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Principal Security Operations Engineering Manager

Microsoft· Security Operations Engineering
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Redmond, WA, Mountain View, CA$142.8k - $274.8kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Leader of the Incident Response function within Azure Security Operations, responsible for defending Microsoft’s cloud environment against emerging threats, leading cross-functional response efforts, and developing solutions to improve detection, response, and resilience at scale.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver success through empowerment and accountability by modeling, coaching, and caring.
  • Lead ateam responsible for protecting Microsoft's cloud ecosystem through world-class incident response, threat investigation, and security operations capabilities.
  • Drive strategic investments that improve Microsoft's ability to detect, respond to, and recover from sophisticated security threats at scale.
  • Partner across engineering, product, and security organizations to solve complex security challenges and deliver durable, defense-in-depth solutions.
  • Foster a culture of operational excellence through data-driven decision making, automation, AI innovation, and continuous improvement.
  • Represent the organization with senior leadership, communicating security risk, operational health, and strategic priorities to executive stakeholders.
  • Attract, develop, and retain exceptional security talent while building an inclusive, high-performing team that delivers measurable impact for Microsoft and its customers.

Qualifications

  • Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat modeling, cyber security, anomaly detection, SOC detection, threat analytics, SIEM, IT, or operations incident response
  • OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat modeling, cyber security, anomaly detection, SOC detection, threat analytics, SIEM, IT, or operations incident response
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat modeling, cyber security, anomaly detection, SOC detection, threat analytics, SIEM, IT, or operations incident response
  • OR equivalent experience.
  • 1+ year(s) people management experience.

Skills

Required:Incident response leadershipPeople management
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