Senior Software Security Engineer
About The Position
Join the Systems Planning and Architecture (SPARC) team within Microsoft’s Azure Hardware Systems and Infrastructure (AHSI) organization, the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission. Microsoft delivers more than 200 online services to more than one billion individuals worldwide, and AHSI is the team behind our expanding cloud infrastructure. We deliver the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's cloud businesses including Microsoft Azure, Bing, MSN, Office 365, OneDrive, Skype, Teams and Xbox Live. Our team is looking for an Senior Software Security Engineer to support the design, implementation, integration, and deployment of secure cloud infrastructure platforms. This role works across hardware, firmware, and security teams to develop platform capabilities, build engineering tools, and deliver reliable, scalable infrastructure solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
- 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: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Master's degree preferred.
- 6+ years of experience in hardware, firmware, platform software, or cloud infrastructure engineering.
- Strong programming and scripting skills in Python, C/C++, Go, PowerShell, or similar languages.
- Experience developing engineering tools, automation frameworks, diagnostics, telemetry, or test infrastructure.
- Understanding of platform security technologies such as secure boot, attestation, hardware root of trust, and trusted computing architectures.
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills across hardware, firmware, and software boundaries.
- Experience delivering features from specification through implementation, integration, validation, and deployment.
Responsibilities
- Define technical requirements, specifications, and interface definitions for platform features and infrastructure capabilities.
- Drive feature development from gathering requirements and microarchitecture design through implementation, system integration, validation, and deployment.
- Develop software, scripting, and automation solutions to improve platform bring-up, testing, diagnostics, and operational efficiency.
- Build and maintain engineering tools, telemetry, and debug infrastructure to enhance platform observability and reliability.
- Support the integration and validation of platform security technologies, including secure boot, attestation, and hardware root of trust solutions.
- Investigate and resolve complex system-level issues across hardware, firmware, and software components.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver robust platform solutions and improve engineering productivity.
Benefits
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
