New 
Security Engineer II
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Aug 10, 2025 | |
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OverviewThe Cloud & AI organization accelerates Microsoft's mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers' heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. Microsoft is one of the largest enterprise service companies in the world.Are you driven by the challenge of outsmarting cyber adversaries and making a tangible impact on organizational security? As a Cyber Security Analyst on our Investigations team within Cyber Defense Operations (CDO), you will be at the heart of our mission to safeguard critical assets and data. This is more than just a technical role-it's an opportunity to shape the security posture of a global organization and contribute to a culture of innovation and resilience.In this role, you'll join a high-performing team that thrives on collaboration, curiosity, and continuous improvement. You will leverage cutting-edge security technologies, automation, and intelligence to proactively detect, investigate, and respond to sophisticated threats. Your work will directly influence security initiatives across the company, from building advanced detection capabilities to driving incident response and containment strategies.You'll have the chance to work alongside some of the brightest minds in cybersecurity, partner with internal and external experts, and contribute to the development of innovative solutions that raise the bar for cyber defense. If you are passionate about learning, eager to tackle complex challenges, and motivated by the opportunity to make a real difference, we invite you to join us and help shape the future of our cyber defense strategy.Team CultureAt the heart of our Investigations team is a culture built on trust, curiosity, and a shared commitment to excellence. We believe that the best security outcomes are achieved when diverse perspectives come together to solve complex problems. Our team thrives on open communication, mutual respect, and a willingness to challenge assumptions in pursuit of better solutions.We foster an environment where continuous learning is encouraged, and every team member is empowered to take initiative, share ideas, and drive innovation. Whether collaborating on high-impact investigations, mentoring colleagues, or exploring new technologies, you'll find opportunities to grow both personally and professionally. We celebrate our successes, learn from our challenges, and support each other every step of the way.If you're looking for a place where your expertise will be valued, your voice will be heard, and your contributions will make a real difference, you'll feel right at home on our team.Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.
Responsibilities* Threat Detection & Incident Response: Proactively detect, analyze, and respond to advanced threats, adversary techniques, and suspicious activities using intelligence and a wide range of security event data to identify and mitigate risks to systems and data.* Comprehensive Investigations: Conduct detailed triage and in-depth investigations of diverse security events, implementing containment and mitigation processes, and driving issues to closure while participating in shift and on-call rotations for active incident handling.* Collaboration & Communication: Work closely with internal security partners, threat intelligence teams, product groups, researchers, and detection engineers to identify threats, share insights, and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.* Automation & Tool Development: Build, deploy, and tune scalable systems and technical solutions that automate security event detection, response, and repeatable tasks, while identifying opportunities to improve efficiency in detection and response processes.* Continuous Improvement & Innovation: Stay current on emerging vulnerabilities, threat landscape trends, and response strategies; innovate in detection methodologies and contribute to the development of advanced security detections and automation solutions.* Security Program Enhancement: Leverage security business intelligence and analytics to drive prioritization, improvements, and efficiency within organizational security programs and proactively inform security initiatives across the company.* Learning & Knowledge Sharing: Demonstrate enthusiasm for continuous learning, quickly adopt new technologies and concepts, and contribute to a culture of knowledge sharing and mentorship within the team. Other : Embody our Culture and Values | |