Security Technical Program Manager

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.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Security Technical Program Manager to join our security team at Microsoft. The successful candidate will play a critical role in ensuring that Microsoft’s new sovereign cloud buildouts are built securely and efficiently. This position requires a deep understanding of networking, Active Directory, and Entra, along with the ability to drive security enhancements effectively.

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.

Responsibilities

• Secure Buildouts: Oversee the security aspects of new sovereign cloud buildouts, ensuring that they meet Microsoft's high standards for security and compliance.
• Vulnerability Management: Identify and respond to new vulnerabilities by driving security enhancements and implementing necessary measures to mitigate risks.
• Partners with the engineering team to contribute, prioritize, and deliver on the roadmap for multiple feature areas (e.g., product, service). Understands the value proposition for the multiple feature areas and answers technical questions on the multiple feature areas they own.
• Audit and Compliance: Ensure that cloud buildouts adhere to regulatory requirements and internal security policies through regular audits and compliance checks.

Qualifications

Required/minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree AND 4+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
• Strong understanding of networking and infrastructure principles.
• Proficiency in Active Directory and Entra/AAD.

Additional or preferred qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience.
• 1+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos).
• 6+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
• 5 years of experience in security program management or a related role.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or PMP are a plus.

Technical Program Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $153,600 - $250,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until February 5, 2025.

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