Microsoft · 8 hours ago
Security Operations Engineer
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$101K/yr - $199K/yr
2+ years expMicrosoft is one of the largest enterprise service companies in the world, aiming to secure digital technology platforms and clouds. As a Security Operations Engineer, you will improve security by establishing strategies for endpoint security and contribute to the safety of critical assets through various analytical and technical initiatives.
Agentic AIApplication Performance ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentDevOpsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyManagement Information SystemsNetwork SecuritySoftware
Responsibilities
Understand and investigate emerging endpoint related security risks and recommend prioritization for defense-building capabilities
Contribute to the analysis of threat trends in the industry and identify potential detections and signatures for defense capabilities. Utilize technical knowledge to influence customers and partners to enhance security posture. Identify and integrate intelligence from internal and external sources into existing security solutions with minimal guidance. Maintain documentation of processes to ensure comprehensive security information
Contribute to the analysis of key metrics, key performance indicators (KPIs), and other data sources to identify trends in security issues. Participate in identifying data requirements and gaps in measurement and implements mitigation strategies to close gaps. Leverage findings to take action on priority issues. Evaluate current analytical technologies and tools with minimal guidance and share feedback within team
Develop and implement solutions for secure operation of business critical productivity scenarios inclusive of device permissions and client-side applications
Leverage technical knowledge of Entra, Intune, Defender for Endpoint, and Defender for Cloud to enhance security measures and protocols
Identify and raise opportunities for automation and AI-native solutions to improve efficiency and effectiveness
Qualification
Required
Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field AND 1+ year(s) experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat analysis or modeling, cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and/or anomaly detection
OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field AND 2+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat analysis or modeling, cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and/or anomaly detection
OR equivalent experience
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 background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Preferred
3+ years of experience solving problems with a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating security risks
1+ year experience of AI knowledge. Specifically theoretical and practical knowledge of LLMs, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines and agent orchestration frameworks
1+ year experience in managing identity and authentication systems or programs
1+ year experience in KQL and other querying languages is preferred
Benefits
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Company
Microsoft
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