Software Development Engineer

Software Development Engineer 5Location: REDMOND, WA (Remote) Duration: 21 months ContractTypical Day in the RolePurpose of the Team: Digital Security and Resilience (DSR) is looking for a Senior Security Engineer to improve and expand the security of our cloud and on-prem infrastructure through security controls and tools leveraging both Microsoft security products and custom tooling that are both standards and non-standards-based requirements. As part of a high impact security team, you will be empowered to lead and work across Microsoft's organizations to raise the bar for protecting the Microsoft cloud and on-prem infrastructure. This involves creating these settings internally to address security risk gaps.Key projects: This role will contribute to creating configuration settings for various platform technologies to secure Microsoft, focusing on high-level security requirements and the development of baselines, which are collections of configuration settings that align with these requirements.Candidate RequirementsYears of Experience Required: 10+ overall years of experience in the field.Degrees or certifications required: Degree is preference for this role.Disqualifiers: Candidates primarily involved in compliance work, such as security assessments or compliance checks, are not suitable for the role. The focus is on individuals who can create requirements or baselines for security, rather than those who assess or verify existing systems. Candidates with a heavy project management (PM) background may not be the right fit. The preference is for candidates with strong technical skills over those with a PM focus, although basic PM skills are expected.Performance Indicators: Performance will be assessed based on ability to work in a fast-paced environment and quality of work.Top 3 Hard Skills Required + Years of ExperienceMinimum 5+ years experience with Cloud securityMinimum 5+ years experience with Network security/OS server securityMinimum 5+ years experience with Identity and access managementHard Skills AssessmentsExpected Dates that Hard Skills Assessments will be scheduled: ASAP.Hard Skills Assessment Process: The assessment process will include 2 rounds.Required Candidate Preparation: Portfolios / work samples are optional.Summary: Digital Security and Resilience (DSR) is looking for a Senior Security Engineer to improve and expand the security of our cloud and on-prem infrastructure through security controls and tools leveraging both Microsoft security products and custom tooling that are both standards and non-standards-based requirements. As part of a high impact security team, you will be empowered to lead and work across Microsoft's organizations to raise the bar for protecting the Microsoft cloud and on-prem infrastructure.In this role, you will leverage your technical expertise to lead efforts that bring alignment on standards, processes, and technologies used to secure the cloud and on-prem infrastructure platforms and tools used in the enterprise. You will identify systemic areas of opportunity, define plans to close gaps, and gain buy-in from teams across Microsoft in the development of security baselines, controls, and control procedures for implementation. You will push for automation and drive towards secure by default environments. Along the way, you will be a trusted voice who shares your knowledge and expertise.Job Responsibilities5+ years of experience in a technical program/product management, software engineering, or similar role.5+ years of hand-on experience in cloud and on-prem infrastructure, platforms, and security operations.5+ years of general cybersecurity experience.3+ years of cloud and on-prem infrastructure and security operations experience with security configuration and tooling to operate at scale.Large network/security architecture ownership at a large service provider or cloud provider.Customer facing experience supporting complex infrastructure products or solutions.