Microsoft Senior Software Security Engineer 

United States, Washington 

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Senior Software Security Engineer

is responsible forthe Windowsclient and server operating systems, used by billions of 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 willhelp engineering teams secure the operating systems built at Microsoft.experience with native code (C/C++)penetration testing (code audit, writing

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in identifying security vulnerabilities, software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cyber security, and anomaly detection.
• 3+ yearsidentifyingvulnerabilities in operating systems and/or native (C/C++) applications.

Other Requirements:

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 Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications

• track recordof relevant security research, especially around vulnerability discovery

• Experience exploiting bugs and bypassing security mitigations inoperatingsystems

• Familiarity with Microsoft Windows architecture

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:Microsoft will accept applications for the role until July 16, 2024.

• Participate in security reviews toidentifyand mitigate risk in Microsoft products, including design reviews, code reviews, and fuzzing
• Be the security contact for teams building new innovative products and technologies in the next version of Windows, Azure, and devices

• Leverage a broad and current understanding of securityto devise new protections

• and securityresearchers

• Collaborate with product teams to improve security, and articulate the business value of security investments

• Embody our