Responsibilities
- Partner with engineering and product teams to ensure security requirements are met at scale, leveraging automation and scalable solutions.
- Translate requirements into actionable product requirements and security controls.
- Execute and evolve the security assurance process for Windows teams, enabling a scalable, risk-based approach that supports shared responsibility while ensuring consistent security review coverage and compliance.
- Lead cross-team security initiatives and coordination focused on deep security engagements, scalable security enforcement, scenario ownership, and integrated scanning solutions.
- Collaborate across teams to align priorities, deliverables, and milestones, ensuring security is embedded throughout the product lifecycle.
- Influence without authority by building strong partnerships across security engineering and partner teams, ensuring alignment on priorities, risks, and mitigation strategies.
- Navigate ambiguity and create clarity for broader organization.
- Deliver end-to-end execution on high-impact security efforts, from problem definition through implementation, tracking measurable outcomes and continuously improving processes.
Qualifications
Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Risk Management, Cyber Security, or related field AND 4+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large scale computing, threat modeling, cyber security, or anomaly detection.
- OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Risk Management, Cyber Security, or related field AND 6+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large scale computing, threat modeling, cyber security, or anomaly detection.
- OR equivalent experience.
- Drive security initiatives across groups.
- 10+ years of experience in ability to create clarity, energy, and cohesion across the team.
- Ability to influence
- Demonstrated experience in security research, especially around vulnerability discovery.
- Experience exploiting bugs and bypassing security mitigations in operating systems.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Windows architecture.
Security Assurance IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Security Assurance IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
Skills Required
- Master’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Risk Management, Cyber Security, or a related field plus 4 or more years of experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat modeling, cybersecurity, or anomaly detection
- Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Risk Management, Cyber Security, or a related field plus 6 or more years of experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat modeling, cybersecurity, or anomaly detection
- Equivalent experience may be accepted
- Experience driving security initiatives across groups
- 10 or more years of experience creating clarity, energy, and cohesion across teams
- Ability to influence without authority
- Experience in security research, particularly vulnerability discovery
- Experience exploiting bugs and bypassing security mitigations in operating systems
- Familiarity with Microsoft Windows architecture
Microsoft Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Microsoft and has not been reviewed or approved by Microsoft.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is presented as broadly competitive overall, with clear role/level/location variation and an emphasis on using posted ranges and band information for apples-to-apples comparisons.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are described as a standout, highlighted by a strong 401(k) match structure and immediate vesting, plus additional plan features for tax-advantaged saving.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits are portrayed as a meaningful strength, with substantial paid parental leave and added supports like back-up care and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
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