Senior Hardware Security Engineer

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

18d • $119,800 - $261,000

About The Position

Microsoft is hiring a Senior Hardware Security Engineer for the Systems Planning and Architecture (SPARC) team within its Azure Hardware Systems and Infrastructure organization. The role focuses on hardware security architecture and development for Microsoft cloud infrastructure, including AI technologies and accelerator modules such as MAIA. The engineer will contribute across product development, from threat modeling and architectural evaluation through secure silicon design, manufacturing, supply chain, and large-scale deployment. The position involves collaborating with security and platform infrastructure teams to develop infrastructure management architecture and solutions spanning silicon and platform systems.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field and 3+ years of technical engineering experience; or bachelor's degree in one of these fields and 5+ years of technical engineering experience; or equivalent experience.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.

Nice To Haves

• Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field and 3+ years of technical engineering experience; or master's degree in one of these fields and 6+ years of technical engineering experience; or bachelor's degree in one of these fields and 8+ years of technical engineering experience; or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of professional experience across architecture, design, and validation of SoC internal blocks, including CPU, GPU, or networking devices.
• Demonstrable skill in System Verilog, synthesis tools, debugging and fixing pre-silicon timing paths, UVM, C, and Python; knowledge of Rust is beneficial.
• Familiarity with PCIe architecture and server architectures.
• Ability to debug and resolve issues spanning multiple subsystems.
• Willingness to learn new areas and transition among architecture, design, and validation responsibilities.
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and troubleshooting skills, and advanced design and development skills.

Responsibilities

• Architect security infrastructure for core AI technologies, such as accelerator modules, that integrates with the wider infrastructure while meeting throughput and latency requirements.
• Develop AI agents for security analysis of code and architecture.
• Conduct threat model analysis of platform components and their interactions.
• Work with open-ended problem statements and help define problems using large datasets such as business requirements and fleet telemetry.

Benefits

• Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation; additional information is available through Microsoft's careers pay and benefits page.

What This Job Offers

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