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Microsoft · 1 day ago

Senior Security Engineer

Redmond, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$120K/yr - $235K/yr

4+ years exp

Microsoft is seeking a learn-it-all engineer to join the Offensive Research & Security Engineering (MORSE) team, which is responsible for securing Microsoft's operating systems and cloud computing platforms. The role involves building automation and tooling to streamline vulnerability detection, equipping developers with security tools, and collaborating with security experts to enhance processes and methods for vulnerability detection.

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Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Equip Microsoft developers with powerful, easy-to-use security tools to catch security issues earlier

Improve existing processes and tools to help us deliver our goal of ubiquitous fuzzing

Collaborate with teams of security experts to understand their requirements and build tools to streamline or automate common tasks

Devise new methods to systematically detect vulnerabilities at scale

Qualification

C/C++OS security fundamentalsVulnerability researchMicrosoft Windows architectureSecurity-focused toolsCollaborationProblem-solvingCommunication

Required

Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years experience in security or related field OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years experience in security or related field OR equivalent experience

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role

Microsoft Cloud Background Check. This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter

Preferred

Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years experience in security or related field OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years experience in security or related field OR equivalent experience

Public track record of relevant security research, especially around vulnerability discovery

Experience exploiting bugs and bypassing security mitigations in Operating Systems

Familiarity with Microsoft Windows architecture

5+ years of experience in a software engineering or security-related field

3+ years of software engineering in a systems language such as C, C++, or Rust