Microsoft
Principal Security Architect
$143K–$304K
United States · On-site · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 11, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years with a master’s degree or 6+ years with a bachelor’s degree in software development lifecycle, large scale computing, threat modeling, cyber security, or anomaly detection; equivalent experience also accepted. Preferred: 6+ years of hands-on security experience.
- Education
- Master’s or bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Risk Management, Cyber Security, or a related field; or equivalent experience.
About the job
Leads security architecture for Microsoft’s internal productivity environment by assessing evolving risk, setting priorities, and partnering with engineers to deploy reusable security patterns and tools.
What you'll do
- Maintain an up-to-date assessment of productivity risk and incorporate new signals.
- Partner with engineers to build tools and repeatable patterns that reveal and reduce risk.
- Translate risk into clear priorities and roadmaps, making and revisiting decisions as conditions change.
What they ask for
- Master’s degree in a listed or related field plus 4+ years of experience in a listed area, or bachelor’s degree in a listed or related field plus 6+ years of experience in a listed area, or equivalent experience.
- Meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
Nice to have
- 6+ years of hands-on security experience.
- Experience with common scripting languages and working knowledge of agentic development tools.
Pay
USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year (base salary); USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year (base salary)
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