Software Security Engineer
Microsoft Azure is at the center of Microsoft’s cloud services strategy. Azure brings together virtualization, compute, storage, authentication, authorization, media and more to enable anyone to bring their business to the cloud. The Azure Security Engineering organization focuses on ensuring a secure Azure platform for developers and a secure experience for millions of users worldwide.
Responsibilities
We are looking for a reliable and diligent engineer with good judgment and a track record in security and software engineering, who can bring their experience to bear on improving the state of the art. You will have an opportunity to contribute to advancing security, while working with other Security Engineers, Program Managers, and Developers throughout the Azure organization to instill a security mindset and culture. This job also provides a platform for contributing to technical security leadership, inside and outside of Microsoft, and for staying on top of current developments for the benefit of Microsoft products and services.
Key responsibilities include:
To thrive in this position, you will need the following:
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Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or equivalent experience or education.
- 2 or more years experience in a hands-on security role, with demonstrable software engineering skills and mastery of multiple classes of security defects or equivalent demonstrable knowledge and expertise
- Demonstrated coding skills in one or more popular languages and platforms, including C#, Java, C++, JavaScript/Typescript, SQL, assembly, Ruby, Python, GoLang, and others, and the ability to pick up new languages, platforms, and frameworks platforms quickly.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in technical disciplines outside security space, including general software development, networking, database management, big data, and full-stack development is a strong plus
- Masters of Science in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering is a strong plus
- Knowledge of Microsoft Azure or competing cloud services is a plus.
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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.
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