Principal Security Engineer

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Microsoft
Full time
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USA
10/03/2026
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Redmond, WA

Responsibilities

Perform security reviews and deep dives for Azure cloud-hosted service ecosystems.
Identify security risks, architectural anti-patterns, and systemic security challenges.
Develop security guidance, reference architectures, and practical remediation strategies.
Innovate security assessment and automation approaches using AI and automation capabilities.
Lead stakeholder discussions and influence engineers, architects, and product leaders across Azure.
Mentor engineering teams and enable self-service security capabilities and secure development practices.

Requirements

Master's degree in a relevant field and 4+ years of relevant experience, or bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 6+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent experience.
Expertise in at least one core area such as virtualization, memory safety, networking protocols, cloud security, or kernel security.
Experience with software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat modeling, cybersecurity, or anomaly detection.
Ability to meet Microsoft and Microsoft Cloud background check requirements.
Preferred experience identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities across Azure, AWS, or GCP; Entra ID or Active Directory; Windows or Linux endpoints; and networks.
Preferred 5+ years of security assessment and penetration testing experience.
Preferred 5+ years securing cloud computing environments.
Preferred 5+ years coding or scripting in languages such as Python, C#, C++, Go, PowerShell, .NET, or Rust, including building security tooling.
Preferred customer-facing or consulting experience delivering security outcomes to executive audiences.

Benefits

Base pay is listed at USD $142,800-$274,800 per year in the U.S., with a separate San Francisco Bay Area and New York City range of USD $188,000-$304,200 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
The position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until filled.
The role requires Microsoft and Microsoft Cloud background checks upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.

Salary: $143k - $304k/yr

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