Senior Security Engineer

Overview

The Microsoft Offensive Research & Security Engineering (MORSE) team is looking for a learn-it-all engineer that will help secure Microsoft products and devices.

The MORSE team is responsible for securing Microsoft's operating systems, including Windows, cloud computing platforms, and virtualization technologies. These solutions support the daily needs of over one billion customers worldwide. This team performs security design reviews, code reviews, and vulnerability research on key features of Windows and Azure to make sure they meet the highest possible security standards.

In this role, you will help a team of engineers tasked with building automation and tooling to streamline and scale detection of vulnerabilities. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with native code (C/C++), building security-focused developer-facing tools, a clear understanding of OS security fundamentals, solid computer science skills, and a passion for keeping Microsoft customers safe.

Responsibilities

• Equip Microsoft developers with powerful, easy-to-use security tools to catch security issues earlier

• Improve existing processes and tools to help us deliver our goal of ubiquitous fuzzing

• Collaborate with teams of security experts to understand their requirements and build tools to streamline or automate common tasks

• Devise new methods to systematically detect vulnerabilities at scale

Qualifications

Required

• Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years experience in security or related field OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years experience in security or related field OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements:

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.

Preferred

• Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years experience in security or related field OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years experience in security or related field OR equivalent experience.
• Public track record of relevant security research, especially around vulnerability discovery

• Experience exploiting bugs and bypassing security mitigations in Operating Systems

• Familiarity with Microsoft Windows architecture
• 5+ years of experience in a software engineering or security-related field
• 3+ years of software engineering in a systems language such as C, C++, or Rust

Penetration Testing 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 $158,400 - $258,000 per year.

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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.