Principal Software Engineering Architect – Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management

Cyber-attacks are increasing in volume and sophistication, evading traditional defenses, and posing a growing risk to enterprises from outside criminal organizations and malicious insiders in the organization. The Microsoft 365 Defender suite leverages the Microsoft 365 security portfolio - including Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Office, Cloud Apps and Identity, as well as Microsoft Sentinel and XDR - to automatically analyze threat data across domains, building a complete picture of each attack in a single dashboard to monitor, hunt, detect and remediate threats. With this breadth and depth of clarity defenders can now focus on critical threats and hunt for sophisticated breaches, trusting that the powerful automation in Microsoft's security products detects and stops attacks anywhere in the cyber-attack kill chains and returns the organization to a secure state. Join our team of engineers to develop cutting edge detection and remediation systems. Be a part of defining and shaping the next big leap in the product's journey. 

We use state of the art cloud technologies, big data solutions and AI at hyper scale and modern UX platform to deliver the highest value for our customers. If you're passionate about cyber security like us, and if you live and love data, want to make the world a safer place for millions of customers, love creating products for and with customers and are a team player - come join us.  

Our team values diversity of all types in candidates for our roles and we strive to hire people with different experiences and perspectives into our team. To that end, we know that no candidate has every desired skill and experience, but all of us together makes our team strong. so, we’re looking for an experienced hands-on architect to join our fast-growing team. 

Responsibilities

As a Software Engineering Architect in Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, you will be at the forefront of shaping the future of cybersecurity. You will be part of group leadership, influence a dynamic and talented team dedicated to developing cutting-edge security solutions. This role offers you the chance to work on business-critical initiatives that have a direct impact on the safety and security of millions of users worldwide. You will mentor and inspire a diverse team of software engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence. Your leadership will be instrumental in guiding the team through architectural decisions, code reviews, and complex problem-solving, ensuring the delivery of high-quality security features. 

You will play a pivotal role in driving cross-team and cross-discipline collaboration, working on a product with high visibility and significant impact. Your responsibilities will include overseeing the design, implementation, and maintenance of advanced threat protection and prevention architectures, and ensuring service health and scalability. By leading the delivery of services and features, you will adhere to industry’s best practices and maintain the highest security standards. 

In this role, you will have the opportunity to foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, staying up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies like AI and CoPilot. Your contributions will keep our solutions at the forefront of endpoint security, making a real difference in protecting organizations from cyber threats. Join us and be a part of a team that is making a significant impact on the world of cybersecurity. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 10+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in language including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, OR equivalent experience. 
• 8+ years of hands-on engineering experience leading complex designs, developing high quality and high resilient systems.
• 5+ years of hands-on engineering experience working on large-scale cloud applications and designing and building large-scale distributed systems. 
• 3+ years of experience as senior/principal technical lead / architect role.

Additional requirements: 

• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate in a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Software Engineers, Program Managers, Security Researchers, and Data Scientists 
• Engaging, cooperative, forward thinking, curious and enthusiastic. 
• Familiar with safe development lifecycle. Experience with software development tools such as source control systems (GIT), automated build systems, compilers, software validation systems, project tracking, and lifecycle management systems 
• Knowledgable in posture and exposure management, along with expertise in cybersecurity and best practices for attack surface reduction.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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