Remote Principal Security Software Engineer Job in Redmond, WA Microsoft

Who you are

• 7+ years experience in identifying security vulnerabilities, software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cybersecurity, and anomaly detection
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role including Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
• 7+ years of experience in a software engineering or security-related field 3+ years of experience security experience with native code (C/C++) and binaries, such as identifying vulnerabilities, reverse engineering, or similar
• Familiarity with Microsoft Hyper-V Ability to create clarity, energy, and cohesion across the team
• 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

What the job involves

• Lead and participate in security reviews to identify and mitigate risk in Microsoft products, including design review, code reviews, and fuzzing
• Be the primary security contact for teams building new innovative products and technologies in the next version of the Azure platform and virtualization technologies
• Identify security vulnerabilities in a wide variety of key virtualization features
• Leverage a broad and current understanding of security to devise new protections and exploit mitigations
• Interact with the external security community and security researchers
• Collaborate with product teams to improve security and articulate the business value of security investments

Application process

• Applications accepted until September 26, 2024