Security Engineer 2 - Red Team

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

About The Position

The Cloud & AI organization accelerates Microsoft’s mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers’ heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. Microsoft is one of the largest enterprise service companies in the world. Are you passionate about identifying and exploiting security vulnerabilities that impact hundreds of millions of users across the world? Join the Microsoft Red Team (MRT) organization, where you will emulate real-world advanced persistent threats against Microsoft. Our mission is to ensure Microsoft is prepared to face and respond to even the most determined adversaries by exploring innovative ways to identify and prevent security flaws. MRT is seeking talented individuals focused on identifying, exploiting, and emulating real-world threats against Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Security services. Your work will ensure the security and resilience of some of the world's largest and most complex services in the world, including Microsoft acquisitions, Financial systems, physical facilities, and the core corporate network. We are looking for a Security Engineer 2 to execute operations and collaborate with other experienced red teamers in identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities across all layers of services, including application, cloud, network, hardware, physical, and operational security domains. You will work closely with developers and security personnel from multiple teams across Microsoft. Additionally, as a Security Engineer 2 in MRT, you will be responsible for executing tactics, techniques, and procedures of potential attackers, while providing critical insights that empower our security teams to strengthen defenses and protect against the evolving landscape of digital threats. 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. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 2+ years experience in security or related field OR equivalent experience.
OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) experience in security or related field
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
3+ years' experience in any of the following: identifying security vulnerabilities, cyber security or related security discipline, or software engineering-related field

Responsibilities

Discover and exploit vulnerabilities end-to-end in order to assess the security of systems and services
Contribute to the execution of Red Team operations using real world adversarial tactics and techniques to validate Microsoft's ability to detect, investigate, and respond
Advocate for security change through building partnerships and clearly communicating impact of risks
Analyze a wide array of data sources, including source code, to identify potential security weaknesses and breach points within Microsoft’s infrastructure
Leverage Artificial Intelligence and agentic approaches for vulnerability discovery and threat emulation
Collaborate with Blue Teams to improve readiness and produce solutions for defenders and customers
Analyze simulated adversary tactics and communications, enriching our defensive tactics and threat intelligence

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