Security Engineering Manager

TN United Kingdom
London
9 months ago
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The Microsoft Offensive Research & Security Engineering (MORSE) team is looking for a learn-it-all engineering leader that will help secure Microsoft products and devices.

The MORSE team is responsible for securing the Windows client and server operating systems, used by more than a billion customers every day in businesses and across Azure. This team performs security design reviews, code reviews, and penetration testing on key features of Windows and Azure to make sure they meet the highest possible security standards.

In this role, you will manage a team of security researchers tasked with helping Microsoft engineers ship the most secure product possible. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with native code (C/C++), penetration testing (code audit, writing fuzzers, finding creative ways to break assumptions), a clear understanding of OS security fundamentals, solid computer science skills, and a passion for keeping Microsoft customers safe.

Qualifications

Required:

  • Expertise in a software engineering or security-related field
  • You have managed security-focused engineering teams
  • Ample experience identifying vulnerabilities in operating systems and/or native (C/C++) applications
  • Ability to create clarity, energy, and cohesion across the team

Preferred:

  • Public track record of relevant security research, especially around vulnerability discovery
  • Experience exploiting bugs and bypassing security mitigations in operating systems
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Windows architecture

Responsibilities

  • Lead and participate in security reviews to identify and mitigate risk in Microsoft products, including design review, code reviews, and fuzzing.
  • Be the primary security contact for teams building new innovative products and technologies in the next version of Windows, Azure, and devices.
  • Identify security vulnerabilities in a wide variety of key OS features such as network protocols, security features, and Microsoft devices.
  • Leverage a broad and current understanding of security to devise new protections and exploit mitigations.
  • Interact with the external security community and security researchers.
  • Collaborate with product teams to improve security and articulate the business value of security investments.

Benefits:Industry leading healthcare, educational resources, discounts on products and services, savings and investments, maternity and paternity leave, generous time away, giving programs, opportunities to network and connect.

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