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Posted date: Apr 03, 2025
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Category: Software Engineering
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $215,800
Range: $137,600 - $294,000
Employment type: Full-Time
Travel amount: 25.0%
Work location type: Up to 50% work from home
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
Security represents the most critical priorities for our customers in a world awash in digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity.Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all. Unified Security Intelligance (USI) team empowers defenders to detect hidden patterns, harden defenses, and respond to incidents faster with Threat intel, static & dynamic analysis of untrusted content.
Our team is at the forefront of both the opportunities and the challenges for Microsoft Security. We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer for Behavioral Analysis & Detection team within USI to develop analysis & detection engineering stack enabling intel, heuristics & ML driving detections.
Lead the design and development of our enterprise-based threat analysis & detection services, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and drive the implementation of innovative solutions that are required for Microsoft Security services to deliver threat protection across all Microsoft Defender products. Mentor and guide other engineers, influence Engineering Managers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence. Collaborate with product management to prioritize features and roadmap initiatives based on customer needs and market trends. Ensure adherence to coding standards, software quality, and best practices for software development lifecycle management.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 6+ years technical experience building large scale security software systems or detections stack, and working with .NET, C#, Azure or similar technologies. OR equivalent experience. 5+ years of experience with operating system and computer networking concepts 2+ years of experience with security monitoring sensors and agents, threat intelligence and detections 1+ years of experience with security and exploit/malware and phish detection technologies, analysis, and reverse engineering 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 background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 10+ years technical experience building large scale security software systems or detections stack, and working with .NET, C#, Azure or similar technologies. OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical experience building large scale security software systems or detections stack, and working with .NET, C#, Azure or similar technologies. OR equivalent experience.2+ years of experience with virtualizationKnowledge in intelligence analysis and reporting using common tools and techniques Understanding of first party and third party security products and services Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $137,600 - $267,000 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 $180,400 - $294,000 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 Microsoft will accept applications for the role until April 13, 2025. 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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