Job Details
Posted date: Nov 24, 2025
Category: Security Research
Location: Reading, Berkshire
Employment type: Full-Time
Travel amount: 50.0%
Work location type: 0 days / week in-office – remote
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
OverviewMicrosoft’s Detection and Response Team (DART) is seeking a skilled and highly organized Senior Resilience Leadto design, develop, and maintain proactive offerings that increase our customer’s security cyber resilience in the face of evolving threats. This role combines deep technical expertise withdevelopment of security-focused offerings, as well as leadership and collaboration across global teams. You’ll be part of a globally distributed, mission-driven team that responds to some of the most complex and high-impact cybersecurity incidents in the world. You’ll work alongside experts in threat hunting, reverse engineering, infrastructurecontainment and recovery, helping to shape the future of Microsoft’s incident response capabilities. Join a world-class security team dedicated to helping organizations stay ahead of cyber threats. As a Senior Resilience Lead, you’ll design and deliver cutting-edge resilience and incident response offerings that empower customers to anticipate, withstand, and recover from attacks. This is a role for someone passionate about proactive security, innovation, and customer success.Additionally, as a Resilience Leadyou willalso oversee customer relationships, ensuring that delivery processes align with business objectives and maintaining high standards of service delivery. This role is for professionals who not only excel in technical acumenand are passionate about cybersecurity, but also demonstrates robust capabilities in engaging with clients and want to make a global impact by helping organizationsimprove theircybersecurityresilience. Should you possess the requisite skills and feel prepared to embrace this opportunity, we would be eager to review your candidacy. Up to 75% travel to deliver onsite with customers may be required.
Responsibilities
- Lead Proactive Security Initiatives - Develop and launch advanced resilience programs, readiness assessments, and threat modeling engagements. - Drive continuous improvement and measurable risk reduction. - Elevate Incident Response Readiness - Deliver tabletop exercises, cyber range simulations, and playbook development to prepare customers for real-world threats. - Align offerings with global best practices and compliance standards. - Inspire and Collaborate witha High-Performing Team - Engage with peers and internal partners for development and delivery - Mentor security professionals, foster growth, and maintain a culture of collaboration and excellence. - Ensure operational rigor and quality across all engagements. - Be a Trusted Advisor - Engage directly with enterprise customers and executive stakeholders. - Translate technical insights into actionable strategies that strengthen resilience. - Collaborate Across the Ecosystem - Partner with delivery, analyst, engineering, threat intelligence, and operations teams to enhance service capabilities. - Influence offerings roadmaps through customer feedback and field insights.
Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications
Master’s Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field OR extensive experience in the software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cybersecurity, and/or anomaly detection. Ability to travel extensively (up to seventy-five percent) to deliver onsite with customers. A minimum of several years of experience in the development and delivery of workshops and tabletop exercises. Developed and delivered workshops and tabletop exercises.
Other Qualifications:
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 or transfer and every two years thereafter
Additional or Preferred Qualifications
Several years of experience guiding stakeholders and achieving agreement among individuals at all levels of experience. Several years of professional experience in areas such as project management, operations, process enhancement, cybersecurity, or related sectors. Effective interpersonal and communication abilities, conducive to productive collaboration within diverse team structures. Proactive approach in initiating actions and advocating for improvements to establish more streamlined and effective development and delivery processes. Familiarity with project management methodologies. Cloud security experience in hybrid environments. Expertise in frameworks like NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, and ISO 27001. Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or GIAC (GCIH, GCFA). Desire to seek a clearance if not already in possession of one.
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.
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