintain a U.S. Government Clearance.
- Experience working in a similar role within the technology or defense industry.
Responsibilities
- Analyze threat trends and anomalies to determine operational impact.
- Identify security defects or vulnerabilities and escalate as needed.
- Develop expertise in a class or set of security issues, tools, mitigations, and processes.
- Address security issues with customers and/or partners.
- Contribute to analysis reporting.
- Conduct security analysis, including defining scope and priorities and assessing the overall security guarantees of a service or application.
- Embody Microsoft’s culture and values.
Benefits
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation; additional benefits and pay information is available via the linked Microsoft careers page.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
