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Physical Security Engineer

Microsoft· Security Operations Engineering
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Hybrid (Melbourne, Australia), Hybrid (Sydney, Australia)full-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Microsoft Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is seeking a Physical Security Engineer to deliver and sustain physical security infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's online services and datacenters. Responsible for programmatic access control and video systems, health monitoring of physical security systems, on-call support, and collaboration with partner teams. Flexible work arrangement with on-site and remote options.

Responsibilities

  • Program physical access control and video systems as part of the delivery of new datacenters.
  • Provide inputs on security design standards and requirements for access control and video programming to drive programmatic improvements.
  • Participate in on-call DRI rotation to support physical security systems.
  • Assess data related to the health of security systems and infrastructure to identify gaps, performance trends, compliance with system configuration standards, and recommend & execute repeatable strategies to address issues at scale.
  • Continuously identify and execute improvements across the program to processes, procedures, and documentation.
  • Manage physical security systems lifecycle support and compliance, hosting regular datacenter site meetings in partnership with security operations and facility management teams to proactively address site security system health, and coordinate maintenance and repair services with internal and external service providers.
  • Collaborate with partner engineering, project management, and design teams to drive strategic initiatives that help to improve security outcomes, reduce costs & complexity, and improve the overall effectiveness of the program.

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cyber security, anomaly detection, Security Operations Center (SOC) detection, threat analytics, security incident and event management (SIEM), information technology (IT), and operations incident response.
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field.

Skills

Required:Software development lifecycleLarge-scale computingCyber securitySIEM
Last updated Sep 24, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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