Senior Security Engineer - Edge Browser

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

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About The Position

Analyse complex issues using multiple data sources to develop insights and identify security problems and threats. Identify and perform research on critical security areas, collaborate across teams, design preventive solutions, and escalate impactful findings appropriately. Be able to help plan and execute strategies for growing Edge's capabilities. Drive initiatives to identify and mitigate security risk for our customers. Oversee our security response work, acting on reports from vulnerability researchers. Monitor and alert the security health of Edge and plan remedial actions. Work closely with our partners in the Chromium community to improve browser security. Leverage curiosity and learn new skills to operate in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment. Interact with the external security community, researchers and security conference presenters.

Requirements

• Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field AND 3+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat analysis or modeling, cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and/or anomaly detection OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field AND 4+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat analysis or modeling, cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and/or anomaly detection OR equivalent experience.
• Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field AND 3+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat analysis or modeling, cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and/or anomaly detection OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field AND 6+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat analysis or modeling, cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and/or anomaly detection OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field AND 8+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat analysis or modeling, cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and/or anomaly detection OR equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with relevant security research along with relevant CVEs (if available) ideally in browser vulnerability discovery.
• Experience with writing basic exploits for native or web applications.
• Development and deployment of fuzz testing and/or static analysis software.

Responsibilities

• Analyse complex issues using multiple data sources to develop insights and identify security problems and threats.
• Identify and perform research on critical security areas, collaborate across teams, design preventive solutions, and escalate impactful findings appropriately.
• Be able to help plan and execute strategies for growing Edge's capabilities.
• Drive initiatives to identify and mitigate security risk for our customers.
• Oversee our security response work, acting on reports from vulnerability researchers.
• Monitor and alert the security health of Edge and plan remedial actions.
• Work closely with our partners in the Chromium community to improve browser security.
• Leverage curiosity and learn new skills to operate in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment.
• Interact with the external security community, researchers and security conference presenters.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees