Microsoft
Senior Security Engineer - Development
$120K–$261K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 23, 2026
- Experience
- Required experience varies by education: master's degree plus 3+ years, or bachelor's degree plus 4+ years, in listed fields; doctorate has no experience minimum. Preferred alternatives: doctorate plus 3+ years, master's plus 6+ years, or bachelor's plus 8+ years in listed fields. Also preferred: 2+ years programming experience.
- Education
- Doctorate, master's, or bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field; or equivalent experience.
About the job
Builds and operates security tooling and AI-assisted SOC capabilities to protect Microsoft’s quantum research community, while improving incident response and operational resilience.
What you'll do
- Implement AI-enabled SOC automation, investigations, signal enrichment, and workflow orchestration.
- Develop and operate security tools, data integrations, dashboards, and detection workflows; improve signal quality and analyst productivity.
- Investigate and respond to incidents, troubleshoot security issues, and partner across teams to automate processes and strengthen resilience.
What they ask for
- Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field; or a relevant master's degree and 3+ years of specified experience; or a relevant bachelor's degree and 4+ years of specified experience; or equivalent experience.
- Meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
- Provide citizenship or qualifying status documentation for export-control eligibility assessment; citizenship will be verified with a valid passport, with alternative documents applicable to certain statuses.
Nice to have
- 2+ years programming in C++/C# or Python or Scala or similar technologies; relevant certifications or security credentials.
- Experience with enterprise SIEM and security automation, networking, live incident response, or agentic AI/LLM automation in security operations.
Pay
USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (base salary); USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Microsoft Sentinel (KQL), PowerShell, Python, Logic Apps, C++, C#, Scala, Purview
AI focus
Implement AI-enabled SOC automation and AI-assisted investigations; preferred experience includes agentic AI or LLM-based security-operations automation.
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