About the Role

Principal Security Operations Engineer role focusing on risk burndown for Microsoft's critical cloud services. Blends technical security engineering with program management to drive cross-team initiatives and automate security controls. Directly impacts Microsoft's cloud security posture through data-driven risk mitigation.

Key Responsibilities

• Investigate security incidents and provide technical support for high-impact response efforts
• Partner across engineering and security teams to coordinate cross-team efforts and resolve blockers
• Apply data-driven approach to define, track, and report risk metrics for leadership visibility
• Serve as technical advisor and mentor to security engineers on automation and secure-by-design patterns
• Drive automation and efficiency by improving pipelines, validation frameworks, and onboarding flows

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must Have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field OR 7+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cyber security
• 7+ years experience in security engineering, security operations, or technical program management in large-scale cloud/enterprise environments
• Understanding of security graph models, adversary techniques, attack path analysis, or breach path quantification
• Hands-on experience with automation of telemetry/logging pipelines to validate security coverage at scale
• Demonstrated expertise in identity, secrets, or infrastructure security with hands-on risk reduction experience

Nice to Have:

• Master's Degree or Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field OR 10+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cyber security
• CISSP, CISA, CISM, SANS GCIA, GCIH, OSCP, Security+ certifications
• 2+ years leading a security function (e.g., SOC, TVM)
• Experience building automated solutions for vulnerability management, threat detection, and security configuration drift
• Experience with AI/ML in security contexts such as anomaly detection or predictive modeling

Benefits & Perks

• Industry leading healthcare