Security Engineer II - Windows Security (Multiple Positions)

Responsibilities

• Participate in security reviews to identify and mitigate risk in Microsoft products, including design reviews, code reviews, and fuzzing.
• Be the security contact for teams building new innovative products and technologies in the next version of Windows and devices.
• Identify security vulnerabilities in a wide variety of key OS features such as network protocols, security features, and Microsoft devices.
• Leverage a broad and current understanding of security to devise new protections.
• Interact with the external security community and security researchers.
• Collaborate with product teams to improve security, and articulate the business value of security investments.

Qualifications

• Required Qualifications: Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) experience in security or related fieldOR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 2+ years experience in security or related fieldOR equivalent experience.
• Other Requirements: Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
• Preferred Qualification: 2+ years identifying vulnerabilities in operating systems and/or native (C/C++) applications. 5+ years of experience in a software engineering or security-related engineering. 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.