Senior Security Operations Engineer

Microsoft

Redmond, Wa,Us, USA Posted 1 day ago

$119,800 - $234,700/year

Role Details

Operate and maintain high availability detection pipelines and automation, ensuring reliable end to end signal flow. Author, onboard, and continuously enhance high fidelity detections including enrichments, filtering and correlation. Build and optimize automation that accelerates detection lifecycle, onboarding, tuning, and coverage expansion. Evaluate and tune detections proactively and reactively to reduce noise, improve SNR, and shorten investigation time. Develop and maintain detection rules, telemetry requirements, metrics, and dashboards, collaborating with product and service teams to improve alert fidelity, visibility, and platform health. Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat modeling, cyber security, anomaly detection, Security Operations Center (SOC) detection, threat analytics, security incident and event management (SIEM), information technology (IT), or operations incident response OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat modeling, cyber security, anomaly detection, Security Operations Center (SOC) detection, threat analytics, security incident and event management (SIEM), information technology (IT), or operations incident response OR Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field OR equivalent experience. Security Monitoring and Response: You have experience with MITRE or other attack frameworks and how to use it to identify and close gaps in detection capabilities. Security Architecture and Cloud Security expertise: 3+ years working in cyber security (Information Security, InfoSec, SecOps, Security Operations, SOC, CSOC, analyst, researcher, etc.) with experience in automation of analysis, response, or forensics. Previous experience in applying knowledge to uncover threats based on log data within Cloud Service Provider (CSP) environments (Azure AAD, Azure Resources, Event logs, Firewall, etc.) To build, analyze, and tune detections. Automated Response and insights: Experience working with extremely large data sets to answer complex and ambiguous questions, using tools and languages like: SQL, KQL, Jupyter Notebook, Spark, R, U-SQL, Python, Splunk, and PowerBI and ability to automate repeatable security tasks through scripts or logic apps. Empathetic communication: You communicate nuanced ideas clearly, whether you're explaining technical decisions in writing or brainstorming in real time. In disagreements, you engage thoughtfully with other perspectives and compromise when needed. cdodetectionengineering Security Operations Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $158,400 - $258,000 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.

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Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing