Principal Software Engineering 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 cantered 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. Microsoft Defender is experiencing explosive growth and innovation protecting people, services, and devices around the world. We are seeking a motivated engineering manager to help bring new & differentiated security solutions to market through the combination of best-of-breed and best-of-suite security capabilities. You will partner with security, services, and product teams to create, scale, and deliver new security solutions that are driven by innovation, quality, and reliability. The scale of Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity operations means that you will be partnering with a diverse, worldwide team ensuring that our solutions are best in class for the world. If you are excited about creating new business value and amazing customer impact through core technical innovation, power of collaboration and a startup like mindset, then this is the role for you. 

1. Qualifications Required –

   • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 13+ years technical engineering experience with coding in language including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, or Python, OR equivalent experience.  

   • 5+ years of hands-on engineering experience working on large-scale cloud applications and designing and building large-scale distributed systems.  

   • 5+ years of hands-on engineering experience leading complex designs, developing high quality and high resilient systems  

   • 5+ years of people management: recruiting, technical leadership and mentorship, personal development, team building, vision, and roadmap creation.  

   • 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  

   • Engaging, cooperative, forward thinking, curious and enthusiastic.  

   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  

   • Familiar with security 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  

2. Qualifications: Other Requirements –

   Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in language including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, or Python, OR equivalent experience.  

3. Hashtags – #MSFTSecurity
4. When was the last time you were a Hiring Manager for a role at Microsoft? – 7 - 12 months
5. Have you taken the updated Inclusive Hiring Training? – Yes
6. Have you used iCIMS (Microsoft's recruiting platform)? – Yes
7. Do you have an internal candidate pre-identified for this role? – Maybe
8. Why would someone want to work on your team (Sales Pitch)? –

   Microsoft Defender for Identity (MDI) is a system that provides detection and for advanced identity related attacks. It is designed to identify intrusion attempts and assist in rapid response to security events related to identities. MDI uses machine learning to analyze user behavior and identify abnormal activities that may be dangerous, with sensors installed on the organization's Active Directory and other information sources. The system is part of Microsoft's XDR platform responsible for identity protection. The system operates at a high scale with thousands of customers and protection of over 100 million identities to date, with significant growth every quarter. We are looking to recruit an experienced engineering manager to take part in the challenging process of expanding MDI to the next stages 

As a manager in Microsoft Defender for Identity, you will be at the forefront of shaping the future of cybersecurity. You will lead 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 implementation and maintenance of advanced threat protection and prevention features, setting strategic goals, managing project timelines, and ensuring alignment with overall business objectives. By leading the delivery of services and features, you will adhere to industry 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 identity 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 in the world of cybersecurity.