New 
Senior Security Engineer
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Oct 04, 2025 | |
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OverviewThe Cloud & AI organization accelerates Microsoft's mission to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers' heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. Microsoft is one of the largest enterprise service companies in the world. Are you passionate about identifying and exploiting security vulnerabilities that impact hundreds of millions of users across the world? Join the Microsoft Red Team (MRT) organization, where you will emulate real-world advanced persistent threats against Microsoft. Our mission is to ensure Microsoft is prepared to face and respond to even the most determined adversaries by exploring innovative ways to identify and prevent security flaws. MRT is seeking talented individuals focused on identifying, exploiting, and emulating real-world threats against Azure, ensuring the security and resilience of one of the world's largest cloud platforms.We are looking for a Senior Security Engineer to lead operations and collaborate with other experienced red teamers in identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities across all layers of services, including application, cloud, network, hardware, and operational security domains. You will work closely with developers and security personnel from multiple teams across Microsoft. Additionally, as a Senior Security Engineer in MRT, you will be responsible for fostering the team's growth both technically and culturally, as we build and retain the next generation of top talent at Microsoft. By adopting the tactics, techniques, and procedures of potential attackers, you will provide critical insights that empower our security teams to improve defenses and protect against the evolving landscape of digital threats.Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.
ResponsibilitiesDiscover and exploit vulnerabilities end-to-end in order to assess the security of servicesExecute and lead Red Team operations using real world adversarial tactics and techniques to validate a production service's ability to detect, investigate, and respondAdvocate for security change across the company through building partnerships and clearly communicating impact of risksAnalyze a wide array of data sources to identify potential security weaknesses and breach points within Microsoft's infrastructurePrototype tools and techniques to scale and accelerate offensive emulation and vulnerability discoveryCollaborate with Blue Teams to improve readiness and produce solutions for defenders and customersAnalyze simulated adversary tactics and communications, enriching our defensive tactics and threat intelligenceEmbody our Culture and Values | |