Overview
The Cloud & AI organization accelerates Microsoft’s mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers’ heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. Microsoft is one of the largest enterprise service companies in the world.
Are you excited about identifying and exploiting security vulnerabilities that impact hundreds of millions of users? Join the Microsoft Red Team (MRT) organization, where you will emulate real-world advanced persistent threats against Microsoft. Our mission is to ensure Microsoft is prepared to face and respond to even the most determined adversaries by exploring innovative ways to identify and prevent security flaws. MRT is currently seeking talented individuals focused on exploitation across a diverse set of Microsoft services. Your work will ensure the security and resilience of some of the world's largest and most complex services in the world, including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams as well as the Microsoft Defender suite and Intune.
We are looking for a Security Engineer to contribute to operations and collaborate with other experienced red teamers in identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities across all layers of services, including application, cloud, network, hardware, and operational security domains. You will work closely with developers and security personnel from multiple teams across Microsoft. By adopting the tactics, techniques, and procedures of potential attackers, you will provide critical insights that empower our security teams to strengthen defenses and protect against the evolving landscape of digital threats.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.
Responsibilities
- Discover and exploit vulnerabilities end-to-end in order to assess the security of systems and services
- Leverage Artificial Intelligence and agentic approaches to scale, accelerate, and innovate vulnerability discovery and threat emulation
- Contribute to the execution of Red Team operations using real world adversarial tactics and techniques to validate Microsoft's ability to detect, investigate, and respond
- Advocate for security change through building partnerships and clearly communicating impact of risks
- Analyze a wide array of data sources, including source code, to identify potential security weaknesses and breach points within Microsoft’s infrastructure
- Collaborate with Blue Teams to improve readiness and produce solutions for defenders and customers
- Analyze simulated adversary tactics and communications, enriching our defensive tactics and threat intelligence
Other:
- Embody our company's Cultureand Values
Qualifications
Required/minimum qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Cyber Security, or related field
- OR equivalent experience.
Other Requirements:
Security Clearance Requirements: Candidates must be able 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:
The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with Polygraph. Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required pre-offer and post-hire for this role. Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate U.S. Government clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination.
- **Clearance Verification: **This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment.
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
- **Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: **This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance.
Additional or preferred qualifications
Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field
- OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 2+ years' experience in any of the following: identifying security vulnerabilities, cyber security or related security discipline, or software engineering-related field
- OR equivalent experience.
Penetration Testing IC2 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $85,400.00 - $168,100.00 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 $111,100.00 - $183,700.00 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
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about **requesting accommodations.**