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Security Engineer

Microsoft
United States $85k - $184k/yr Full time Posted 25d ago
Endpoint Security Information Security InfoSec Microsoft Security Security Security Automation Security Testing Systems Security Engineering Windows Security
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Job Description

Join the Windows Security organization as a Security Engineer, focused on offensive security and engineering mitigations across Windows client and server platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Develop reusable agents and tools to speed up security reviews and improve consistency and quality
  • Perform security reviews of features and code, assessing security defects and architectural risk using agent-based and automated tooling
  • Serve as the security point of contact for product teams building next-version Windows products and technologies across devices
  • Discover security vulnerabilities across key OS areas including network protocols, security features, and Microsoft devices
  • Apply current, broad security knowledge to design new protections
  • Engage with the external security community and security researchers
  • Partner with product teams to improve security and communicate the business value of security investments

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field
  • OR equivalent experience
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements is required
  • Pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire or transfer, and again every two years thereafter

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) experience in security or related field
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 2+ years experience in security or related field
  • OR equivalent experience
  • 2+ years identifying vulnerabilities in operating systems and/or native (C/C++) applications
  • Public record of security research, especially vulnerability discovery
  • Experience exploiting bugs and bypassing security mitigations in operating systems
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Windows architecture

Technologies

  • C/C++

Compensation & Location

  • Location: United States (onsite)
  • Base salary: USD 85,400 - 183,700 per year
  • Typical base pay range across the U.S.: USD 85,400 - 168,100 per year
  • San Francisco Bay area and New York City metro base pay range: USD 111,100 - 183,700 per year
  • Additional benefits and pay information: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field

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