Microsoft Senior Software Security Engineer 

United States, Washington 

645237334

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in identifying security vulnerabilities, software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cyber security, and anomaly detection.
• 3+ years identifying vulnerabilities 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

• 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

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 January 23, 2025.

• Participate in security reviews to identify and 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

• 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

• Interact with the external security community and security researchers

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

• Embody our