About the Role

Senior Security Operations Engineer role at Microsoft's Azure Data team, focusing on securing database services like Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, and Cosmos DB. Responsibilities include designing access management solutions, developing security tooling, and leading security hardening efforts.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable access management solutions, including RBAC and policy enforcement across Azure database services
• Develop and maintain security tooling to support vulnerability management, threat detection, and compliance monitoring
• Lead security hardening efforts for infrastructure and services, ensuring alignment with Microsoft and industry best practices
• Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate security into development workflows and drive adoption of secure coding practices
• Conduct threat modeling and risk assessments, providing actionable insights to improve the security posture of Azure database platforms

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must Have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field OR 5+ years of experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, access control, modeling, cyber security, anomaly detection, Security Operations Center (SOC) detection, threat analytics, security incident and event management (SIEM), information technology (IT), and operations incident response
• 5+ years of experience in distributed systems
• 3+ years of experience with software tools including (Security tools or Access Control or Vulnerability Management or Anomaly Detection)
• Hands on experience with coding in (C, C#, C++, Java, or Python)

Nice to Have:

• Master's Degree or Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field OR 7+ years of experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cyber security, and anomaly detection
• CISSP CISA CISM SANS GCIA GCIH OSCP Security+ certifications

Benefits & Perks

• Industry leading healthcare