Security Operations Engineer

Security represents one of the most critical priorities for our customers in a world shaped by digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity. Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all. We aim to reshape security and empower every user, customer, and developer with a security cloud that protects them through end-to-end, simplified solutions.

Microsoft runs on trust. As our lives and businesses are becoming increasingly digitized, trust is the glue that holds us together. Our work helps Microsoft grow its trustworthy 3rd party ecosystem, while proactively protecting individuals and organizations across the planet. Corruption, theft, cybersecurity, and human rights are complex threats, often intertwined. 

Our Central Fraud & Abuse Risk team is hiring a Security Operations Engineer. In this role you will deliver innovation to every corner of the company, doing work that really matters. We build, buy, and integrate the best available components and datasets to deliver a flexible, scalable platform that amplifies both automated and human decision-making. As a Security Operations Engineer you will leverage data in these systems to understand threats, incidents, and risks and apply the intelligence to contain real time issues, make changes to security approaches, rules, and algorithms in the live systems, and implement features to improve or create system solutions.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. We come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize shared goals. Each day, we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to foster a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive.

Responsibilities

• Drive down fraud and compliance issues in critical customer and partner facing programs.
• Analyze Security, Compliance, and Fraud Data from Live Systems.
• Recommend and perform remediation actions and investigative referrals.
• Deliver fraud analysis and decisions on real time cases.
• Revise live site security rules and settings to prevent additional issues.
• Analyze ongoing performance of the rules and objectives.
• Propose service changes and new features to ensure continuing excellence.

Embody our culture and values

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field OR 3+ years of experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cyber security, anomaly detection, Security Operations Center (SOC) detection, threat analytics, security incident and event management (SIEM), information technology (IT), and operations incident response.
• OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field.
• 3+ years experience in deep data analytics including for fraud detection and prevention.
• 2+ years of security or compliance analytics or security operations.
• OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field.

Other Requirements:

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: 

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred/Additional Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field
• OR 5+ years of experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cyber security, and anomaly detection.
• CISSP CISA CISM SANS GCIA GCIH OSCP Security+
• Experience with heuristic and machine learning analytical models and risk management methodology.
• Demonstrated understanding of data management processes and practices, and data quality control.
• Knowledge of Microsoft commercial business programs and operations.
• Knowledge of Microsoft compliance and security practices and processes.
• Fluency in a second language such as Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, or Russian.
• CFE, CompTIA Security+, or CISSP certification.
• Holds an Azure Fundamentals Certification.
• OR 5+ years of experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cyber security, and anomaly detection.

Security Operations Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 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 $131,400 - $215,400 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 October 5, 2025

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.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. 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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