Software Engineer II (Security)

Overview

Security represents the most critical priorities for our customers in a world awash in digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity. Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all. We want to reshape security and empower every user, customer, and developer with a security cloud that protects them with end to end, simplified solutions. The Microsoft Security organization accelerates Microsoft’s mission and bold ambitions 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.

As a Security Engineer in the Continuous Security Validation & Assurance (CSVA) security engineering team, you will have an opportunity to contribute your deep technical leadership and problem-solving skills to lead a team of engineers working on the security of the underlying platform, code and infrastructure of many Microsoft products used by millions of customers. We build and manage services to manage continuous security posture of cloud scale services. The team is customer-focused with an emphasis on security, great user experience and reliability. You would drive solutions to challenging technical problems involving security for large scale systems and lead critical design initiatives, be accountable for delivery and take part in strategic and tactical decisions in the context of mission-critical services.

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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field, with experience in the software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cybersecurity, and / or anomaly detection.
• 4–8 years of hands-on experience as a Security Researcher and / or Security Engineer
• Designing, building, and operating large-scale enterprise security services solutions using cloud services, C#, .NET, or Java.
• Strong understanding of common software vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP Top 10, CWE Top 25) in languages such as C#, JavaScript / HTML, C++, and C.
• Deep knowledge of software security principles, including authentication, authorization, and encryption.
• Proficiency in coding, debugging, and root cause analysis of vulnerabilities in cloud services, DevOps platforms, and AI systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good programming skills with expertise in OOP, OOAD, and design patterns.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively across global teams.
• Good interpersonal skills to communicate complex ideas to diverse stakeholders.
• Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clarity.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, ramp up quickly, and meet tight deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications :

Responsibilities

Benefits / perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.Industry leading healthcareEducational resourcesDiscounts on products and servicesSavings and investmentsMaternity and paternity leaveGenerous time awayGiving programsOpportunities to network and connect