Microsoft Security Operations Engineer 

United States, Washington 

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is responsible forAs a Security Operations Engineer, you will play a crucial role in protecting these services and ensuring the security of our customers' dataWe are a part of Azure Edge + Platform (E+P), a globally distributed team responsible for the platforms and services that enable consistent application development and management across the cloud and the edge. We are looking for aand detectionhunt for riskour services anddependencies on centralized security are functioning correctly

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Required/Minimum Qualifications

• 1+ year(s) of experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, 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.
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field.
• 1+ year experience in threat hunting and/or detection authoring

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.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• CISSP, CISA, CISM, SANS, GCIA, GCIH, OSCP, and/or Security+ certification.
• Experience as a Threat Hunter and/or exposure to Security Operations focused environment.
• Experience collaborating with offensive security teams on Purple Team and hunt engagements.
• Demonstrated understanding of security best practices and industry standards.
• Efficient program management, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Experience as a software engineer with one or more general purpose programming languages including, but not limited to: Azure Data Explorer, C#, PowerShell, Cosmos, SQL.
• Experience optimizing automation, reliability, and monitoring.
• Customer focus and data driven approach.
• Agility in fast paced environment.

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 August 22, 2024.

• Hunt for risk across EPSF and Microsoft by supporting incident response, proactive hunts, and Purple Team engagements.
• Maintain operational security awareness, keying on impact to EPSF Services and ensuringleadershipis aware of emerging issues

• , communicate, andclose data, process, and security gaps in our areas of operation.

• Work acrossMicrosoft Securityand the company to seamlessly integrate with partnerteams,incorporatingAzure, and E&Pproduct offerings andprovidingfeedback for enrichment.

• Embody our