Microsoft
Principal Technical Advisor for Cybersecurity Incident Response
$131K–$304K
Redmond, WA +1 · On-site · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Location
- Redmond, WA
Irving, TX - Experience
- Required: 8+ years in listed technical fields and 8+ years in product, customer support, and/or technical support. Preferred: 5+ years in Cybersecurity Incident Response; 15+ years technical experience or 10+ years support experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology (IT), Computer Science, Business Administration, Electrical Engineering, or Business Leadership OR equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- The role requires citizenship verification for export-control eligibility and specifies that citizenship-based restrictions apply; it does not state a visa sponsorship policy.
About the job
Provides technical leadership and operational readiness for cybersecurity incident response teams, guiding complex investigations and improving service delivery and processes.
What you'll do
- Support CIRT staff and managers through technical readiness, process compliance, and incident-response expertise.
- Lead complex incident investigations and escalations, including technical triage, forensic judgment, and collaboration with product and engineering teams.
- Improve incident-response engagement models, service frameworks, data logging, and investigative standards.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Business Administration, Electrical Engineering, or Business Leadership, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of system development, network operations, software support, IT, consulting, or technical troubleshooting experience.
- 8+ years of product, customer support, and/or technical support experience.
- Meet Microsoft Cloud Background Check and citizenship/export-control eligibility verification requirements.
Nice to have
- 5+ years of Cybersecurity Incident Response experience; 15+ years of listed technical experience or 10+ years of product/customer/technical support experience.
- SC-900 and ISC2 CC certifications; CISSP is a plus. AI-900 or AI-901 and relevant technology certifications are also noted.
Pay
USD $130,900 - $277,200 per year (base salary); USD $165,600 - $303,600 per year (base salary)
Tools
Azure, Microsoft 365, Windows, SC-900, ISC2 CC, CISSP, AI-900, AI-901
AI focus
No specific AI work stated for this role; the posting mentions AI transformation and AI certifications in broader context.
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