Job Description
Microsoft is seeking a senior software engineer with a security mindset to join the IDNA Security team and protect Entra services.
As a member of this close-knit community of engineers, you will work closely with various services, collaborate with other security teams, and help services launch and run securely.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in computer science, technical engineering experience, and proficiency in working with Azure cloud technologies, Identity Management, Machine Learning, and AI.
Key responsibilities include designing and developing security monitoring systems for threat detection, collaborating with security investigators and RED teams, and implementing solutions to roll out security monitoring tools across all infrastructure.
Additionally, you will provide technical leadership for engineering excellence, influence the adoption of secure systems, and maintain live services operations.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates.
Responsibilities:
- Design and development of security monitoring systems for threat detection across large-scale on-prem and cloud infrastructure.
- Proactive identification of attack vectors and scenarios, with implementation of security monitoring to detect them.
- Collaboration with security investigators and RED teams for detection scenarios.
- Adoption of in-house security monitoring tools for comprehensive monitoring.
- Implementation of solutions to roll out these tools across all infrastructure.
- Brainstorming, defining, and building collaboratively with members across multiple teams.
- Collaboration with the Data Science team for machine learning-based detections.
- Provision of technical leadership for engineering excellence and influence on the adoption of secure systems.
- Maintenance of live services operations, addressing issues on a rotational, on-call basis.
- Implementation of solutions and mitigations for complex issues impacting performance or functionality of live site services, with escalation as necessary.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical field.
- Technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, Java Script, Python.
- Proficient in working with Azure cloud technologies, Identity Management, Machine Learning, and AI.
- Experienced in data analytics to generate threat intelligence signals.
- Skilled in Kusto Query Language (KQL) or SQL or equivalent experience.
- Adept at developing and maintaining security monitoring systems.