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Posted date: Sep 27, 2024
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Category: Security Engineering
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $153,550
Range: $98,300 - $208,800
Employment type: Full-Time
Travel amount: 25.0%
Work location type: Up to 100% work from home
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
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 Cloud team is responsible for securing the next-gen Cloud compute platforms and virtualization technologies, used by more than a billion customers every day in businesses and across Azure. This team performs security design reviews, code reviews, and vulnerability research on key features of the Azure platform and virtualization stack to make sure they meet the highest possible security standards.
In this Security Engineer II role, you will help engineering teams secure the operating systems built at Microsoft. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with native code (C/C++), penetration testing (code audit, writing fuzzers, finding creative ways to break assumptions), a clear understanding of OS security fundamentals, solid computer science skills, and a passion for keeping Microsoft customers safe.
Participate in security reviews to identify and mitigate risk in Microsoft products, including design reviews, code reviews, and fuzzing.
Be the security contact for teams building new innovative products and technologies in the next version of the Azure platform and virtualization technologies.
Identify security vulnerabilities in a wide variety of key OS features and virtualization technologies.
Leverage a broad and current understanding of security to devise new protections.
Interact with the external security community and security researchers.
Collaborate with product teams to improve security, and articulate the business value of security investments.
Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications:3+ years experience in identifying security vulnerabilities, software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cyber security, and anomaly detection.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 Qualifications:
2+ years of experience in a software engineering or security-related field 1+ years of experience security experience with native code (C/C++) and binaries, such as identifying vulnerabilities, reverse engineering, or similar Public track record of relevant security research, especially around vulnerability discoveryExperience exploiting bugs and bypassing security mitigations in operating systemsFamiliarity with Microsoft Windows and Hyper-V architecture
Penetration Testing IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $98,300 - $193,200 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 $127,200 - $208,800 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: US corporate pay information | Microsoft Careers
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 11, 2024.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
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