Responsibilities
Design, implement, test, deploy, and support reliable software and automation for provisioning and managing attack infrastructure for offensive security teams
Engineer and maintain secure software platforms, services, and automation that provide isolated identity and productivity environments for sensitive operations
Develop production-quality code using sound engineering practices, including automated testing, code reviews, secure development, observability, documentation, and ongoing operational ownership
Establish and apply security hygiene and monitoring policies meet Microsoft security requirements without preventing offensive operations
Support red team operations with infrastructure needs as required
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
OR equivalent experience.
Other Requirements
Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This role will require access to information that is controlled for export under export control regulations, potentially under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations or Export Administration Regulations, the EU Dual Use Regulation, and/or other export control regulations. As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to provide either proof of their country of citizenship or proof of their U.S. permanent residency or other protected status (e.g., under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) for assessment of eligibility to access the export controlled information. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate’s citizenship will be verified with a valid passport. Lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees may verify status using other documents, where applicable.
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 Qualifications
Experience with infrastructure as code, configuration management, continuous integration and deployment, and automated provisioning of ephemeral environments
Experience applying secure engineering practices to sensitive systems, including threat modeling, identity and access isolation, secrets management, and secure development lifecycle practices
Experience collaborating with offensive security teams, security researchers, investigators, or incident responders to translate operational needs into dependable engineering solutions
2-5 years of relevant professional experience as a site reliability engineer, security engineer, or software engineer
Experience designing, developing, testing, and maintaining production software or automation in one or more general-purpose programming languages
Experience building and operating reliable distributed systems, cloud services, or infrastructure platforms, including monitoring, incident response, and performance troubleshooting
Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 - $202,200 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 $133,800 - $219,200 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.
