Microsoft
Senior Network Security Engineer
$120K–$261K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 23, 2026
- Experience
- Required: 3+ years with a master's degree or 4+ years with a bachelor's degree in the listed qualifying areas; doctorate or equivalent experience is an alternative. Preferred experience varies from 2+ to 10+ years, as stated.
- Education
- Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field; OR master's degree in one of these fields plus qualifying experience; OR bachelor's degree in one of these fields plus qualifying experience; OR equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Requires verification of U.S. citizenship via a valid passport due to citizenship-based legal restrictions.
About the job
Designs, deploys, and operates network security monitoring and telemetry services for sovereign and government cloud environments, including detection, incident response, automation, and operational ownership.
What you'll do
- Deploy and manage network security platforms and telemetry pipelines, and integrate them with monitoring and incident response systems.
- Develop detections, alerts, dashboards, and analytics; investigate threats using packet captures, logs, flow data, and network telemetry.
- Automate security operations and serve as service DRI, leading incidents and participating in on-call rotations.
What they ask for
- Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field; OR master's degree in one of these fields and 3+ years of qualifying experience; OR bachelor's degree in one of these fields and 4+ years of qualifying experience; OR equivalent experience.
- Pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
- Verify U.S. citizenship via a valid passport.
Nice to have
- 2+ years using AI technologies to improve security operations, detection engineering, alert correlation, incident investigation, and operational workflows; 2+ years supporting government, regulated, or sovereign cloud environments.
- Experience thresholds include 10+ years with network security infrastructure and services; 5+ years with network security controls, automation, or production operations; and 3+ years with telemetry configuration or detection development.
Pay
USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (base salary); USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Python, Terraform, Ansible, Bicep, ARM, SIEM, IDS/IPS
AI focus
Use AI-enabled capabilities to improve detection engineering, alert correlation, incident triage, security operations, investigations, and operational efficiency.
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